Tag: offshore wind

Statoil along with Masdar and Statkraft announced the official opening of the Dudgeon offshore wind farm in Great Yarmouth, UK, on November 22. All 67 turbines of the Dudgeon offshore wind farm are now delivering electricity to the UK grid.

In recent years, researchers argue that the rate of generated power is between 1.5 W m−2 within large wind farms. A study by PNAS shows that considerably higher power generation rates may be sustainable over some open ocean areas.

The World Wind Energy Association announced a strategic partnership with the International Windship Association, to further promote the uptake of wind technology by the global shipping fleet. The Associations’ first collaborative steps will be taken during the UN Convention on Climate Change COP23 summit next month.

DNV GL has signed an agreement with leading Taiwanese stakeholders to collaborate on offshore wind testing and certification to drive the expansion and facilitate the development of offshore wind in Taiwan.

The 79,350 acre site, secured by Statoil in a federal auction in December 2016, has the potential to generate up to 1GW of offshore wind power, making it a key part of New York State's plan to deploy renewable energy sources to meet the state's electricity needs.

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind announced that Clemson University in South Carolina will test and verify the gearbox and main bearings of the V164-9.5 MW, the world’s most powerful wind turbine. The turbine is most likely to be used for the first round of major offshore wind projects in the United States.

Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil announced that Hywind Scotland, world's first floating wind farm, has started to deliver electricity to the Scottish grid. The 30MW wind farm will be operated by Statoil in partnership with Masdar.

ABS has completed the design review of the Front End Engineering and Design documentation for the University of Maine developed floating offshore wind turbine concept, the VolturnUS, which is based on a concrete four-column semi-submersible hull concept.

DONG Energy informed that it has secured a contract to build its Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm, claimed as the world’s biggest wind farm, 89 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast. With a massive capacity of 1,386MW, it will be enough to power over 1.3 million UK homes.