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On my radar with Eize de Vries: Why secrecy on issues with floating wind will not make them go away

Wind turbine problems at two floating UK wind farms within operating periods of one to six years hav...

On my radar with Eize de Vries: Turbine technology and power ratings matter, but ‘the rotor is the motor’

With 2024 only just off the starting block, we have already clocked three new large-scale offshore t...

No let up in scaling as rotor size and ratings records tumble

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Exclusive: Next-gen offshore turbines – why 'bigger and taller is better'

Optimising wind energy will increasingly be about the most efficient use of limited sea space and ad...

Exclusive: Rethinking flange connections for large-scale offshore and onshore wind

As turbines grow ever larger, suppliers of small but essential components are working hard to help t...

Exclusive analysis: New Principle Power floating platform design aims to conquer global wind markets

Eleven years after Principle Power commissioned its first semi-submersible 2MW WindFloat 1 prototype...

Eize de Vries on how to optimise, control and maintain multi-rotor turbines

Blending insights from a recent seminar in Germany and HAW’s five-year research project, Eize de Vri...

On my radar: Is it time to rethink our “bigger is better” approach to offshore wind turbines?

In the first of a new series on recent wind industry developments and new technologies, Eize de Vrie...

Multi-rotor research shows potential to slash system mass, cost and LCoE

Eize de Vries talks to research partners from German and UK universities to discover what their anal...

Turbines of the Year 2022: Floating offshore wind systems to watch

While 2022 saw some notable developments in floating wind, it remained a minor segment set against t...

Turbines of the Year 2022: Offshore wind turbines

As rotor sizes and ratings continue to climb, OEMs look to different drive technologies to push scal...

NGC: Leap in torque density for fully-integrated 18MW offshore wind powertrain

Nanjing High Speed Gear Manufacturing Company (NGC), one of the world’s largest wind-turbine gearbox...

Exclusive: Can OWLC's concrete gravity tripod offer an alternative for fixed bottom offshore wind?

UK-based OWLC is hoping to challenge the dominance of monopile offshore substructures with a novel g...

Exclusive: Inside the Vestas V236-15.0 MW - a huge leap in technology

Nine years after exploring inside the near-ready Vestas V164-8.0 MW prototype nacelle, Eize de Vries...

Exclusive: Radical 16.6MW Nezzy² twin floating offshore wind platform takes shape in China

Work is progressing on a full-scale 16.6MW Nezzy² prototype with two 180-metre downwind rotors, to b...

Exclusive: Dongfang’s 16MW new offshore wind turbine sets new rotor size record

Dongfang Electric Wind Power is developing a 16MW direct-drive offshore giant with 128-metre blades,...

Exclusive: Siemens Gamesa's recyclable blades with new resin system well suited for large blades

Eize de Vries gets an exclusive insight into Siemens Gamesa’s recyclable blade technology...

Exclusive: SGRE pushes flagship offshore wind turbine to 236 metres

The battle of the offshore giants is heating up as Siemens Gamesa announces a major upgrade of its S...

Exclusive: Inside SGRE’s 14MW offshore wind turbine prototype nacelle

Eize de Vries climbs into the giant nacelle of Siemens Gamesa’s latest offshore platform to see the ...

Exclusive: MingYang ups offshore wind stakes with 16MW giant and 242-metre rotor

Chinese OEM’s MySE16-242 smashes previous size records, with a prototype planned as early as next ye...

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