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Weekly Intelligence Brief: January 16 – January 23
This week’s Wind Energy Update news brief includes Vestas; Vattenfall, Vestas; RenewableUK; Gamesa, Longyuan; Northwind, Colruyt Group, Aspiravi Offshore; Gamesa; DNV (Det Norske Veritas), Vestas, Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N), Instron; CWind.
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GROWING IMPORTANCE OF O&M
Towards the end of 2011 the U.S’s total installed wind power capacity stood at around 43,641 MW, with Canada adding a further 5,177 MW.
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Weekly Intelligence Brief: January 9 – January 16
This week’s Wind Energy Update news brief includes E.ON; GDF Suez, Vinci, CDC Infrastructure, Areva, Siemens; EDF Energies Nouvelles, Alstom, Dong Energy, Nass&Wind Offshore, wpd Offshore; The UK Ministry of Defence, Serco Group, Lockheed Martin and more.
RSS Turbine Supply Chain
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Offshore wind supply chain to exceed demand for the next decade
One of the latest developments coming from Germany - Europe’s biggest economy - in relation to the renewable energy industry is news that the utility giant RWE has announced its plans to invest €5bn in both the UK and Poland.
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Policies and Regulations for Offshore wind: to what extend can the industry rely on institutional...
The offshore wind industry, one of the main contributors to the UK renewable energy targets in the immediate future is an attractive business.
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Dexia: attracting investors to the offshore wind industry by a better understanding of the risks
Franco-Belgian bank Dexia made the headlines of numerous publications across Europe over the past few weeks in relation to a bailout plan that is currently being put on place.
RSS Health & Safety
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Wind Energy Safety: Directions for Compliance
Despite a hindered growth of wind installations in 2010, the industry expects to add 100,000 more turbines over the next two decades. What’s more is that in roughly 5 years the expected growth in the operation and maintenance (O&M) business is set to be $10.6 billion.
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US: Technician training programs are crucial for wind farm future prosperity
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently turned its attention to the wind industry. As it stands, there are no national metrics for comparing the wind industry against other businesses, but with developments in the pipeline...
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Health & safety: Arc flash prevention
While the incident rate of arc flash may be low in the wind sector, the results can prove costly for operators and possibly fatal for technicians. What is the best preventative strategy for wind farm operators to adopt?
RSS Offshore Wind
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Offshore wind supply chain to exceed demand for the next decade
One of the latest developments coming from Germany - Europe’s biggest economy - in relation to the renewable energy industry is news that the utility giant RWE has announced its plans to invest €5bn in both the UK and Poland.
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Policies and Regulations for Offshore wind: to what extend can the industry rely on institutional...
The offshore wind industry, one of the main contributors to the UK renewable energy targets in the immediate future is an attractive business.
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Dexia: attracting investors to the offshore wind industry by a better understanding of the risks
Franco-Belgian bank Dexia made the headlines of numerous publications across Europe over the past few weeks in relation to a bailout plan that is currently being put on place.
RSS Operations & Maintenance
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GROWING IMPORTANCE OF O&M
Towards the end of 2011 the U.S’s total installed wind power capacity stood at around 43,641 MW, with Canada adding a further 5,177 MW.
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Output capacity: the only wind measurable that matters?
For five years wind operations managers cited reliability, availability and WTG capacity as the main figures they worked off and were held accountable for.
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Submarine cable O&M: cost critical strategies for offshore wind
Export and inter-array cables are exposed to a hostile, high-risk environment during a wind farm’s operational life...
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US wind energy H&S: basic training falls short of the mark
Wind Energy Update speaks to Eric Endreszl, head of operations at US Climb and Abseil, about how US wind energy health and safety culture must be embedded if accidents and fatality rates are to be reduced.
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GROWING IMPORTANCE OF O&M
Towards the end of 2011 the U.S’s total installed wind power capacity stood at around 43,641 MW, with Canada adding a further 5,177 MW.
Offshore wind supply chain to exceed demand for the next decade
One of the latest developments coming from Germany - Europe’s biggest economy - in relation to the renewable energy industry is news that the utility giant RWE has announced its plans to invest €5bn in both the UK and Poland.
Policies and Regulations for Offshore wind: to what extend can the industry rely on institutional support
The offshore wind industry, one of the main contributors to the UK renewable energy targets in the immediate future is an attractive business.
