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Trident wins offshore generator grant

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:52:00 GMT

UK: Scottish Enterprise has handed a £225,000 (€278,000) grant to Trident Energy to trial the company's offshore generator technology.

Narec proceeds with UK offshore test centres

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:35:00 GMT

UK: The first of three structures that will house test rigs for offshore renewable technology has been completed in Blyth, Northumberland

Acciona shows commitment to floating turbines

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:24:00 GMT

SPAIN: Acciona Windpower has confirmed it still plans to install two further floating wind turbine prototypes in addition to the one it announced last week.

Friday review - the week's top 5 stories

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:58:00 GMT

WORLDWIDE: Offshore may only make up a fraction of the world's installed wind power, but it has supplied a large proportion of this week's five most popular stories on Windpowermonthly.com.

Acciona plans first floating turbine in Spanish waters

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:11:00 GMT

SPAIN: Acciona has announced plans to install its 1.5MW turbine on a floating platform in Spanish waters next year.

Gamesa halts US offshore R&D project

Tue, 08 May 2012 08:54:00 GMT

SPAIN: Gamesa has cancelled plans to install its G11X 5MW offshore turbine in the US after switching the project over to Spain's Canary Islands.

Review of this week's top 5 stories on Windpowermonthly.com

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:54:00 GMT

WORLDWIDE: The five top stories this week have come courtesy of the wind turbine manufacturers and has very much been a case of the good, the bad and the ugly.

Close up - Enercon's 2.3MW E-92 turbine

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:21:00 GMT

WORLDWIDE: Direct-drive pioneer Enercon has added the E-92 2.3MW, a low-to-medium speed wind turbine, to its range. The company claims the machine, with a 92-metre rotor, has a 10-15% higher yield when compared with the earlier E-82 2.3MW turbine. Windpower Monthly technology correspondent Eize de Vries spoke with Enercon to discuss the new product.

Envision connects 1.5MW turbine with 93-metre rotor

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:14:00 GMT

CHINA: Envision Energy connected a 1.5MW turbine for ultra low wind speed areas to the grid in Lai'an Wind Farm, eastern China's Anhui province this week.

The evolution of wind turbine drive systems

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:06:00 GMT

WORLDWIDE:A turbine drive system includes the shaft turned by the rotor, sometimes a gearbox, and at least one generator to convert the mechanical power in the turning shaft to electrical power for the grid system.

Close up - Siemens' prototype steel shell tower

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:05:00 GMT

Siemens has introduced a steel tower that is can be both pre-manufactured and is easily transportable. Windpower Monthly technology correspondent Eize de Vries visited a wind turbine test fscility in Hovsore, Denmark to see the tower and speak to the company's chief technology officer Henrik Stiesdal.

UK Crown Estate to offer up deep water sites

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:24:00 GMT

UK: The Crown Estate, which controls the UK's territorial waters, is to announce plans to open up test sites in deeper waters in the North Sea.

Vestas solves V112 fire riddle

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:11:00 GMT

GERMANY: The recent fire in a Vestas V112 3MW turbines was caused by a loose connection in the electrical system, the manufacturer has revealed.

Goldwind developing 10MW wind turbine

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:04:00 GMT

CHINA: Goldwind is working on a 10MW turbine according to its annual report for 2011, along with a number of other wind turbines.

GE has no plans to launch offshore turbine in US

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:23:00 GMT

GERMANY: GE has no plans to launch a offshore turbine for the US market, according to the company's general manager renewable energy Stephan Ritter.

NREL and ECN sign agreement

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:42:00 GMT

UNITED STATES: The US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has signed an agreement to collaborate with its Dutch counterpart ECN.