Lloyd’s Register Publishes Recommended Practices for Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structures

(OE) Lloyd's Register (LR) has published its first Recommended Practice (RP) for Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structures. Developed in alignment with established international codes and standards, including IEC 61400-3-2 and the ISO 19000 series, LR's RP facilitates the development of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs). The document offers guidance across the entirety of... Continue Reading →

October 22, 2024 0

World’s First 26 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Rolls Off Production Line

(offshoreWIND.biz) A 26 MW offshore wind turbine has been rolled off the production line by China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. The company said the offshore wind turbine is tailored for areas with wind speeds of 8 m/s and above and has strong resistance to typhoons and corrosion. The wind turbine’s hub... Continue Reading →

October 14, 2024 0

Global Floating Offshore Wind Pipeline Grows to 266 GW – Report

(offshoreWIND.biz) The global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has expanded from 244 GW to 266 GW in the last twelve months, reflecting a nine per cent increase, according to a report published by RenewableUK. The number of global projects has increased from 285 to 316, with the pipeline including projects at various stages: fully... Continue Reading →

October 8, 2024 0

Three Floating Wind Projects Up for Testing at Norway’s METCentre

Three new floating offshore wind projects have signed contracts with Norway's test facility METCentre to trial new technologies aimed at reducing costs of floating offshore wind. The companies that have signed with METCentre will demonstrate floaters with 15 + MW turbines. This is the turbine size that will be relevant for future floating offshore wind... Continue Reading →

October 8, 2024 0

BOEM approves plan for Atlantic Shores wind project offshore New Jersey

(offshore-mag.com) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the Atlantic Shores South 1 and 2 project plan to construct and operate two offshore wind energy facilities with a combined generating capacity of up to 2.8 MW. It represents the final approval needed from BOEM following the Department of the Interior’s Record of... Continue Reading →

October 3, 2024 0

Vestas Books Conditional Turbine Order for 1.1 GW Scottish Offshore Wind Project

(OE) Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has signed a conditional turbine order agreement with Inch Cape Offshore, an equal joint venture between ESB and Red Rock Renewables, for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind project in Scotland. The agreement is for the supply, installation, and commissioning of 72 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for the... Continue Reading →

October 1, 2024 0

Vestas secures its first U.S. offshore order with 810 MW Empire Wind 1 project

9 September 2024 Vestas has secured an 810 MW offshore order from Equinor to power New York’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project. The order includes 54 V236-15.0 MW turbines and marks Vestas’ first order in the U.S. for an offshore platform and its industry-leading, type-certified V236-15.0 MW turbine. The order includes supply, delivery, and... Continue Reading →

September 30, 2024 1

ABS Greenlights French Developer’s Concrete Floating Wind Foundation

(OE)The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued Approval in Principle (AiP) to the OO-STAR concrete semi-submersible foundation for floating wind turbines from Bouygues Travaux Publics, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction. The floater can support wind turbines of more than 20 MW in harsh offshore environments, according to Bouygues Construction. The achievement market the first... Continue Reading →

September 25, 2024 0

Floating Wind Industry Achieves ‘World’s First’ Offshore Generator Exchange

(OE) A group of industry specialist companies has achieved a world first for the wind industry, with a major component exchange (MCE) being performed on an offshore floating wind turbine while it remained on site at the Scottish Kincardine offshore wind farm, located south east of Aberdeen. The new, more cost-effective, process was delivered through... Continue Reading →

September 21, 2024 0

Iberdrola Inaugurates Second Largest Offshore Wind Farm in France

(OE) Iberdrola has inaugurated Brittany’s first offshore wind farm, the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc project, which is also the second largest offshore wind farm in France. With an investment of $2.7 billion (€2.4 billion), the Saint-Brieuc project began development in 2012 and entered full operation in May 2024, following three years of construction. It consists of... Continue Reading →

September 19, 2024 0

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