Tag: ORE Catapult
Ming Yang Smart Energy, the largest private wind turbine manufacturer in China, and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, have announced the signing of a contract to provide testing and validation of the main bearing for Ming Yang Smart Energy’s 18.5 MW offshore wind turbine. The test piece is scheduled to arrive at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable […]
Two green energy firms have collaborated on a “monumental” research base project. SCJ Renewables and Solar Capture Technologies have installed solar panels at Blyth’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. Bosses say the 530-panel system, fitted to the site’s new Technology Development Centre, has capacity to save an estimated 42,000 kilograms of CO2 annually. The firms […]
Osbit has installed a cable fatigue test rig at ORE Catapult’s new National Floating Wind Innovation Centre. Osbit has installed a cable fatigue test rig at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s (ORE Catapult) new National Floating Wind Innovation Centre. The facility, designed to support commercialization of floating offshore wind projects, is a collaboration between ORE Catapult and various […]
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business have announced the signing of a new research collaboration, building on the success of their previous ‘Stay Ashore’ programme. The £4m agreement announced on 7 August paves the way for a multi-year collaboration between GE Vernova and ORE Catapult to create a dedicated […]
The world’s longest offshore wind turbine blade has arrived in Blyth ahead of testing at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s facilities. The 107 metre LM Wind Power blade will be put through its paces at ORE Catapult’s world-leading 100m blade-test facility over the coming months and is designed to operate from GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X 12 MW […]
GE Renewable Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE Catapult) have signed a five-year research and development agreement to test and develop next generation offshore wind technologies. GE’s recently announced Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine and existing Haliade 150-6MW will undergo advanced test and demonstration programs that accurately replicate real-world operational conditions […]