Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 22 November, 2020
While wind is enjoying significant growth, studies confirm that wind turbines suffer from reliability issues: The EU's RELIAWIND study found that electrical systems accounted for the highest failure rate, but gearbox failures accounted for the highest amount of downtime (14 days)1. The National Rene...
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Wind, Corporate Focus, Exclusive Articles — 22 November, 2020
Mainprize Offshore has operated in the North Sea for over thirty years, and the family behind the company has a fishing heritage that dates back generations. This team has extensive experience in the offshore oil and gas industries, and has been going from strength to strength since entering the off...
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Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 22 November, 2020
Before considering the impact that condition monitoring systems (CMS) have on our industry, it is important to first establish what CMS entails and how it came to be such an established piece of hardware in the renewable energy sector. A condition monitoring system would normally comprise of a serie...
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Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 22 November, 2020
The electric energy industry has long been a conservative business taking very deliberate and measured steps in adopting new technologies. The renewable energy markets have forced companies to adapt to a fast-paced and rapid technology development cycle. The exponential growth and the demand for mor...
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Wind, Exclusive Articles, Comment — 19 November, 2020
The global energy transition is underway. The uptake of renewables is accelerating, as the technology undercuts fossil fuel based energy generation and governments seek to achieve international climate targets. Renewable energy is now also accepted as an opportunity to drive green economic growth an...
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Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 19 November, 2020
Blade O&M has become a focus for BladeInsight, formerly Prodrone. André Croft de Moura, CEO and founder, spoke enthusiastically to PES, about his vison for the future of drone inspections, with added value. This blade centric company has already embraced the idea of predictive maintenance and is...
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Wind, Press Releases, Renewable News — 18 November, 2020
Combined solution minimises foundation size and environmental footprint Nabrawind and Peikko have developed an innovative rock foundation for wind turbines that will be first implemented in the Elizabeth Bay wind farm developed by the renewables Franco/Namibian company InnoSun Energy. Peikko, Europe...
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Wind, Press Releases, Renewable News — 18 November, 2020
Responding, Morag Watson, Director of Policy at Scottish Renewables, said: "The Prime Minister's recognition that renewable energy is at the heart of a green industrial revolution is to be welcomed. It remains vital, however, that the infrastructure and regulation changes required to underpin the re...
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