Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 09 June, 2022
Blade problems are one of the most common factors affecting continuous operation of turbines in wind farms, both onshore and offshore. Blade failures could result in not only blade loss, but damage to the turbine tower or surrounding turbines, in addition to being a safety concern for nearby populat...
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Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 09 June, 2022
Demand for hydrogen is on the rise, whether as a means of energy storage or as a replacement for natural gas. But only sustainably produced 'green' hydrogen is ecologically reasonable. However, there is still a lack of internationally standardised, mandatory criteria defining sustainability througho...
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Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 09 June, 2022
The certification of the grid characteristics of wind turbines has been mandatory for a long time, in order to maintain grid stability and voltage quality, as well as to obtain the grid connection permit. Ever faster product development cycles lead to time-intensive qualification and validation test...
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Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 09 June, 2022
Offshore wind has been a major success story for Scotland and the UK, with an established policy framework combining with long term, strategic private sector investment leading to significant cost reduction and decarbonisation of the economy. As well as providing opportunity to secure seabed rights ...
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Solar, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 03 May, 2022
Our energy infrastructure is a very fragile and sophisticated system. There needs to be sufficient energy to meet demand at all times. We as users must not be affected by this, because who wants to think about whether to take a shower or put a pizza in the oven? To enable planners to respond to vola...
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Solar, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 03 May, 2022
Amidst the renovation wave unrolling in the EU, smart and scalable local energy generation solutions are in high demand, with solar power being one of the major instruments. While many still believe that installing solar panels on top of an existing roof is a good solution, there are better alternat...
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Solar, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 03 May, 2022
Even a small failure can have serious and wide-ranging consequences for the ongoing operation of a solar project. However, by understanding what caused the failure, steps can be taken to prevent it from happening again. But with the rapid expansion of the solar industry, introduction of new technolo...
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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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