Alfa Laval's Pumping Systems to Support Seagreen Wind Farm Installation
installation contract at the wind farm.The wind farm is a 1,075MW joint project between SSE Renewables (49%) and Total (51%) off the East coast of Scotland. Saipem's scope of work entails the installation of 114 foundations for an equivalent number of wind turbines. The turbines will be supplied by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.Framo pumping systems will be used in a so-called suction bucket technology in the installation of Seagreen. Framo pumping systems' suction (vacuum) technology will secure and safely anchor the wind turbine platforms to the seabed. The technology has been used to secure offshore
Ex-MHI Vestas Offshore Wind CEO Joins Floating Power Plant
Former CEO of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, Jens Tommerup, joins the board of the Danish renewable energy technology company Floating Power Plant.Floating Power Plant, which is developing a combined wind and wave device, said Monday Tommerup believed floating offshore wind would be an important part of the future energy transition.He said: "I find the FPP-design of combining wind and wave energy intriguing. Utilizing the floater for energy storage or power-to-X units creates many opportunities to further improve the business case for offshore wind while also opening new market segments and business
Final Windfloat Atlantic Floating Wind Turbine Heads Offshore
farm in continental Europe, is operated by the Windplus consortium, consisting of EDP Renováveis (54.4%), Engie (25%), Repsol (19.4%) and Principle Power Inc. (1.2%). Bourbon Subsea Services is responsible for the towing and the connection of the 8.4 MW floating wind turbine supplied by MHI Vestas.With the support of three vessels (the Bourbon Orca AHTS, a port tug, and an ROV support vessel laying electrical cables), a team of more than 70 people will set the final floating wind turbine up. After towing and connection to the preinstalled anchor lines, Bourbon will carry out the electrical
Nexans Wins Cable Contract for Northwester 2 Wind Farm
design, manufacture and test the submarine power export cable for the offshore wind farm.The Northwester 2 wind farm comprises 23 turbines. It will be the seventh wind farm to be constructed off the Belgian coast and the first worldwide to feature the record-setting 9.5 MW V164 turbine manufactured by MHI Vestas. Northwester 2 is expected to be fully operational in the first half of 2020.Nexans’ export cable will bring the renewable power from Northwester 2 wind farm to the Elia-owned Offshore Switch Yard (OSY) platform connected to Modular Offshore Grid (MOG). The three-core HVAC cable, rated at
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens
group Orsted unveils the Walney Extension project.The wind farm has a capacity of 659 megawatts (MW), enough to power almost 600,000 homes, and overtakes the London Array off England's east coast which has a capacity of 630 MW.Walney Extension is made up of 87 turbines built by Siemens Gamesa and MHI Vestas, and covers 145 square kilometers (55 square miles), which is equivalent to around 20,000 football pitches.The 40 eight-megawatt MHI Vestas turbines being used stand 195 meters (213 yards) tall and are the largest wind turbines in operation globally.Orsted said they have been optimized to generate
Subsea’s Future is Blowin’ in the Wind
German turbine manufacturer Senvion.SkySpecs, OrstedIn less than 15 minutes, a fully automated aerial drone was able to conduct a top to bottom blade inspection of the world’s largest offshore wind turbine.The innovative inspection was recently performed on the 80m turbine blades of an 8MW MHI Vestas V164 turbine at Burbo Bank Extension, 7km off the coast of Liverpool Bay in the Irish Sea, through a partnership between U.S. based SkySpecs and offshore wind farm developer and operator Ørsted.Denmark based Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy) has roots in the oil and gas industry that
New Hires Boost RCG US Team
management consulting, strategy, and market intelligence assignments.Hutchinson is a highly experienced health, safety and environmental expert with 15 years’ experience in the wind industry. He served as HSE manager on multiple European offshore wind projects for major wind turbine supplier, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (previously Vestas Offshore). Hutchinson then joined international offshore wind developer and operator, Ørsted, working on numerous projects including the 1200 MW Hornsea One development as lead HSE manager. Prior to his career in wind power, Hutchinson served for over 20
MHI Vestas signs MOU with TECO, The Switch
MHI Vestas, an offshore joint venture between Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, said on Tuesday it signed its 5th MOU with TECO and The Switch for the delivery of generator products.The company also confirmed that its 9 MW turbine platform will be typhoon ready in 2020, in time for all offshore wind projects in the Taiwanese market.
Taiwan: The Next Battleground for Offshore Wind
step," said Andreas Nauen, offshore chief executive for Siemens Gamesa, adding some European equipment would initially be used.Siemens Gamesa is working to develop the Port of Taichung as a regional hub and has signed non-binding agreements with some local partners that could provide gear locally.MHI Vestas, a venture between Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Danish turbine maker Vestas, is also considering developing local manufacturing."We want to produce locally because we want to be competitive," the joint venture's chief executive, Philippe Kavafyan, told Reuters.(Reporting
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