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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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 30 May, 2020
In the search for alternative ways to make foundation installations quieter, faster and easier, the offshore vibro driving technology has developed in leaps and bounds over the past 20 years. The ever-increasing demand for reducing the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) and protecting the underwater wi...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 30 May, 2020
W2W market maturing at last It's clear that the Walk to Work (W2W) concept is here to stay in both wind energy and the oil and gas industry. The major operators and turbine EPCs have all commissioned dedicated W2W vessels from various operators. The last 4 years has seen a number of new operators en...
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