Wind, PES Essential, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
The wind industry has a huge number of bolted joint connections and, for the most part, they are critical to both performance of the turbine and safety of those working on or around it. More recent offshore designed turbines have as many as 10,000 bolted connections. With wind turbines being designe...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
The supply of offshore wind farms is gaining more and more importance, especially in these times. From an initial niche and a lot of pioneering work, Emden and in particular Ems Ports Agency and Stevedoring, or epas, has established itself in the wind energy segment. A full-service partner for nearl...
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Wind, Corporate Focus, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
As demands of the sector change and grow, the challenges that face the offshore industry also mount and the requirement for higher volume capacity cable laying vessels is increasing. PES was fascinated to hear from MAATS Tech about how it has evolved and is now looking to meet these latest requireme...
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Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
The use of technology, and advanced analytics is opening up new possibilities for the wind sector, leading to better and more informed decision making. PES discussed the benefits of multiple data streams and single platforms for analysing turbine health with Dr. Violetta Di Napoli, Regional Team Lea...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
Wind power generated by turbines accounts for the largest share of renewable energy production in Europe. Here, Voliro and SkySpecs explore the lingering questions surrounding the effects of lightning strikes on the rotor blades of wind turbines, as well as an effective new method for inspecting and...
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Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
It's no secret that wind turbines are growing in stature and wind farms are developing further and further offshore. So PES was delighted to have the opportunity to speak to Katja Roose, Sales and Marketing Manager at Radac,to find out how it is serving the market, with multiple wave radar and beyon...
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Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
To support the green energy transition, it's time for the wind industry to rethink what Asset Performance Management means, and move beyond visualization and monitoring towards performance improvement. Asset reporting, data visualization and performance monitoring have become standard for wind plant...
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Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
Competition among wind farmers to make winning bids in tenders for new generation contracts, while maintaining a healthy return on investment is spurring innovation in operating technology. PhotonFirst looks at how integrated photonics sensing can help operators improve return on investment. Turbine...
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