Wind Energy Update speaks to Sayee Raghunathan, Associate Director, and Head Manufacturing Group at UK-based manufacturing, engineering, materials and joining specialists, TWI, about why a national approach and unified codes and standards is needed if the UK is to meet its offshore wind target.
Tue, 2011-07-12 07:40While 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?
Mon, 2011-07-18 08:39Wind Energy Update speaks to Arantxa Soldado Lopez, Head of Eco Design and Sustainability, Alstom, about how ergonomics, and health & safety dictated the final design of Alstom’s 6MW offshore prototype.
Mon, 2011-08-01 00:00A round up of this week's global wind energy news.
Mon, 2011-08-01 09:08The UK's offshore wind supply chain gaps are widening. Can it meet its 2020 targets?
Mon, 2011-08-01 11:06Wind Energy Update speaks to Marcel Pooth, manager at wind energy O&M service provider ZF Services, about its strategy to break into the wind turbine gearbox market, and where wind farm O&M services are heading.
Thu, 2011-08-04 13:30Installation techniques for offshore wind farms have evolved rapidly in the last couple of years via the experience of major projects in UK waters. Which approach is proving to be the most economical?
Thu, 2011-08-04 15:28A round up of the week's global wind energy sector news
Mon, 2011-08-08 09:55Wind Energy Update speaks to Dax Kepshire, vice president and founder of SustainX Energy Storage Solutions, about its compressed air energy storage option for renewable energies.
Mon, 2011-08-15 00:00A round-up of the week's global wind energy news.
Mon, 2011-08-15 08:55Recent data indicates that wind turbines account for just one out of every 10,000 bird deaths. So why does potential bird strike continue to threaten major wind developments, and how can developers avoid this potential show stopper?
Mon, 2011-08-15 09:06Round-up of the week's global wind energy news.
Mon, 2011-08-22 09:12FERC's new Order No. 1000 will enable small transmission developers and parties to expand the grid for renewables and to compete on an equal footing with large, established transmission providers like never before.
Mon, 2011-08-22 09:32When Italian energy group Sorgenia teamed up with global private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) to invest in French wind projects a few months ago, it heralded a new trend in private equity investment into wind energy.
Mon, 2011-08-22 10:10A weekly round up global wind energy news from Wind Energy Update.
Mon, 2011-08-29 09:18Wind Energy Update speaks to CWind's Managing Director, Peter Jorgensen, about a novel offshore wind farm service vessel and a boat share concept optimised for both developers and contractors.
Mon, 2011-08-29 09:27The introduction of a feed-in tariff was intended to increase Japan’s renewable energy share to 20% by 2020. But has a last-minute deal knocked the punch out of the policy?
Mon, 2011-08-29 12:52As competition builds in the wind insurance market, insurers are seeking new ways to add value and security to the industry.
Mon, 2011-09-05 09:00Wind Energy Update speaks to Professor Martin Skiba, Head of Offshore Wind Power at RWE Innogy, about plans for a shared operations and maintenance base at the southern port of Heligoland.
Mon, 2011-09-05 09:41Marubeni to acquire stake in Gunfleet Sands
Mon, 2011-09-05 10:20When GE unveiled its plans to research and develop a 15MW machine, it became evident that 6-7MW turbines fall short of the limits of blue sky thinking on turbine capacity. But will logistics bring these aspirations back to earth?
Mon, 2011-09-12 08:03Wind Energy Update speaks to William Wheeler, Director of Wind Energy, LDA Design about the growing chall