Blog | 2022-06-13
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 ...
Read moreBlog | 2022-06-07
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 ...
Read moreBlog | 2022-06-01
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.
Read moreBlog | 2022-05-25
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?
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