SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. said Monday it has launched a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). Ordered by Cadeler Inc. in 2021, the WTIV measures 148 meters in length and 56 meters in width. It is capable of sailing while carrying five offshore wind turbines, each [...]
DAVOS, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Danish wind turbine producer Vestas Wind Systems will invest US$300 million in South Korea and move its Asia-Pacific headquarters to the country, the presidential office said Wednesday. The investment will be made toward a large-scale turbine parts plant that will produce key equipment for wind turbines for export to [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A formal decision has been made that the mechanical hum produced by the motors of wind turbines and a ‘whooshing’ sound produced by the blades moving through the air should be regarded as noise, and accordingly, compensation should be given to individuals residing near these turbines who suffer from such [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean power plant builder Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. has announced the development of an 8-megawatt (MW) floating offshore wind turbine. The company said Monday that it was selected as the main contractor for the second stage of the 8-MW floating offshore wind turbine development project by [...]
HASSLEHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 19, 2015 (Korea Bizwire) — Today Eolus signed an agreement with ewz, an electric utility enterprise, for the sale of 29 wind turbines in south western Sweden for EUR 95 million. As part of the agreement Eolus has been entrusted to provide technical services to ewz for a period of twelve years [...]