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German Renewables Award for offshore wind project Arkona
The newly developed corrosion protection at offshore wind project Arkona in the German Baltic Sea received the German Renewables Award in Hamburg.
ABB pioneers microgrid solution for installation on offshore platform
ABB will provide Woodside, Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company, with a PowerStore™ Battery storage system that is capable of remote management of operations and service. The system...Holistic offshore wind farm control strategies to be put to the test
The Carbon Trust has launched a new multimillion euro project as part of its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme to investigate best use of Wind Farm Controls to maximise energy production from...
Pipes don't come much bigger!
The challenges faced by the offshore industry are typified by extreme working locations subject to low temperatures and enormous mechanical and dynamic loads. The demands made on the design and...
Seawind to supply offshore wind farms in Aegean Sea
Two-bladed offshore wind pioneer Seawind has signed an agreement with windfarm and solar park operator WRE Hellas to develop small scale offshore wind farms in the Greek Aegean Sea to provide the...Horizon 2020 Project
8.2 Consulting AG is proud to be part of the pan-European consortium that participates in the Horizon 2020 project - a technology platform for the first prototype of a double-digit rated capacity...VBMS develops resin-free hang-off
VBMS introduces a sustainable solution for fixing and sealing subsea cables in offshore structures by offering a hang-off that features fast (dis)assembly without the use of toxic resins.
MHI Vestas’ V164-9.5 MW turbine to be tested at Clemson University, SC
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and Clemson University in South Carolina announced that the world’s most powerful wind turbine V164-9.5 MW will have all testing and verification of the wind turbine’s gearbox...
New 71.8 meter offshore blade for China
LM Wind Power announced the signing of an agreement to develop a 71.8 meter blade for Chinese offshore leader Envision. The deal is followed by a supply agreement from LM Wind Power's Jiangyin factory...
Clemson University to become the home of MHI Vestas’ V164-9.5 MW turbine test and verification program
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and Clemson University in South Carolina announced that the world’s most powerful wind turbine (the V164-9.5 MW) will have all testing and verification of the wind turbine’s...
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