Revolutionizing Deep Offshore Wind Turbines
A concrete replacement floating foundation developed for deep-water wind farms far off the coast could last up to 100 years. Designed for durability and...
Mortenson to Build Largest Single-Phase Wind Project in North America
Mortenson, a leading renewable energy contractor, has been selected to build what will be the largest single-phase wind farm ever built in North America....
Final Beam Placed on New Welding Training Center
Construction on Lincoln Electric’s new $30 million Welding Technology Center project continues, and crews placed the final beam in February, completing the structural frame...
75 Turbines Erected for the Ararat Wind Farm
The last rotor of Ararat Wind Farm’s 75 turbines has been installed by contractor Mammoet. The cable trenching and installation by RJE Global is...
LOC Delivers Marine Warranty Services for French Offshore Wind
The renewables team of international marine and engineering consultant LOC Group will provide comprehensive marine warranty surveying (MWS) services for the first offshore wind...
Siemens 8-MW Wind Turbine Up and Running
Siemens Wind Power has installed the latest version of its offshore direct drive wind turbine at the national test center in Østerild, Denmark —...
Boom Booster Kit Increases Lift Capacities for Turbine Construction
Big construction activity recently took place nearby the small town of Lüderitz, Germany. A number of large, 149-meter hub-height wind turbines were erected to...
Soul Jack-Up Vessel Is the Next Step Up For Offshore Wind
Ulstein and SeaOwls have launched a pioneering heavy-lift jack-up vessel design. The cruciform structural layout makes the solution more than 10 percent lighter than...
Two Sites Announced for Iowaâs Wind XI Project
MidAmerican Energy plans to build new wind farms in Boone, Greene, and Mahaska counties in Iowa. The two new wind farms will be the...
CEE Group Acquires a 19.8 MW Wind Farm
The Hamburg-based CEE Group continues to expand its wind portfolio and is acquiring the Gollenberg wind farm under construction in Rheinland-Pfalz. The seller is...
Lagerwey Building the First L136 4.5 MW Turbines for Growind
Wind-turbine manufacturer Lagerwey has received an order from Growind to build two L136 4.5 MW wind turbines in the Eemshaven in the northern part...
Allete Clean Energy Plans Expansion of North Dakota Wind Farm
Allete Clean Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allete, Inc. will work with Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) to expand the Thunder Spirit wind farm in North...
Pattern Development Completes Financing for Wind Project in Japan
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) and Green Power Investment Corporation (GPI) have completed financing of the 33 MW Green Power Otsuki GK (Ohorayama...
122,000 Acres of Offshore North Carolina up for Auction
Furthering President Barack Obama’s comprehensive Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy resources, and cut carbon pollution, U.S. Secretary of...
Whirlpool Breaks Ground on Latest Ohio Wind-Power Project
Whirlpool Corporation recently broke ground on a project to build three wind turbines to help power its Marion, Ohio, manufacturing facility. The three turbines...
Siemens Celebrates Topping Out Ceremony at New Germany Turbine Factory
Siemens recently celebrated the topping out ceremony for its new wind-turbine manufacturing facility in Cuxhaven, Germany, attended by Parliamentary State Secretary Enak Ferlemann, Lower...
Siemens Receives Order for Onshore Wind Project in South Korea
Siemens Wind Power has received an order to supply 17 direct drive wind turbines for the Uljin onshore wind power plant in Gyeongsangbuk province...
Dong and Eversource Partner to Make Large-Scale Offshore Wind in the U.S.
Dong Energy is teaming up with Eversource Energy — the premiere transmission builder in New England — who has acquired a 50 percent ownership...
Grounding: The Key to Lightning Protection
By their very nature, wind turbines end up in harsh locations where damage from volatile weather makes them vulnerable.
In fact, wind turbines may be...
CONSTRUCTION
2017 Wind Systems Buyer's Guide - Construction
