Siemens Gamesa
Production of blades for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm has officially begun at the Siemens Gamesa Renewable Power factory in Hull.
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Detached Blade
Work at EnBW’s 960MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea has been partially suspended due to a detached Vestas blade.
[Read more…] about Construction He Dreiht partially suspended due to detached Vestas bladeCause of Danish wind vessel collision revealed
Collision
A ‘lack of situational awareness’ caused a wind turbine blade-carrying vessel to collide with another vessel in the Port of Esbjerg last month, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s parent company Bonheur has revealed.
[Read more…] about Cause of Danish wind vessel collision revealedRed blades: real-world test for nature-inclusive offshore wind
Wind Energy – Red Blades Test
Extensive monitoring of multiple offshore wind farms in recent years has shown that collisions between seabirds and wind turbines are generally rare, as birds can detect and avoid the rotor area.
[Read more…] about Red blades: real-world test for nature-inclusive offshore windManufacturing problem was behind turbine blade breaking Vineyard Wind
Wind Energy – Vineyard Wind
GE Vernova says that the breakage of the blade on one of GE Vernova’s Haliade-X wind turbines at the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US was caused by a manufacturing deviation.
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Wind Energy – Blade Failure Vineyard Wind
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has ordered Vineyard Wind to stop power production and construction until an investigation determines whether a blade failure affects other turbines, it said on Wednesday.
[Read more…] about US orders stop to Vineyard Wind construction due to turbine breakSiemens Gamesa scraps plans to build blades OWTs Virginia’s coast
Wind Energy – USA
Siemens Gamesa has cancelled plans to build blades for offshore wind turbines in coastal Virginia, the latest sign of struggle within the U.S.’s nascent industry.
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Wind Energy – RecyclableBlade
Siemens Gamesa has been selected by RWE to supply 132 blades for 44 SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines to be installed at the Sofia offshore wind power project off the east coast of the UK.
[Read more…] about Wind turbines for Sofia OWFGE proposes building two new offshore wind facilities in New York
Wind Energy – Manufacturing Facilities
GE recently announced it has submitted a plan to construct two new manufacturing facilities in New York.
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