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Making Europes Offshore Wind Schemes Commercially Viable The Supply Chain Opportunity
It’s a fuel that will never run out. The raw material is abundantly available across many parts of Europe and the ‘extraction’ is based on clean technology. The ‘fuel’ in question, of course, is offshore wind and across the region many countries have ambitious plans to make it a key part of their future energy… Read more »
Dissecting the pros and cons of 15+ year service contracts
We’re delighted to welcome back Christian Holmgaard, CEO and Senior Consultant Project Manager for WTG Partners. In this issue, he turns his critical eye to the thorny issue of long-term contracts. Today several of the major wind turbine manufactures offer long-term OMS contracts with coverage for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, with all spare parts and… Read more »
Failure Is Not An Option
Operation, maintenance and survivability are key issues for offshore, and, as we report, software reliability is vital to those three pillars. The ‘failure’ headline is a famous and inspirational quote attributed (wrongly) to Gene Kranz during the Apollo mission in 1970. Whoever coined the phrase is not important, but 40 years on it is still… Read more »
Investing In Europes Future
In this exclusive dispatch, Julian takes a look at the wind industry’s contribution to EU GDP and argues that ‘Green Growth’ is central to recovery – and growth. Europe is in crisis. The economy has entered the slow lane. Jobs are vanishing. Yet Europeans are paying €700 per person per year to countries such as… Read more »
A structured approach to onshore and offshore wind turbine gearbox maintenance
Despite the scale and rapid growth of the wind industry, it has until recently been challenged by the limited service options available for the maintenance and overhaul of turbine gearboxes. We take a look one company’s forward-thinking solution. The UK wind energy market comprises more than 4,000 onshore and offshore wind turbines, with around 1,400… Read more »
Equipped to take-on any lifting challenge
A specialist in the transport of heavy-lift, project and break-bulk cargoes across the world’s oceans, HANSA HEAVY LIFT GmbH has been quietly but confidently carving out a reputation in the wind sector. Here, we talk to company CCO, Joerg Roehl. PES: Welcome to PES magazine. Can you tell us a little about the company and… Read more »
New polyurethane adhesive developed
Faster rotor blade bonding thanks to new technology. The energy turnaround and the push to expand renewable energy generation is posing major challenges for manufacturers of wind energy plants. To ensure economic viability, efforts are focusing first on improving the availability and productivity of existing production facilities. One of the wind energy industry’s top priorities… Read more »
Infrastructure: keeping wind competitive
As wind energy grows in Europe, so must infrastructure development. The European Parliament has considered all the renewable energy sectors in the regions and explored how projects are financed in the current programming period of structural funding. PES took a look at the existing and future measures for renewable energy infrastructure as well as electricity… Read more »
Countdown to an internal energy market
A recent report by the European Wind Energy Association argues that EU electricity market rules must reflect the energy generation mix of the future, and help usher in a flexible power system with a large-scale uptake of wind power and other renewable energy sources. A number of recommendations have been made – many of which… Read more »
Last Word
As we head full-speed into 2013, who knows what the next 12 months will bring? Growth? A return to profitability and a stable European market? Here’s hoping. All we can be sure of is that, as far as the wind sector is concerned, there are some very strong and visionary views around… “What politicians are… Read more »
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The World’s First All-Perovskite Tandem Photovoltaic Power Station has been Completed and is now Operational!
According to a report on the “RENSHINE SOLAR” WeChat official account on January 24, 2025, RENSHINE SOLAR, after achieving the mass production of 30cm×40cm large-sized (Champion efficiency of 26.12%, aperture area > 900 cm2) all-perovskite tandem modules, has once again led the way in constructing the world’s first all-perovskite tandem photovoltaic demonstration power station. The station consists… Read more »
Klein Marine System’s 5900 High-Speed Side-Scan Sonar To KIOST For Seafloor Topography Surveys
Top-of-the-line high-speed sonar system goes to the Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) Salem, NH – Jan. 21, 2025 – Klein Marine Systems (Salem, NH), is pleased to announce that the Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), in their ongoing quest to advance marine science and technology, has accepted delivery of… Read more »
Enviromena announces second milestone of 2025 with Hampshire solar farm energisation
Enviromena, a leading provider of clean energy solutions, is proud to announce the successful energisation of the Kiln Fields Solar Farm, an 18MWp renewable energy project in Heckfield, Hampshire. The project is the second in Enviromena’s pipeline to be energised as part of the grid’s Technical Limits acceleration programme following the award-winning energisation of Horsey… Read more »
Aevy selected for TotalEnergies On Accelerator program
Collaboration to explore innovative solutions for next-generation management and due diligence of renewable asset OSLO, Norway — Aevy, a pioneering provider of solutions for management and due diligence of renewable energy assets, announces its selection for the TotalEnergies On accelerator program. The collaboration aims to transform how renewable energy assets are managed by unlocking critical… Read more »
Solis Celebrates 20 Years of Driving Renewable Energy Forward
UK – January: Ginlong (Solis) Technologies, one of the largest and most experienced inverter manufacturers globally, proudly marks 20 years of innovation, growth, and commitment to renewable energy. Founded in 2005, Solis has grown from humble beginnings in Ningbo, China, into a trusted global leader in solar inverter technology with a presence in over 35… Read more »
WINAICO receives Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its solar module series
Solar module series WST-XXXNGX-D3 and WST-XXXNGXB-D3 certified Creglingen, 23.01.2025 – The solar module manufacturer WINAICO is pleased to announce the certification of the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for two of its solar module series: WST-XXXNGX-D3 and WST-XXXNGXB-D3 series have been certified. The Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is an important tool for objectively and transparently communicating… Read more »
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