Game-Changing Innovation for Offshore Wind

A new DNV report states that SENSEWind’s innovative technology could reduce the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE) of a large fixed bottom offshore windfarm by 4.7% – which is equivalent to a £1bn saving over the operational life.

First section of SENSE Tower finished

SENSEWind’s manufacturing partner, SM Industries hosted a FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) workshop to evaluate the fabrication of the middle section of the SENSE Tower against design specifications.

Testing news from SENSEWind!

The team building the 2MW SENSE self-installing wind turbine demonstrator has achieved another significant milestone with successful factory acceptance testing of the main load carrying assembly of the SENSE system, which lifts the fully assembled turbine rotor nacelle assembly turbine up the tower.

The Towers They Are A-Changin’

With apologies to Bob Dylan!

Wind turbine tower design and manufacturing is one of the lesser-known success stories of the global wind industry.
What looks like a simple tube is in fact a complex structure fabricated from steel plates of varying thickness, rolled into cans which in turn are welded together.

Opinion: Solving the Tow-Back Challenge in Floating Wind

Opinion Tow

On the O&M side of things, based on evidence generated from a series of industry engagements, BVG Associates estimate* that a future 1 GW floating wind farm of 70 turbines would plan for at least seven major component exchanges per annum in early post-warranty years.