China National Offshore Oil Corporation has commissioned China’s first deep-water offshore wind farm, located in the Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea. CNOOC said that the Haiyou Guanlan floating wind ...

With new technology, plans piling up on drawing boards, and mounting debates on how they’re built, wind energy projects may be emerging as one of the most dynamic renewable energy sectors. Recent ...

The expanding field of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) has seen dynamic advancements in design and performance evaluation, driven by the necessity to harness wind resources in deeper waters ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A floating wind turbine prototype has generated its first 1kWh of ...

Are we stuck in a rut when it comes to wind turbine design? For decades, horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs) have dominated the renewable energy landscape, towering over fields and oceans as the ...

China’s largest private wind turbine manufacturer has just announced plans to develop the world’s largest floating offshore wind turbine, which could redefine the future of deep-water wind power.

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The OO-Star platform is being used in an EU project to drive down the cost of floating offshore wind power. Onshore wind energy farms are dotted all over the Spanish countryside, representing one of ...

BERGEN, Norway — The Norwegian prime minister and the country’s crown prince were sweating like everyone else, zipped into their North Sea survival suits as they boarded the helicopters to take us out ...

We haven't seen a floating offshore wind turbine like this before. Touchwind claims its innovative single-blade turbines will solve several problems to drive down cost and downtime, using a single, ...