The Huawei UK FusionSolar Roadshow 2021 came to an end in Birmingham on Thursday 2nd December after a three-month tour around the country. The roadshow has been a resounding success as Huawei and its Value-Added Partner, SKE Solar, showcased the innovative residential and commercial Smart PV solutions on the roadshow van, attracting distributors, installers and… Read more »
Words: Ashish Malhotra While designing a new product, the tightening of nuts and bolts in any industry is considered a bit late by the time the product is in development. In the wind industry in particular, it is vital to consider how such large structures as turbines will be assembled or dismantled for service operations… Read more »
Achieving energy efficiency
Electrifying Europe’s energy system with wind energy
Asset sharing for a more flexible offshore workforce
The business case for energy storage systems in the APAC region
The role of the geotechnical consultant in derisking offshore wind projects
Transforming the market for bushing design
Smart SCADA and the use of digital twins in renewable energy plants
AI is mature, it’s time to focus on clean datasets for the wind industry
Kelly Lavender, Journalist, PES Climate summit delegates gathered for COP26 in November, making pledges to limit global temperature increases and changes to the climate. A shift towards renewable energy plays a large and important role, with the onus on wind, solar and hydrogen to help pave the way to a net zero future. As world… Read more »
Is global shipping missing the boat?
Breathing new life into ageing wind farms
The fourth element of floating wind consents
A new era in hybrid SOVs and world-leading daughter craft
Which way is the wind blowing for renewable energy?
A place where knowledge, innovation and people thrive
Location matters as offshore energy changes with the tide
The race towards neutrality
Offshore workers know the challenges of finding the right weather windows and suitable sea states. Often it’s a race against time in order to finish the operations within safe conditions. Or worse, you sail out and discover it was all for nothing, due to rough seas and you have to sail back to harbour. Read… Read more »
Wind turbine data solutions for a digital age
Wind farm management in a digital world
Leveraging nacelle-mounted lidar for power performance testing
Optimizing wind plant production with cooperative control
A digital world
The wind market revolutionized
The growing need for efficient in-field wind turbine blade repairs
Making light work of container accommodation
Motion compensation solutions enable floating blade maintenance and repair
Words: Florian Chan, Managing Director, Residential Line of Business at FIMER Intersolar 2021 not only saw the return of one of the seminal global events in the solar industry it also provided the platform for FIMER to launch its revolutionary new inverter and storage solutions for the residential PV market, the ‘Power’ portfolio. What was… Read more »
The wind market is continuously evolving to bigger and more powerful WTGs, both onshore and offshore, each one has its limitations, but they need to include new solutions and continue to reduce the associated LCoE. Until now, the onshore market has represented approximately 70% of the total MW installed (GWEC), but offshore is growing. Onshore… Read more »
If everything goes smoothly, then the UK’s offshore wind industry should be well on track to hit the Government’s target of 40 Gigawatts (GW) of generation capacity by 2030, but this is not an industry that’s accustomed to everything going smoothly. Chris Towner, Partner and renewable energy specialist at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, looks… Read more »
As our winters get colder and turbines get bigger, icing presents a host of potential pitfalls for wind farmers. Wicetec looks to overcome these challenges with its Ice Prevention System, helping to avoid a repeat of the Texas big freeze power outage earlier this year. PES caught up with Petteri Antikainen, the company’s Co-Founder and… Read more »
The pace of the clean energy revolution is speeding up in an international effort to curb global warming and offshore wind power is set to play a pivotal role in achieving the CO2 reduction targets of many of the world’s coastal countries. It is widely perceived that offshore wind is set to grow by around… Read more »
As global interest in wind energy continues to grow, an increasing number of projects are looking out to sea, where the vast ocean expanse allows offshore wind farms to cover more area, erect larger turbines and generate more energy. Offshore wind is expected to constitute 20% of total wind energy installations by 2025. While Europe… Read more »
The offshore wind energy industry has seen enormous growth in recent years and it doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon. Those in the industry will know the stats: the offshore wind energy market is forecast to reach $42bn by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 13.6% from 2020 to 2025. The focus for… Read more »