Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 02 June, 2023
Around the globe, renewable generation capacity is exploding, as more countries seek to reach net zero in the decades ahead. With the world increasingly turning toward renewable sources, wind energy plays an increasingly prominent role in this transition. In the modern world of wind energy, the need...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 02 June, 2023
Across the sector, CTVs are an integral part of wind farm logistics and are essential for transporting personnel and cargo to and from offshore wind farms. Although the vessels themselves are relatively small in size, a shortage of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) would have a big impact on the growing ...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 02 June, 2023
Rain erosion damage to wind turbine blades is not only related to climatic change and the harsh environment where wind turbines are typically installed, it is also a result of the blades becoming longer. They are now generating tip speeds of over 300 km/h, which dramatically increases the impact fro...
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Wind, Exclusive Articles — 02 June, 2023
As new wind energy projects are rapidly constructed, onshore and offshore, the world's installed wind generation capacity is only set to escalate. But with growth comes challenges. In this issue of PES, we take a look at how the innovators in our industry are coming together to make light work of th...
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Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 02 June, 2023
PES spoke with Brad Clause, an account executive specializing in offshore energy applications at VideoRay, the world's leading manufacturer of underwater robotic systems. We wanted to learn how VideoRay systems can improve the efficiency of maintaining offshore wind monopiles and turbine jackets and...
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Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 02 June, 2023
Across the globe, governments are betting on hydrogen, especially if it can be produced from wind and solar power as part of the net zero transition. While some developers are racing to announce GW-scale projects that will take decades to come online, others are considering smaller scale, near-term ...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 02 June, 2023
Tim Eyles, Vice President of marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon, explains how a risk-based holistic approach can reduce operation and maintenance costs, improve long-term margins and extend asset life. The opportunities and challenges for floating wind operators The global offs...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 02 June, 2023
The expectations of continued wind industry growth bring sustained challenges at many levels. One of these is finding the best way of expanding the workforce while maintaining safety and training standards, something that can be achieved with the correct training and support. Demand for wind turbine...
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