Denmark: Dong Saves Three Days Per Installed Cable
Each time, a cable is installed between wind turbines at an offshore wind farm, time spent offshore can be reduced by approximately three days. A new cable laying concept from DONG Energy points the way to reducing costs.
First Wind Turbine Installed at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)
The first of a total of 30 wind turbines for EWE’s Riffgat offshore wind farm at the North Sea has been installed.
France: Alstom 6MW Offshore Wind Turbine Completes Power Performance Measurement
Alstom’s new-generation Haliade™ 150 – 6MW offshore wind turbine has successfully obtained the IEC power performance measurement (power curve) after 3 months of performance measurements at Le Carnet site, in France.
South Korean Inventor Designs Combined Offshore Power Generation Structure
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published a patent of a combined offshore power generation structure on May 2, designed by a South Korean inventor Hwal Jin Jang.
Global Tech I Transformer Station Successfully Installed (Germany)
The transformer station for the offshore wind farm Global Tech I has been successfully installed. The offshore platform is a core element of the North Sea wind farm: The power from its 80 wind turbines is gathered here and transformed from 30 to 155 kilovolts.