Siemens Gamesa unveils the new SG 14-222 DD, a new generation of offshore wind turbines of 14MW (up to 15MW with Power Boost) and based on Direct Drive technology with a total rotor diameter of 222m. Read more: https://www.siemensgamesa.com/
WindEurope sees a clearly green Recovery of Europe after the pandemic crisis
The new EU Budget for 2021-27 and a new Recovery Fund, of amount to €1.85tn of total investment, can place renewables energies driving the economic recovery at same time that energy transition is boosted. Under this scenario, wind energy is … Read More
Good news for Mediterranean floating offshore wind energy deployment
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved financing the development of the 30 MW demonstration project at Golfe du Lion, 220km far from Barcelona, which commissioning is scheduled for 2022. The wind farm will feature three V164 MHI Vestas 10 … Read More
NREL unveils IEA 15-MW Reference Wind Turbine
NREL recently released the International Energy Agency 15-megawatt reference turbine, or IEA 15-MW for short, which features options for both fixed-bottom turbines and those with floating substructures. This open-source model, now available on GitHub, can accommodate multiple software tools and will … Read More
Europe installs a record 3.6 GW of offshore wind in 2019
Europe installed 3.6 GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2019, according to statistics released today by WindEurope. This is a new record in annual installations. Read more: https://windeurope.org/
WindFloat Atlantic has begun producing power
The world’s largest floating wind turbine has begun generating power off the coast of Portugal. The WindFloat Atlantic project connected the first of three 8.4-megawatt MHI Vestas turbines planned for installation. The offshore wind turbine is connected to a substation … Read More
WindCrete was present at the 2nd International Offshore Wind Technical Conference (IOWTC2019) organized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Fatigue design is a key factor to ensure the reliability of offshore structures. Floating offshore Wind Turbines are subjected to cyclic phenomena coming from waves, wind and own vibrations. These loads have to be considered in order to assess the … Read More