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The onshore wind turbine SWT-3.3-130, with hub heights of 85, 115 and 130 meters, has passed independent type testing and wind projects in Germany can now be planned with the D3 turbine and will be authorised according to the current feed-in tariff.
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Nexans has developed a flexible cable system, available for connections up to 1 kV. This Windlink solution, including aluminum loop cables, connectors and lugs for wind turbine generators that are lighter than traditional copper cables.
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In the port of Ostend, Her Majesty the Queen of Belgium baptised the new offshore installation vessel of Jan De Nul Group, the Vole au vent. In 2015, Jan De Nul Group invested in this 140 metres long ship.
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The first vessel within the renewable energy segment, and also the first with the newly-developed X-STERN hull line design, has been launched from Ulstein Verft. The service operation vessel for the offshore wind industry is one of two being constructed for Bernhard Schulte Offshore, and will be working for Siemens. The vessel will be servicing the Gemini offshore wind park offshore in the Netherlands.
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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has constructed and installed two V164-8.0MW wind turbines for European Energy A/S acting in a joint venture with a local partner. The installation are only the second and third turbines of the V164-8.0 MW to be commissioned.
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Romax have been awarded a 35th design assessment certificate (GL A-DA) for the NFAIC High Precision Transmission 3.3MW wind turbine gearbox.
- Bureau Veritas publishes guidelines for offshore access systems
- Seatools introduces pile dredge tool
- Nordex introduces needs-based aviation obstruction lights on wind turbines
- Test tower and foundation for Burbo Bank Extension installed onshore
- Vestas and DTU working on a multi-rotor concept demonstration turbine
- Goldwind uses ZephIR Lidar for optimisation of 6MW prototype turbine
- Enercon installs EP4 prototype in the Netherlands
- AWS Truepower releases Wind Developer Suite software bundle
- Irish company installs hybrid streetlight in Grenada
- AQ510 now available in China
- DNV GL introduces standard for lifetime extension of wind turbines
- Epsiline deploys first Lidar at a commercially operated wind farm
- Natural Power launches pioneering ‘Portal’ software for effective project management
- Covestro receives certification for their polyurethane infusion resin
- Swedish study compares AQ510 SoDAR with sonic cup anemometers
- Siemens unveils solution to prevent blade erosion
- Statoil launches battery storage for offshore wind
- 50MW segmented ultralight morphing rotors for wind energy receives ARPA-E funding
- Prysmian launches new cable solution for offshore wind farms
- New GE offshore prototype to rise in Denmark
- SKF Enlight for wind puts turbine inspection in the cloud
- Reducing weather sensitivity of turbine component lifting reduces LCOE
- High-speed data acquisition system supports performance in nacelle test stand
- TÜV Rheinland hands over Type Certificate to Leitwind
- Covestro has developed the new solution for corrosion protection
- UK consortium secures grant to accelerate commercial development of kite power technology
- AXYS completes two floating LiDAR validation campaigns
- Service launched to extend wind farm project life
- MeteoPole launches of new cloud-based wind project assessment platform
- Adwen chooses Sentient Science for computational gearbox testing