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Ørsted, together with its UK-based drone partner Skylift, is using FlyingBasket cargo drones to deliver safety evacuation equipment to turbines. Each drone can transport boxes weighing up to 70kg from a vessel to the nacelle, more than 100 metres above sea level.
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RWE, in partnership with Siemens Gamesa, has begun installing the first large-scale recyclable rotor blades at a UK offshore wind farm. The blades use a new type of resin that allows the materials to be separated and recycled at the end of their operational life, potentially for use in products such as vehicle components, bicycle helmets and suitcases.
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Managing power curves has traditionally been difficult for the wind industry. Despite large-scale project capabilities, power curve data is often shared in non-standard PDF formats, which makes handling the information time-consuming and error-prone for developers and consultants.
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Chartwell Marine has delivered Prosperous 6, a new crew transfer vessel, in partnership with Pacific Radiance, an offshore vessel operator in the Asia-Pacific region.
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DTBird has released a revised edition of the technical specifications for its DTBat system, designed to detect, identify and protect bats at wind farms. The updated version replaces the 2016 edition and includes several technical, operational and installation improvements. The new document is available in both English and Spanish.
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Envision Energy has confirmed that its latest two-blade onshore turbine prototype has completed over 500 days of stable operation, achieving an availability rate of 99.3%, a mean time between failures of 2,444 hours, and the equivalent of 3,048 full-load hours per year. Field data indicates that its performance is comparable to three-blade turbines operating at the same location.
- Enel Green Power partners with VR Vision on virtual training for renewable energy technicians
- Beridi secures Triwind patent in South Korea
- Seaway7 purchases Z‑Bridge offshore access system after long-term rental
- DEM-AWE project tests airborne wind and storage system in Ireland and Netherlands
- Nexans partners with Crowley Wind Services on Jones Act compliant cable lay barge
- Enercon adds green steel option to tower models
- Doosan Enerbility receives type certification for upgraded 10MW offshore turbine
- OptiGen presents 15 MW wind turbine design under Horizon Europe project
- Bibby Marine lays keel for hybrid methanol-powered offshore wind vessel
- Nexans develops cable prototype using 100% recycled materials
- Environmental approval granted for WHEEL floating wind prototype in Spain
- Hanwha Ocean floating turbine design receives ABS approval
- China Huaneng and Dongfang Electric present 17 MW floating wind turbine
- Boulder Imaging partners with Aerovantage to deploy IdentiFlight in Chile
- Semar receives Enova support for Honeymooring feasibility study
- Alpha Wind introduces DragonSky blade pitch control system for wind farms
- Artemis Technologies completes electric CTV demonstration at Vattenfall offshore wind farm
- Gurit and Aalborg University release open-source offshore wind blade model
- GWO launches High Voltage Standard for wind energy technicians
- Voyis introduces training and maintenance services for Discovery Stereo Vision System
- We4Ce and CNC Onsite complete first joint blade repair project in South Asia
- Dura Vermeer tests Kitepower system as off-grid energy source for construction sites
- Triton Anchor awarded patents in USA and Japan for floating renewables anchoring system
- Airloom Energy breaks ground on pilot turbine site in Wyoming, USA
- Goldwind completes first crane-free gearbox and generator replacement in China
- Augwind to build first commercial AirBattery energy storage facility in Germany
- Bernhard Schulte Offshore christens new CSOV ‘Windea Curie’
- KIER advances large-scale wind blade design with new platform and research facility
- DNV-led project advances validation of wind farm flow control technology
- Ocergy launches RECORD15 project for 15+ MW floating turbine