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Sign of the times?
Offshore wind investments in Europe doubled in 2015 to €13.3 Billion in a record year for financing and grid-connected installations. We look at what this means for the future of offshore wind towards 2020. 2015 proved to be a bumper year for offshore wind investments in Europe with total investment doubling from previous years. A… Read more »
Made to measure or off the shelf?
Klaus Hirzel, CEO at Lufft Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH, questions why turbine manufacturers have never asked suppliers for their ideal set of environmental sensors…. Taller, more extreme, more reliable: in parallel with the increasing requirements on wind turbines, the demands on wind sensors for the monitoring and maintenance of the systems are also on the… Read more »
From small beginnings…
Ton Bos, founding partner and CEO of Mega Wind Force, talks to PES about how curiosity, research and perseverance helped him and his co-founders to launch a new company and develop a new wind turbine … PES: Welcome to PES Wind magazine. Thanks for taking the time to speak with us. Would you like to… Read more »
Excellence in offshore steel
PES talks to Markus Hummel, managing director of mh² offshore GmbH, about this new steel construction company in the offshore wind sector…. PES: Welcome to PES Wind. Would you like to introduce your company and explain a little about how you serve the offshore wind industry? Markus Hummel: The mh² offshore GmbH is a small… Read more »
Case carburizing – The secret ingredient of gearbox longevity
Major forces test wind turbine drivetrains, the long-term reliability of which requires special materials meant for significant wear. Case carburizing ensures a competitive solution for lifetime costs of gearboxes’ planetary stages. Jari Toikkanen, Manager of Moventas’ Conceptual Design & Analysis team, explains more… In a wind turbine gearbox, the greatest torque goes through the planetary… Read more »
A Bright Future for the Ports of Normandy
Jérôme Chauvet Development Manager at the Ports of Normandy (PNA,) talks to PES about current expansion plans and offshore wind in Cherbourg and Caen….. PES: Welcome to PES Wind magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background of your organization and how you currently serve… Read more »
DONG Energy to build new record size offshore wind farm in the UK
With the capacity to supply 800,000 homes with electricity and the promise of creating 2,500 local jobs as well as millions of pounds’ worth of investment to the UK’s economy, the creation of a wind farm in Hornsea is good news for the UK. PES turns to DONG Energy to find out more… In 2010,… Read more »
Moving with the times
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier prepares for the next generation of offshore wind farms. Since the earliest offshore wind farm was installed just over 20 years ago, the offshore wind industry has been characterised by continuous improvement and innovation as firms at all junctures along the supply chain have leapt at the challenge to contribute to reducing… Read more »
Short stay
Brad Hirst, Sales & Marketing Manager, talks in more depth to PES about the value of temporary accommodation rentals… PES: Why are temporary living quarter rental companies critical to the offshore wind supply chain? Brad Hirst: At various stages of an offshore wind project’s life cycle there will be varying workforce needs: i.e. during the… Read more »
Floating in the Wind
Bruno G. Geschier, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Ideol, talks to PES about the growing demand for floating offshore solutions… PES: Welcome to PES Wind magazine. Thanks for talking with us. Would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background of your organization and how you currently serve the offshore wind… Read more »
