Deme awarded turbine installation contract for Zeevonk offshore wind farm
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Deme has secured a contract to transport and install 69 wind turbines for the first phase of the Zeevonk offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The work will be carried out by its jack-up installation vessel Norse Energi.
Sany Renewable Energy extends turbine design life to 25 years
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Sany Renewable Energy has extended the design life of its wind turbines from 20 to 25 years, starting with its 915 platform. Key components are being engineered and fatigue-tested for the extended design life. Selected models in the 6.X–11.X MW range have already been certified for the longer operating period.
Canada supports development of Nova Scotia offshore wind projects
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The Government of Canada has announced new funding to advance offshore wind development in Nova Scotia and help attract private investment for projects such as the province’s Wind West initiative.
Swedish Wind Centre 2.0 secures funding for wind power research
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Swedish Wind Centre 2.0 has secured funding from the Swedish Energy Agency and participating partners for five years of research into wind power. Chalmers University of Technology and Uppsala University will jointly lead the national competence centre, bringing researchers and industry together. The centre will focus on wind power in a range of environments, from forested landscapes on land to complex marine conditions in the Baltic Sea and off Sweden’s west coast.
Softree expands automated road network design for wind farms
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Softree Technical Systems has introduced Path Explorer AI Road Networks in RoadEng Version 12, enabling engineers to generate access road networks connecting wind turbines while accounting for terrain, gradients and site constraints. RoadEng has been used to design forest and rural roads for more than 35 years. Softree is now applying the software to wind energy projects.
Nexans starts cable production for German offshore grid connection
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Nexans and TenneT have marked the start of subsea cable production for the LanWin2 offshore grid connection project at Nexans’ facility in Halden, Norway. The project will connect offshore wind farms in the German North Sea to the country’s transmission grid.
GT Wings introduces compact AirWing S for smaller vessels
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GT Wings has introduced AirWing S, a compact and lightweight Jet Sail designed for smaller commercial vessels. The system expands the company’s wind-assisted propulsion range.
Nordex raises full-year 2026 EBITDA margin guidance
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Nordex expects its EBITDA margin for the full year 2026 to reach 11.5 to 12.5%, up from its previous guidance of 8.0 to 11.0%, according to preliminary unaudited third-quarter results and an updated forecast.
Static test finds greater deformation in large wind turbine blades than predicted
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A full-scale static test by Bladena, a RES company, at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult in England has found that large wind turbine blades deform more under torsional loads than computer models predict. Engineers applied a controlled twisting force to an 88-metre blade at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, using more than 70 sensors to measure its response.
Insight Marine opens Belfast office
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Insight Marine has opened an office in the Scottish Provident Building on Donegall Square in Belfast, expanding its presence in Northern Ireland and the wider UK market. The office will be led by Sarah Gibson, Marine and Energy Director, and Diarmuid O’Loan, Ports Technical Director.
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