First Haliade-X wind turbine produces power as Voltaire completes installation
Jan De Nul Group’s jack-up installation vessel Voltaire marked some milestones at the Dogger Bank A offshore wind farm. The vessel installed the first of 277 GE Haliade-X turbines, which subsequently produced the first power. Read more
Installation kicks off at world’s largest offshore wind farm
Jan de Nul’s Voltaire, the largest offshore jack-up installation vessel built to date, is set to start installation work at the Dogger Bank wind farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm over the coming weekend....Read more
Siemens Gamesa challenges GE with new 14MW offshore turbine
Offshore windSiemens Gamesa has announced a new 14 MW offshore wind turbine to challenge GE’s 12 MW Haliade-X turbine. Figures show it will be slightly bigger than the Haliade-X but the nacelle will be 100 tonnes...Read more
Jumbo delivers second Haliade-X prototype
Offshore windPRESS RELEASE – Jumbo Maritime has delivered the nacelle of the second prototype of GE’s new Haliade-X mega offshore wind turbine. It was shipped to the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s testing facility in Blyth,...Read more
Spliethoff delivers 107-metre Haliade-X blade for testing
Testing of the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine is in full swing. While GE’s first prototype of the 12MW Haliade-X ha just produced its first kilowatts in Rotterdam, Spliethoff delivered a 107-metre blade in...Read more