Report: Offshore wind market to grow by 17.7% annually

Global offshore wind power will grow at a rate of 17.7 percent each year from 2021 to 2027, accumulating $52.94 billion by the end...

Vestas introduces V162-6.8 MW wind turbine

Vestas recently introduced the V162-6.8 MW, expanding the EnVentus platform’s power output and market applicability. Renewables are already a critical part in energy systems...

R&D installs first 66 kV Fault Ride Through test system

Danish offshore wind turbine test expert R&D Test Systems has installed the world’s first Fault Ride Through (FRT) test system rated at 66 kV...

North Star wins Dogger Bank service vessel contract

North Star Group has won a £90 million service operations vessel (SOV) contract for the third phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, off...

CrewSmart gains approval for maintenance system

The CrewSmart maritime operations management system has gained type approval for its Planned Maintenance System, part of its 2.0 software update. CrewSmart PMS streamlines asset...

World’s largest nacelle test rig delivered

Danish engineering specialist R&D Test Systems has designed and delivered the world’s largest highly accelerated lifetime testing (HALT) test bench for wind-turbine nacelles at...

Siemens Gamesa, Strohm team up on hydrogen transfer

Strohm, manufacturer of thermoplastic composite pipe, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to collaborate on development of hydrogen transfer...

WindESCo partners with Phoenix Contact

WindESCo has signed Phoenix Contact to provide the Swarm Edge component of WindESCo’s swarming solution. Swarm Edge will be installed on each turbine to...

Nexans hosts event for U.S.’ high-voltage subsea cable facility

Nexans hosted opening festivities for the U.S.’ first high-voltage subsea cable facility. Christopher Guerin, Nexans CEO, welcomed guests and elected officials to the Charleston, South...

JF Renewables completes first part of ordnance probe

James Fisher Renewables has completed the first part of a two-phase contract to investigate unexploded ordnance and possible archaeological features ahead of the installation...

Oceanbird wind propulsion venture accelerates to market

Alfa Laval and Wallenius have finalized a 50/50 joint venture to accelerate Oceanbird wind-power solutions from a concept to commercial reality. The system for wind...

Siemens Gamesa, RES expand Canada partnership

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy signed its first project with Renewable Energy Systems in Canada to supply wind turbines for RES’ 100-MW Hilda wind-power project...

Oil, gas platform owner contracts for Lidars in Adriatic

A confidential owner of oil and gas platforms in the North Adriatic Concession area has contracted renewable energy consultancy Megajoule to install multiple wind...

Western Spirit transmission line fully operational, will collect 800 MW of wind

Pattern Energy Group and the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (RETA) recently announced that the Western Spirit transmission line is energized and fully...

Empire Offshore Wind names Vestas as preferred supplier

Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, has named Vestas as the preferred turbine supplier for the 2.1 GW Empire Wind...

Firetrace launches XD tubing for offshore wind turbines

Firetrace, a provider of fire suppression systems for the wind industry, has launched XD Tubing, a flexible fire detection tubing with enhanced chemical durability,...

Bladt Industries wins its largest offshore wind project contract

Bladt Industries, a Danish renewable energy company, will supply 176 transition pieces to the U.S. Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The order is...

ONYX Insight launches AI HUB for wind sector

ONYX Insight, a provider of predictive data analytics and engineering expertise to the global wind industry, has launched its AI HUB full-turbine predictive analytics...

NREL determines how to transport wind-turbine blades

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have determined how to transport massive wind-turbine blades to parts of...

Gastops ships first MetalSCAN turbine monitoring sensors

Gastops, a leader in critical component condition intelligence, announced the first volume shipments of the MetalSCAN MS3500 online condition monitoring sensors to a major...