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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Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 27 March, 2022
Spotting the onset of damage to turbine blades quickly allows for fast decision-making in a wind farm's maintenance planning efforts. Using sensor technology to remotely monitor turbines can help avoid severe damage and reduce the need for turbine shutdowns that pause energy production and revenue g...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 26 March, 2022
Atlas Copco has been providing tensioning solutions for the wind industry since 2005. The initial tensioners were supplied to European manufacturers for the build of wind turbines within their facilities. As time progressed the range expanded to Asia and then the rest of the world. Due to the demand...
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Wind, Exclusive Articles — 26 March, 2022
As the wind industry battles the challenge to reduce its own impact on CO2 emissions in the making of greener energy, could flying cranes be a possible solution for transporting spare parts, tools and equipment for turbine service and maintenance? PES was fascinated to learn more about the possibili...
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Wind, Exclusive Articles, Country Focus — 26 March, 2022
Even a global pandemic couldn't put Wind Energy Asia off its stride, as visitors flocked to the event in person and virtually to find out what was new and to network at the largest, most international wind energy exhibition and forum in Taiwan. At Wind Energy Asia, we are getting used to this: a mil...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 26 March, 2022
According to the International Energy Agency's latest world outlook report, reaching the critical but formidable goal of net zero emissions by 2050 will require major efforts from across society, though it will also offer major advantages in terms of human health and economic development. Certainly,...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 26 March, 2022
Ray Lewis, Market Segment Manager, Wind Energy at Diab, looks at the evolving product life cycles of core materials used in the manufacture of composite wind blades. How do market conditions and supply chain issues affect production decisions and what might the future look like as demand grows for z...
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Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 26 March, 2022
As large, unmanned, remote structures that are open to the elements, wind farms both on and offshore are often subject to performance related issues that need to be addressed to remain cost effective and maximise efficiency. With the market growing faster than it is possible for personnel recruitmen...
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