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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...

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...

MingYang targets floating and supersized offshore wind

OEM prepares to install 11MW offshore prototype and China’s first floating turbine as it pushes volu...

Are vertical-axis wind turbines really the future?

New research suggests VAWTs could surpass current offshore giants. Eize de Vries talks to an aerodyn...

Exclusive: How Vestas beat rivals to launch first 15MW offshore turbine

Record-breaking 236-metre rotor and 15MW rating combine proven offshore experience with the latest E...

WindTech: Innovative crane concept could prevent future vessel shortage

The Tetrahedron high-lift crane can be retrofitted to help existing vessels install bigger turbines ...

WindTech: Digital 15MW turbine offers help in scaling up

The National Research Energy Laboratory's 15MW reference wind turbine aims to become an open-access ...

Seawind steps up development of radical two-blade offshore turbine

Netherlands-based Seawind Ocean Technologies has ambitious targets to install a 6.2MW floating two-b...

Windtech: GE's offshore giant combines proven technology with new solutions

At the official inauguration of GE's Haliade-X 12MW direct-drive prototype in Rotterdam on 17 Decemb...

WindTech: CSIC ready to muscle in on 10MW offshore market

CSIC Haizhuang Windpower has ambitious plans to install 8MW and 10MW offshore prototypes in 2020. Du...

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