Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 27 March, 2022
Lidar technology has come a long way since NASA first used it during 1971's Apollo 15 mission to the moon. Modern lidar systems have applications across many industries, and they are being used extensively by the wind power industry for both current and emerging onshore and offshore applications. Ma...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 27 March, 2022
With renewable energy a constantly advancing market, the need for more efficient wind farms and larger structures is also growing. The result is the next generation of wind turbine installations, weighing thousands of tonnes each. But how can these be transported from the production line to site saf...
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Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 27 March, 2022
As wind farms move further offshore, how can they be protected from corrosion while keeping costs down and maintenance time to a minimum? To find out what solutions might be available to help solve this conundrum and get an overview of where the market may be heading next, we spent time talking to L...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 27 March, 2022
With the wind being an unpredictable beast, optimising the performance of turbines and reacting quickly to changes in conditions involves a huge amount of data gathering and analysis. Sereema takes a look at how digital technology is being used to enable quick decision making with everyone in sync. ...
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Wind, PES Essential, Exclusive Articles — 27 March, 2022
The high prices paid for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management leases in the recent New York Bight Auction have drawn attention to the high stakes involved in developing offshore wind projects. The highest winning bid was more than a billion dollars for lease area OCS-A 0539 paid by Bight Wind Holdi...
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Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 27 March, 2022
PES was delighted to have the chance to speak with Mahmoud Hamada, PhD, MBA, Managing Director of SAMAWATT, to find out how machine learning algorithms can help reduce grid imbalance penalties. With government subsidies covering these penalties no longer an option, how can small and medium-sized ren...
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Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 27 March, 2022
While traditional turbine inspection methods can be slow and error-prone, advancements in Artificial Intelligence technology may hold the answer to finding defects faster. A solution that will only grow in importance as wind farms themselves grow and offshore locations become increasingly hard to re...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 27 March, 2022
The weather plays an important role in the operation and maintenance of wind farms, helping to determine output, scheduling maintenance and predicting potential downtime. Accurate forecasting is therefore essential for forward planning. But what about hindsight forecasting? Can looking back over the...
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