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Dogger Bank reveals world-first in HVDC offshore platforms, slashing topside weight by 70%
Dogger Bank Wind Farm is breaking yet more records as the project announces a revolutionary platform design, unveiling the world’s first unmanned High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore substation. Read more
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project update, science & technology
Emission-free: Enercon is the first one to use the new way of rotor blade assembling
The German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon will in future rely on cutting-edge technology made in Germany. From March 2021 on, Enercon will be the first wind turbine manufacturer worldwide to use six completely emission-free rotor blade lifters from the specialist provider ematec AG from Memmingerberg (Bavaria). Read more
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politics & business
Wind hydrogen is the special topic of HUSUM Wind 2021 trade fair
The special topic of this year's HUSUM Wind from 14-17 September 2021 will be wind hydrogen, the currently most important trend topic in the wind economy and industry. A dynamically growing hydrogen economy is developing in Europe and the UK; wind energy, and especially offshore wind, is the central driver for this. Read more
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Met mast for Celtic Array
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Narec installs anemometry platform for Blyth demonstration site
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Bard Offshore 1 not sold
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Bladt Industries establish jacket production at Lindø
Bladt Industries are establishing a production site at Lindø Industrial Park (Denmark) based on another significant order for foundations for offshore wind. At Lindø, Bladt Industries will have more than 30,000 m2 of production halls at its disposal and will create dedicated production lines for serial production of jacket foundations for offshore wind turbines. Read more -
Areva plans production plant in Scotland
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Gamesa advances offshore project
Gamesa transported the first rotor blade for the prototype of its offshore wind turbine from Aoiz factory (Navarre) to the port of Bilbao. The 62.5 m long blade is designed for the 5 MW wind turbine which Gamesa will build at Arinaga quay on Gran Canary. Read more
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Substation for offshore wind farm Borkum has been completed
Alstom has delivered the offshore transformer station for the Trianel wind farm Borkum in the North Sea and handed it over to Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG. The offshore installation of the platform, which was manufactured in Kiel, was successfully completed. Read more
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Debate over whale protection re-ignited
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RWE Innogy tests offshore turbines
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Wind energy systems learn to swim
An international research consortium intends to demonstrate the technical and financial feasibility of floating wind turbines. Scientists and companies from Germany, France, Spain, Great Britain, Norway and Belgium are working together on the FLOATGEN project (Demonstration of Two Floating Wind Turbine Systems for Power Generation in Southern European Deep Waters). The Spanish turbine manufacturer Gamesa is responsible for coordinating the partners. Read more
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