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Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades to Spin Offshore the Netherlands

Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades Vattenfall and BASF have decided to fit three of the 140 Siemens Gamesa 11 MW recyclable wind turbines blades at the Hollandse Kust wind farm offshore the Netherlands. Conventional blades are made with resin which is fused with fiberglass and carbon to create the blade’s structure. The resin only dissolves by exposing it to a ...

First Turbine Installed at World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm

Floating Offshore Wind Farm The first of the 11 Siemens Gamesa 8.6 MW wind turbines that will make up Equinor’s Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm has been installed at the construction site some 140 kilometres offshore the Norwegian coast. The turbine had sailed away last week from the Wergeland’s base in Gulen in western Norway where it was ...

The angriest seas in the world

Angriest seas The ocean is a vast and powerful force, both beautiful and deadly. It’s also home to some of the angriest seas in the world. From the roiling waters of the Atlantic to the tempestuous Pacific, these are some of the most dangerous seas on Earth.

Wind turbine blades longevity

Wind turbine blades The blades on offshore wind turbines are huge, and they need to be tough to withstand the harsh environment they’re in. But how long do they actually last?

Will Offshore Wind Ever Rule The World And Shape The Future?

offshore wind Offshore wind turbines have been installed in many coastal areas around the world and yet, for reasons of cost and convenience, they remain a small fraction of all power sources. Read on to find out how offshore wind power is expected to evolve in the coming years and why it is a promising renewable energy resource that you should be aware of.

Vestas Roll Out First Offshore Wind Turbine Blade in Taiwan

wind turbine blade Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has, together with its partner Tien Li Offshore Wind Technology, produced the first V174- 9.5MW™ wind turbine blade at its facilities in Taiwan. The blade will be installed in 2022 at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ Changfang offshore wind project and is the result of close collaboration with local suppliers and investments in ...

Foundations for World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm Is Moving

wind farm The towing of 11 concrete SPAR-type floating foundations for the 88 MW Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm from Dommersnes to the assembly site in Gulen, Norway, has started. The concrete foundations will support the 11 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines. The wind turbines will be fully assembled at the Wergeland Base in Gulen prior ...

10 REASONS WHY YOU ARE AWESOME!

For the past thousands of years, people from around the world have been sending goods through seaways. From the clothes people wear to the food they eat, almost everything today is brought to them through ships. The shipping industry, also termed as the invisible industry by many, is crucial to the existence of the global ...

Men’s Health Week

There’s a common perception that men hate to go to the doctor and won’t go, even if they’re feeling sick. This theory has persisted throughout the years and is often the subject of jokes within families. But is it true? Unfortunately, this premise is sound: men do not go to the doctor if they are ...

iPS Baltics supports Red Noses Clown Doctors International

We as a team are proud and happy with our Director’s decision, Gediminas Usas, supports RED NOSES CLOWNDOCTORS INTERNATIONAL. Since 2010, RED NOSES CLOWNDOCTORS INTERNATIONAL have brought joy, laughter, and smiles to where they are most lacking: young patients in country hospitals, children with special needs in special schools, children undergoing rehabilitation in sanatoriums, seniors ...