EnerOcean W2Power scaled prototype is ready to be installed in Plocan. Read more: hhttp://www.ghenova.com/
MHI Vestas supply the turbines for the largest offshore floating wind farm
With a maximum capacity of 50 MW, and MHI Vestas now confirmed, Kincardine looks to set a new standard in floating offshore wind as the industry advances toward utility scale projects. Source:http://www.mhivestasoffshore.com/
TetraSpar Floater Greenlighted
Innogy, Shell and Stiesdal Offshore Technologies (SOT) have reached the final investment decision on their EUR 18 million floating wind demonstration project in Norway. Source: https://www.offshorewind.biz/
Hywind Tampen floating wind farm of 88MW on its way
Gulen Industrial Harbour in Sogn og Fjordane county has been awarded the contract for assembly of the floating Hywind Tampen wind turbines before they are transported to the field in the North Sea. Source: https://www.equinor.com/
Second offshore floating wind farm in Scotland, Kincardine, starts delivering energy
Kincardine wind farm has started delivering energy to the Scotland coast this past September 26 with the first turbine installed. The whole demonstration project is planned to be composed by 6 floating wind turbines, with a total installed power of … Read More
A paper published in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments journal estimates the lowest LCOE for windcrete foundation
A recent paper Sensitivity analysis on the levelized cost of energy for floating offshore wind farms publised in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments journal estimates the lowest LCOE for windcrete foundation because its cheaper manufacturing costs, compared with TLP or … Read More
WindPlus Tabs MHI Vestas for WindFloat Atlantic Offshore Wind Park
Pioneering three-turbine project to feature the largest and most powerful wind turbines ever installed onto a floating foundation. WindPlus, a consortium led by EDP Renewables, has signed a firm order with MHI Vestas to provide three V164-8.4 MW turbines for … Read More
Mediterranean call for floating offshore wind
Institutions and principle manufacturers of Offshore Wind energy called for the development of 3GW floating offshore wind array in the French Mediterranean by 2030. French Mediterranean Sea is ready for first commercial floating offshore wind energy in 2019. This location … Read More
Floatgen, the first French offshore wind turbine, is being installed on Centrale Nantes’ SEM-REV site
After two years of construction in Saint-Nazaire port, the floating wind turbine is now fully operational and will be towed and moored at the Centrale Nantes’ offshore test site. SEM-REV, which is located 20 km off the coast from Le … Read More
World’s First Floating Wind Farm Exceeds Expectations
The world’s first floating wind farm only switched on three months ago but it’s already performing better than expected. The 30-megawatt Hywind Scotland, located about 15 miles off the Aberdeenshire coast, churned out 65 percent of its maximum theoretical capacity … Read More