Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 31 May, 2020
PES Wind caught up with Stefan Weber, the founder and Managing Director of WINDSOURCING.COM. It was a great meeting and we were impressed with the new additions to their solutions. From a small online service to an online B2B shop, 9 years later, boasting some of the top players in the wind industry...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 30 May, 2020
Here is proof that it's better to work together than try to reinvent the wheel. PES is thrilled to bring you this perfect example of such a collaboration between two companies. The end result saved time and costs, which are now a big plus for the end users. 'Working with Scopito has enabled us to of...
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Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 30 May, 2020
Barry Nisill, Vice President and Alexander Murillo, Technical Service Engineer, both at Belzona, made time to speak with PES about the part this well-established company, plays in repairs in the wind industry, both onshore and offshore. They welcome any regulations and use them as a minimum benchmar...
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Wind, Corporate Focus, Exclusive Articles — 30 May, 2020
In Europe today, it is standard to equip newly built wind turbines with service lifts. These allow technicians easy access to all levels of the tower. Many older turbines do not have this advantage and require operations and maintenance personnel to ladder climb instead. On such wind farms, there ar...
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Wind, Corporate Focus, Exclusive Articles — 30 May, 2020
OEG's Local Equipment Room modules installed on the London Array offshore substation topside structures. Credit London Array © courtesy of London Array OEG Offshore entered the wind power and renewables market in 2010, with a substantial contract award for the landmark London Array Offshore Wind Far...
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Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 30 May, 2020
BBC Chartering's Mads Poulsen talked to PES about how the demand for wind energy is increasing and the growth in size of the blades being used to harness it. This is a company which is uniquely positioned, with both the fleet capacity and the vessel diversity, required to meet the challenge of bigge...
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Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 30 May, 2020
Abstract: full-scale mechanical testing of blades is an integral part of the certification of wind turbines. With ever-larger rotor diameters, the importance of testing and validation is growing with the aim of minimizing operational risks. Dual axis testing can lead to a more realistic loading scen...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 30 May, 2020
Assessments and analyses for lifetime extension of wind turbines There's a sizeable wave rolling in towards the wind energy industry: this year, in Europe alone, more than ten percent of installed capacity will be reaching its 20th year of operation, and by 2025, the figure will be almost 30 percent...
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