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Siemens Wind Power has received the Provisional Type Certificate from GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) for its 6 MW offshore wind turbine. The Provisional Type Certificate is a milestone towards the final certification of the wind turbine. It attests the conformity of the wind turbine design, manufacturing, and testing processes for all safety relevant items…

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The Swedish company Hexicon, which has developed an innovative type of floating wind farm or two, may soon supply Malta with 9% of its electricity needs via one of these floating wind farms. While the EU

The Swedish company Hexicon, which has developed an innovative type of floating wind farm or two, may soon supply Malta with 9% of its electricity needs via one of these floating wind farms. While the EU

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Large offshore turbines to scale

Denmark just finished connecting its first gigawatt of offshore wind power. Together with onshore resources, wind now supplies 25% of the country's electricity, and is shooting for 50% by 2020. The second 25% will be harder: more of it will be offshore, and the integration issues associated with adding this intermittent resource to the grid will be more difficult as the installed capacity increases.

Floating offshore wind could be an important contributor to the world's energy mix for millions of people living on steep coastlines with deep waters

Future floating offshore wind concepts

Floating offshore wind turbines

Wind turbines in offshore wind park