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Japan picks winner for first floating offshore wind tender
A consortium of six companies led by Toda Corporation was the only bidder for the 16.8MW project off Goto City, Nagasaki
RWE launches construction for 1.4GW Sofia offshore wind farm
Enabling works have started at the site of the 100-turbine wind farm’s converter system in Teesside, north-east England
TransWest transmission line 'will open for service in 2025'
Construction for $3bn line to take power from 3GW wind cluster in Wyoming to California and beyond expected to start next year
South America’s largest wind farm goes live in Brazil
Enel Green Power Brasil Participações brings its 716MW Lagoa dos Ventos I and II wind farm in Piauí online
New UK database aims to speed up offshore wind site surveys
Database hopes to avoid duplication work on environmental permits while protecting flora and fauna in marine environment
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United States US firm promises faster build with spiral-welded wind towers
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Norway Floating multi-rotor wind prices 'to compete with fixed-bottom'
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United States Vestas to sell last wind tower factory to South Korean firm
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United Kingdom GE supports robotic solution for wind blade and bolt repair
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United States GE Haliade-X to help revive floating offshore wind platform
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United States GE aims to use recycled turbine blades for new wind farms
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Norway Ørsted forms JV for Norwegian offshore wind
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Finland Taaleri fund acquires two Finnish wind farms
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France Saipem eyes French floating tender with Naval Energies deal
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Finland Nordics and Baltics top onshore wind markets in May
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Siemens Gamesa scales new heights in predictive maintenance for blades
Siemens Gamesa’s Morten Vindbjerg discusses how advances in imaging technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and big data are being harnessed to optimise the maintenance of blades
Siemens Gamesa
How the UK offshore wind industry can deliver 40GW by 2030
Read on for tips and analysis shared by environmental, energy and offshore experts during an Windpower Monthly-ENDS Report roundtable discussion
Pegasus & WBD
Driving real competitive advantage through the use of digital technology in O&M
Does the key to cutting O&M costs lie in improving the efficiency of technicians and the use of digital technologies? Read this Windpower Monthly & LexX Technologies Report to find out...
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Ingeteam introduces new-generation power converters
Ingeteam’s market-leading converters are supported by a robust Firmware development methodology designed to simplify wind turbine converter validation and certification
Ingeteam
Webinar: Why accurate energy assessments are so important to the wind industry
Currently, the biggest barriers to accurate energy assessments are the lack of transparency and standardisation in calculating expected performance. So what’s the answer? Tune into this webinar to find out!
Vestas
Webinar: How can we achieve 40GW by 2030?
Tune into this webinar to find out how the wind, environmental and regulatory sectors can come together to make the goal of 40GW by 2030 a reality.
Taking a tough stand against turbine blade erosion
Increasing numbers of wind turbines are expected to operate in challenging climatic conditions, onshore and offshore, for 25 years or more. Rain, hail, salt spray, as well as extremes in cold and warm temperatures, all take their toll on turbine rotor blades.
Polytech
Back to the gearbox innovations that helped define wind’s future
Moventas launched its first wind turbine gearbox in 1980. Four decades later, it is still manufacturing, innovating and leading the way in turbine gear technology
Moventas
WPM Webinar: How to extend turbine lifetimes
Join us on 31 March as we share how to reduce downtime, get the best performance from an ageing fleet, and extend turbine lifetime.