Turbines

Cordelio Power‘s 185-MW Glacier Sands wind project has reached commercial operations. The project, located in Mason County, Illinois, is composed of 43 Vestas V150-4.3 wind turbines and will sell 100% of its renewable energy under a 15-year contract with Microsoft. “We’re excited to commence operations at Glacier Sands, the inaugural project in Cordelio’s new U.S.…

Bureau Veritas, a testing, inspection, and certification service, has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for its design and development of “Hi-Float,” a floating offshore wind turbine foundation. Based on HHI’s experience with offshore projects, the offshore floating wind substructure Hi-Float is designed to support a 10-MW wind turbine with…

RWE Renewables has started commercial operation on its 250-MW onshore Scioto Ridge Wind Farm located in Hardin and Logan counties in Ohio. Scioto is powered by 75 Siemens Gamesa turbines and represents RWE’s first onshore wind project in Ohio and 28th in the United States. “Scioto Ridge marks our successful entry in the Ohio market,”…

Leeward Renewable Energy successfully completed the repowering and final financial close of its Sweetwater 3 Wind Farm in Nolan County, Texas. Leeward procured the wind turbine equipment from GE Renewable Energy, which also provided construction services and is providing operations and maintenance services for the project. GE Energy Financial Services and BHE Renewables provided tax…

Atlantic Wind Transfers of Quonset Point, Rhode Island has secured its second long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) contract in the United States to provide offshore marine support services for the Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbines to be installed for the first offshore wind project in U.S. federal waters. Atlantic Wind Transfers…

Turbine components and monopiles for Dominion Energy and Ørsted’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project are en route to North America, with the project team and vessel crews successfully navigating the worldwide coronavirus pandemic to keep the team safe and the project on schedule. The foundations, consisting of the turbines’ monopiles, transition pieces and…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) expanded its product portfolio last month at the WindEurope Offshore 2019 Conference & Exhibition with the launch of the new Siemens Gamesa DD Flex concept and the SG 11.0-193 DD Flex offshore wind turbine. Built on the current largest offshore wind turbine in the SGRE fleet, the SG 11.0-193 DD…

By Seren Direct drive wind turbines account for one-third of all wind power generation. Compared to other wind technologies they have higher energy output and lower maintenance requirements, which means they are favored offshore. To operate direct drive turbines, permanent magnets are needed — and obtaining these magnets is increasingly complicated. In spite of wind…

Subject to final agreed and signed contract and all required project approvals, Ørsted will deploy GE’s Haliade-X 12-MW wind turbines on two offshore wind farms constituting Ørsted’s Mid-Atlantic cluster: Skipjack (120 MW) off the coast of Maryland. Expected commissioning: 2022. Ocean Wind (1,100 MW) off the coast of New Jersey. Expected commissioning: 2024. In the…

The Nordex Group has received another large order for its N149/4.0-4.5 from the Delta4000 series. The 269-MW order includes a total of 56 wind turbines, as well as a two-year service contract for an undisclosed project in the United States. Installation of this project is scheduled to start in summer 2020. The turbines are set…

GE Renewable Energy revealed the first manufactured components of the Haliade-X 12-MW offshore wind turbine at its production site in Saint-Nazaire, France.  The first nacelle will be shipped from Saint-Nazaire to Rotterdam-Maasvlakte in the Netherlands over the coming weeks, where its components will be assembled into the Haliade-X prototype and be tested there. The prototype…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has conditionally received a record order for 1,714 MW from Ørsted and Eversource. Encompassing three offshore wind power projects, the signed conditional contract is the largest U.S. offshore wind power order to date. It encompasses the supply, delivery, and installation of SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines, including service agreements in…

In a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Increasing Wind Turbine Tower Heights: Opportunities and ChallengesPDF, researchers examine opportunities for increasing the height of wind turbine hubs — where the turbine drivetrain and rotors attach — and the conditions and locations where taller towers would have the most impact. Taller towers can…

Following a string of new wind orders, Vestas has received another new U.S.contract. This one is for the company’s V150-4.2 MW and V110-2.0 MW turbines for a 242-MW wind farm. It including previously purchased 2 and 4-MW components. According to Vestas, the mixed platform site configuration demonstrates the flexibility of Vestas’ 2 and 4-MW technology…

The Nordex Group has received an order for 38 wind turbines from the N149/4.0-4.5 Delta4000 series. The wind turbines have an operating range of 4.8 MW and will be installed in Texas for a proposed 180-MW wind farm. The order includes supply and delivery and a Nordex premium service agreement with a term of five…

GE Renewable Energy has confirmed that the Haliade-X 12-MW nacelle and 107-meter-long blade will be shipped to the UK as part of an advanced technology testing program that will focus on enhancing the Haliade-X platform before it enters into serial production in 2021. The turbine’s nacelle will undergo a program that will replicate real-world operational…

The Nordex Group has received an order from an undisclosed international project developer in the United States. Starting in the spring of 2020, the company will be installing a wind farm with 63, AW125/3150 turbines with a combined rated output of 198 MW. Nordex says that the order uses some equipment from a “safe harbor”…

Vattenfall and GE Renewable Energy have partnered to support the development and deployment of GE’s new wind turbine: the Haliade-X. With a capacity of 12 MW, the Haliade-X is the largest offshore wind turbine on the market to date. “The cooperation with GE Renewable Energy enables us to remain one step ahead in wind turbine…

The American Wind Energy’s WINDPOWER 2019 event, held in Houston this week, has wrapped up for another year. This year’s WIND+ theme emphasized how different energy sectors can work together to build a strong, clean-energy economy. The wind industry is doing its part by continually upgrading its technology and turbines. Here are three new platforms…

Following the launch of the EnVentus platform in January, including the V162-5.6 MW and V150-5.6 MW turbines, Vestas introduced the V138-3.0 MW turbine at AWEA WINDPOWER 2019 in Houston, Texas this week. Based on the scalable EnVentus platform architecture, the V138-3.0 MW’s 138m rotor provides a large rotor-size-to-generator-rating ratio, strengthening the company’s portfolio of turbines…