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Finnish offshore developer planning 720MW extension
The developer of Finland’s first 40MW offshore wind farm is considering adding up to 720MW of new capacity to the site.
How SGRE upped the offshore stakes with 14MW+ turbine and 222m rotor
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has unveiled details of the world’s largest and most powerful single-rotor turbine and aims for commercial availability by 2024. Eize de Vries spoke exclusively to the senior figures behind this ambitious product.
New offshore wind partnership targets South Africa
Swedish developer Hexicon has formed a joint venture with South African counterpart Genesis Eco-Energy Developments to build what would be the continent’s first offshore wind project.
News and analysis
Ideol exploring wind-powered North Sea oil and gas
Floating foundation specialist Ideol has agreed to collaborate with a private equity fund manager to assess the benefits of using offshore wind to power oil and gas platforms.
Vestas appoints new CTO as Vedel moves to advisory role
Leading wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has hired Anders Nielsen to take over as chief technology officer, effective immediately.
Siemens to list merged wind component units
Siemens has revealed plans to merge its wind generator business with its mechanical drive manufacturing unit and spin off the new entity.
Subsurface slip-joint puts foundations on course to support next-gen turbines
Van Oord has installed the world’s first submerged slip-joint foundation at the Borssele V innovation site off the coast of the Netherlands.
PHOTOS: Wooden turbine tower takes shape in Sweden
A prototype wind turbine tower made from wood has been installed at a test site in southern Sweden.
In depth
WindTech: Digital 15MW turbine offers help in scaling up
The National Research Energy Laboratory's 15MW reference wind turbine aims to become an open-access benchmark for (academic) researchers and industry collaborators. Eize de Vries takes a closer look and talks to those involved.
Testing sea bed conditions in the Taiwan Strait
After years of talk and planning, work begins in earnest at one of the world's highest-potential offshore wind markets
Seawind steps up development of radical two-blade offshore turbine
Netherlands-based Seawind Ocean Technologies has ambitious targets to install a 6.2MW floating two-bladed demonstrator in Scottish waters next year, followed by an enhanced 12.2MW prototype in 2022.
Vestas holds firm as leading OEM as China challenges for top spots
Five OEMs cornered two thirds of new global installations last year. Windpower Monthly casts an eye over the wind industry's leading contenders.
Material considerations: covering up the cracks on turbine failure
The Material Failure Investigation Group of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) has been listening to, and acting on, presentations on the subject of wind turbine failures for the past two years.
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