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Deployment – not time – will drive floating wind cost reductions 

Sizing up offshore wind power with hydraulification and advanced sealing systems

Further collaboration between wind turbine OEMs and operators could boost wind industry profitability even more

Why renewable energy businesses must commit to company gender equality

Choosing the right lubricant for today’s wind turbines

Crossing the power threshold for offshore wind turbines

The complicated U.S. regulations for offshore wind vessels

Marching toward increased investment in offshore wind and related vessel support

800-MW Vineyard Wind offshore project will be union-built

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Construction begins on offshore wind monopile manufacturing facility in New Jersey

The first phase of construction is underway at EEW-AOS monopile manufacturing facility that will include a 110,100 sq-ft monopile welding plant, located at the Port of Paulsboro Marine Terminal in Gloucester County, New Jersey. This offshore wind manufacturing facility will be the largest in the U.S. and will be able to build 400-foot long, 2,500-ton…

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Deployment – not time – will drive floating wind cost reductions 

By Jonah Ury, senior associate; and Dan Kyle-Spearman, associate director; The Renewables Consulting Group Offshore wind has seen a remarkable cost reduction and growth over the last 30 years since the commissioning of Orsted’s 4.95-MW Vindeby Offshore Wind Farm, the first offshore wind project. Floating offshore wind, the next evolution of offshore wind technology, consists…

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Construction begins on offshore wind monopile manufacturing facility in New Jersey

The first phase of construction is underway at EEW-AOS monopile manufacturing facility that will include a 110,100 sq-ft monopile welding plant, located at the Port of Paulsboro Marine Terminal in Gloucester County, New Jersey. This offshore wind manufacturing facility will be the largest in the U.S. and will be able to build 400-foot long, 2,500-ton…

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DHI develops application supporting offshore project operations

Offshore planners and operators can now take advantage of a new tool that supports the safe and efficient execution of operations on offshore energy assets. DHI launched Metocean Risk Ops, a workability assessment application that offers access to weather window and downtime analyses to support the operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms, installations and…

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Siemens Gamesa ready to deploy world’s first 100% recyclable wind turbine blades

Siemens Gamesa has released the RecyclableBlade, the world’s first recyclable wind turbine blades ready for commercial use offshore. With this technology, separation of the materials in the blade is possible at the end of its lifetime, enabling recycling into new applications. The first six 81-m long RecyclableBlades have been produced at the Siemens Gamesa blade…

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The Great American Reset: Building a resilient and sustainable grid

By Anthony Allard, Executive Vice President and Head of North America, Hitachi ABB Power Grids Placing electricity at the heart of the reset The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic has presented North America with a golden opportunity to focus growth investments on modernizing its aging energy infrastructure. The North American electricity grid, whose origins…

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United Way of Long Island establishes new wind workforce development program

United Way of Long Island received $250,000 from Bank of America to pilot a new workforce development program ‘Power Up Wind, Solar & Renewables.’ The training will lay the foundation and create a pathway for participants to secure careers in the renewable energy industry. It will simultaneously advance economic mobility, as well as help shape…

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Pemamek welding systems for offshore wind available to North American market

Pemamek LLC, North American subsidiary of Finland-based Pemamek Ltd., specializes in modular customized proven automated welding systems for large offshore wind energy platforms, and its products and services are available to the emerging North American offshore wind market. Difficult-to-weld components comprising monopile and floating platform bases can be joined by combining a customized selection of…

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Deployment – not time – will drive floating wind cost reductions 

By Jonah Ury, senior associate; and Dan Kyle-Spearman, associate director; The Renewables Consulting Group Offshore wind has seen a remarkable cost reduction and growth over the last 30 years since the commissioning of Orsted’s 4.95-MW Vindeby Offshore Wind Farm, the first offshore wind project. Floating offshore wind, the next evolution of offshore wind technology, consists…

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RWE Renewables completes 125-MW Cassadaga wind farm in New York

RWE Renewables has started commercial operation on its 125 MW onshore Cassadaga Wind Farm located in Chautauqua County, New York. The system is powered by 27 Nordex and 10 Siemens Gamesa turbines and has the capacity to provide clean energy for more than 37,000 households. Cassadaga is RWE’s 29th onshore wind farm in the U.S.…

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Ørsted and Eversource plan offshore wind substation in Texas

Offshore wind joint development partners Ørsted and Eversource are planning the construction of the first American-built offshore wind substation, which will be deployed at the developers’ South Fork Wind project serving New York’s Long Island. Kiewit Offshore Services will design and build the substation for the 132-MW South Fork Wind project — New York’s first…

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Sizing up offshore wind power with hydraulification and advanced sealing systems

By Marcel Schreiner, Global Segment Director, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ Energy Sector The offshore wind energy industry is on the cusp of a significant transformation, fueled by increased demand for clean energy sources, technological advances and improved efficiencies. Based on projects currently under construction, annual installations of offshore wind turbines are predicted to grow from 6…

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Case study: RAD Torque tools assist in delivering offshore wind turbine components

The potential for unlimited generation of clean, renewable energy makes offshore wind turbines a modern choice for global power production. While there are many benefits to offshore wind turbines, building them at sea poses some unique challenges during the transport and construction process. Construction at sea is a demanding task, and transporting the immense components…

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GWO estimates immediate need of 25,000 entry-level workers for U.S. offshore wind market

Forecasts for offshore wind installation on the East Coast of the United States point to an immediate need for investment in standardized safety and technical training, says the Global Wind Organisation (GWO), the industry-owned non-profit responsible for wind technician training standards. GWO has forecast that over 25,000 people will require basic entry-level standard training to…

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BLM seeks public comments on proposed 1-GW wind farm in Idaho

The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input on a commercial-scale wind energy facility that is proposed to be constructed on BLM-managed public land in southern Idaho, approximately 25 miles northeast of Twin Falls. The Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project has the potential to generate 1,000…

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Why renewable energy businesses must commit to company gender equality

By Bronwyn Sutton, Offshore Wind Principal; and Kim Connolly, Principal Engineer; Clir Renewables As the world increases investment in the energy transition, companies in the sector are expanding from small teams of tens or hundreds to multinational offices with thousands of employees. However, unless these companies take an active role in promoting diversity and equity…

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R&D releases new bolt tension measuring device

Danish wind turbine tool company R&D has developed a new product, Bolt-Check, that can measure bolt tension two-times faster than traditional methods, claims the company. Bolted joints on wind turbines need to withstand higher centrifugal and bending forces, as well as stresses and vibrations. Incorrect bolt tension in wind turbines is a common complication that…

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Choosing the right lubricant for today’s wind turbines

By Shubhamita Basu, Ph.D., North America Product Manager, Industrial Oils; Carlos Nazario, North America Product Manager, Grease Additives; and Gareth Fish, Ph.D., Technical Fellow, Industrial Additives and Greases; Lubrizol Wind energy has steadily become one of the strongest components of electricity generation in the United States over the past 30 years. According to the U.S.…

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Danish company develops inflatable cover for wind towers under construction

Danish company Hans Aa Group has developed a new cover solution to protect site-stored wind turbine towers. The Easy, Reusable, Inflatable Cover (ERIC) replaces heavy steel constructions, covered with a tarp, that are generally used to protect wind turbine towers. ERIC is lightweight for easy handling and made to fit the tower escalators to avoid…

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