Solar, PES Essential, Exclusive Articles — 27 August, 2023
Solar plants are adopting digital tools to improve site performance, with mixed success. Traditional asset performance management (APM) tools focus primarily on inverter data and DC-side performance issues but pay very little attention to tracker performance. Most tracker analytics are manual and fo...
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Solar, PES Essential, Exclusive Articles — 27 August, 2023
Renewable energy has become a crucial focus in the fight against climate change, driven by the need to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigate the impact of global warming. Fossil fuel energy production has been the primary contributor to GHG emissions, causing approximately 75% and nearl...
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Wind, PES Essential, Exclusive Articles — 02 June, 2023
Global wind capacity is set to grow to a staggering 1,400 GW by 2026, and the need for a skilled and experienced workforce is urgent. So much so that the industry needs to look outside of internal sources to find candidates. But how does the industry recruit effectively and sustainably, while ensuri...
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Wind, PES Essential, Exclusive Articles — 02 June, 2023
Lightning strikes are powerful and awe-inspiring displays of nature's fury. However, they can also wreak havoc on man-made structures, including wind turbines. According to industry experts, around 1 to 3 percent of lightning strikes to wind turbine blades result in blade damage. However, this figur...
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Wind, PES Essential, Exclusive Articles — 02 June, 2023
Imagine being a wind technician standing inside a 100m high wind turbine, where the only way up is via a vertical metal ladder. This was a very real challenge for anyone until the mid-2000s. And even though many wind turbines are now equipped with climbing aids, they still cannot eradicate things li...
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Solar, PES Essential, Exclusive Articles — 28 May, 2023
Sophisticated load distribution, extensive tests in the wind tunnel and certified quality make Premium Mounting Technologies' mounting systems stand out from the crowd. With the further development of PMT EVO 2.1, the company from Stadtsteinach sets new standards for PV projects. About one third of ...
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Wind, PES Essential, Exclusive Articles — 13 April, 2023
DHSS, recently acquired by Clarkson Port Services and now part of Clarkson PLC, continues to grow its coverage of services on a global scale. With strategic locations around the UK and the Netherlands, the combination forms a solid tandem, providing important turn-key services, including port agency...
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Wind, PES Essential, Exclusive Articles — 13 April, 2023
Digital innovation is crucial for tracking blade damage history and repair details on large fleets. As the first software-as-a-service for this market, Blade Expert sets a new communication standard for rotor blade works and data management that allows any service company to deploy its own system, w...
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