Operations & Maintenance
The cost of corrosion damage in offshore wind monopile foundations can be crippling, yet industry guidance is falling short. Andrew Williams reports.
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Wind experts gather to discuss costs for the wind industry
With 6,810 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity connected to the U.S. grid in 2011, wind operators will re-evaluate strategies to get the most from their O&M expenditure as well as maximize generation
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David Brown announces participation at Wind Energy Update’s 4th Annual Wind Energy Operations and...
David Brown, a leader in the global gear industry, will present a paper in the event’s ‘solutions for asset-life cost containment’ session, as well as participate in the interactive panel discussion focused on gearbox reliability improvement.
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Production Tax Credit Impact on Wind Farm Aftercare
The outcome of the decision from Congress to extend the Production Tax Credit for renewable energy at the end of the year is unclear.
Industry Insight
Offshore wind corrosion control: more guidance...
The cost of corrosion damage in offshore wind monopile foundations can be crippling, yet industry guidance is falling short. Andrew Williams reports.
Offshore wind farm design: O&M optimised
Intelligent wind farm design saves millions in project delays, accidents and O&M costs. Now more than ever, developers and suppliers must embrace...
Round 3 challenges: Launch & recovery systems
A widely-held view is that motherships or floatels will be required for Round 3 wind farm O&M. But this presents major technical and cost issues.
Intelligence Brief
Weekly Intelligence Brief: May 16 - 23
A round up of this week's Wind Energy Update news from around the globe.
Weekly Intelligence Brief: May 09 - May 16
Cape Wind loan guarantee `on hold’This week's Wind Energy Update news brief includes the following companies and organisations: US Department of...
Weekly Intelligence Brief: May 02 - May 09
Germany’s first commercial offshore wind farm fully operationalThis week’s Wind Energy Update news round-up includes the following companies and...
Executive viewpoint
Kentish Flats Extension: O&M optimised?
These days, the 90MW Kentish Flats Wind Farm, some 30 minutes from port, may seem like child’s play compared to recent successors, Thanet and Walney...
AMG Intellifast: Ultrasonic tightening for bolted...
This week, Ron Baker, AMG Intellifast, reviews developments in using high-pitched sound frequencies to provide information on the load in a bolt...
EASE: Solving wind energy grid integration
Wind Energy Update catches up with Patrick Clerens, Secretary General of the newly created European Association for Storage of Energy, to learn...
Press releases
Wind experts gather to discuss costs for the wind...
With 6,810 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity connected to the U.S. grid in 2011, wind operators will re-evaluate strategies to get the most from their...
David Brown announces participation at Wind...
David Brown, a leader in the global gear industry, will present a paper in the event’s ‘solutions for asset-life cost containment’ session, as well...
Production Tax Credit Impact on Wind Farm...
The outcome of the decision from Congress to extend the Production Tax Credit for renewable energy at the end of the year is unclear.
Podcasts
GE: Maximising turbine availability
Wind Energy Update's Rikki Stancich speaks to Jeff Weiner, GE's Commercial Director for wind energy, and John McGuinness, GE Wind Services...
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Featured Articles
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Offshore wind corrosion control: more guidance needed
The cost of corrosion damage in offshore wind monopile foundations can be crippling, yet industry guidance is falling short. Andrew Williams reports.
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Kentish Flats Extension: O&M optimised?
These days, the 90MW Kentish Flats Wind Farm, some 30 minutes from port, may seem like child’s play compared to recent successors, Thanet and Walney. But does it hold important lessons for O&M optimisation?
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Offshore wind farm design: O&M optimised
Intelligent wind farm design saves millions in project delays, accidents and O&M costs. Now more than ever, developers and suppliers must embrace radical thinking in the years ahead.
