Wind, Exclusive Articles, PES Spotlight — 07 September, 2025
Offshore wind has become a cornerstone of global net zero ambitions. With over 250 GW of capacity targeted for deployment by 2030 and individual turbines now reaching 20 MW or more, the industry is advancing at scale and unprecedented pace. Yet the fundamental drivetrain technologies powering these ...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 07 September, 2025
Solar energy production, particularly through photovoltaic (PV) panels, faces a significant challenge due to the intermittent nature of sunlight. The sun isn’t available continuously, except briefly at certain latitudes during specific seasons, so solar power alone can’t reliably meet electricity de...
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Wind, Exclusive Articles, Conference Call — 07 September, 2025
Providing electricity from solar or other intermittent renewable sources of energy in a grid-serving and consumption-based way is exactly what hybrid power plants can do, provided the source of generation is combined with a battery storage system. This is why, at Intersolar Europe 2025, hybrid power...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 07 September, 2025
On the North Sea horizon, wind turbines now tower higher than London’s Gherkin, with blades longer than an Airbus A380. As the industry races to scale up, every component, from nacelle to blade, pushes the limits of what’s possible onsite.
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Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 07 September, 2025
The conflict between wind energy development and species protection poses increasing challenges for planners and operators across Europe. In particular, the protection of endangered birds of prey such as the red kite or sea eagle has led authorities to impose blanket shutdown requirements or delay p...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 07 September, 2025
At the base of a towering wind turbine, one often overlooked component holds everything together. The stud bolt plays a vital role, with thousands of precisely tensioned fasteners behind every structure. They are critical to stability yet remain largely invisible, and despite their importance, they ...
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Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 07 September, 2025
James Lindemann, Director at JL Executive Recruitment, shares insights into how executive hiring trends are evolving across the global wind energy sector and why cross-sector experience, diversity and digital fluency are now must-haves at the leadership level.
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 07 September, 2025
For wind farm operators, the question isn’t if lightning will cause damage. It’s how much, how often, and what can be done to reduce it. Lightning strikes are responsible for over 60% of operational blade losses and 20% of wind turbine downtime and the problem is only getting worse.
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