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Plans for ‘world-first’ floating wind-to-green hydrogen
ERM Dolphyn technology could be deployed at Subsea 7 and Simply Blue Energy’s 200MW Salamander project
Subsea 7 to buy into floating offshore wind specialist
The deal to acquire a controlling stake in Nautilus Floating Solutions should be finalised in Q3 2021
GE claims success in automated wind blade finishing
Research partners hope automated process can improve throughput, health, safety and quality in blade finishing
News and analysis
Equinor to trial safe fishing with floating offshore wind
Equinor and government group Marine Scotland launch investigation on safe fishing around floating offshore wind
How Siemens Gamesa plans to make blades recyclable by 2030
The turbine manufacturer has set itself recycling targets. But how will it get there, and what challenges does it face?
Rio Tinto to get power from Madagascar’s first wind project
Mining giant and government joint venture agrees to purchase power from solar, wind and battery storage project
Ocean Winds plans Canary Islands floating offshore wind
Joint venture behind WindFloat Atlantic teams up with local renewables specialist for floating offshore wind project in Spanish waters
TPI to take over Nordex’s wind blade factory in Mexico
US manufacturer to take over operations of plant for three years with an option to extend the arrangement
In depth
Winergy bets on full powertrain solutions for wind turbines
German gearbox supplier extends range from components to integrated systems. Eize de Vries finds out more
How the EIB shoulders risk in offshore wind funding
The European Investment Bank invested €10bn to kick-start the offshore wind sector and now hopes to do the same for floating technology
MingYang targets floating and supersized offshore wind
OEM prepares to install 11MW offshore prototype and China’s first floating turbine as it pushes volume models before support ends
Siemens Gamesa adds electrolysers to wind turbines
SGRE and Siemens Energy are testing how to produce hydrogen directly from wind turbines, with plans for large-scale offshore trials
Brazilian OEM installs 4.2MW prototype wind turbine
WEG Energy exclusively tells Windpower Monthly about the company’s new 4.2MW onshore wind turbine and plans for 6MW-plus