May 14, 2010
WindEnergyUpdate speaks to Sjur Bratland, asset manager of Statoil ASA’s Hywind floating turbine foundation project, about the viability of floating turbine foundation technology.
May 10, 2010
This week’s WindEnergyUpdate news brief includes: EDO Renewables; AWEA; Google; St-Laurent Énergies; US renewable energy legislation; Vattenfall; NYSERDA; and France’s offshore wind strategy.
May 7, 2010
WindEnergyUpdate speaks to Adrian Fox, supply chain manager for the UK’s Crown Estate, about whether the UK’s ambitious Round 3 can be realised by 2020.
May 7, 2010
The UK’s wind industry faces a massive skills shortage that will be felt acutely in years to come. Can the UK train enough project managers, technicians and electrical engineers to keep pace with runaway demand?
May 3, 2010
While wind turbines are a tough workplace, high health and safety standards must become an integral part of daily business if the wind industry is to grow successfully.
May 3, 2010
One matter that has the potential to cause severe project delays, at almost any location, is interference with radar.
May 3, 2010
This week’s WindEnergyUpdate news round up includes: DOI approves Cape Wind project; Suzlon & Volkswind; GE; Vestas; NextEra; REpower; and Fishermen’s Energy.
Apr 30, 2010
WindEnergyUpdate speaks to Vestas’ COO and senior VP of operations, Bo Mørup, about offshore O&M strategy and how developers and investor can maximize their return on their wind farm investments.
Apr 26, 2010
This week's WindEnergyUpdate news brief includes: REpower; Spanish and Portugese wind study: US offshore wind RFI; EWEA; GE & Iberwind; Siemens & E.ON; PNE Wind; Skykon & Lindoe Shipyard; Sepura & Alpha Ventus.
Apr 22, 2010
WindEnergyUpdate speaks to Henrik Welch, senior director of guarantees and project finance at Denmark’s Export Credit Agency (EKF), about how the wind energy sector could work on its project appeal.
Apr 22, 2010
Voluntary renewable portfolio standards are falling short of the mark, progress on mandatory cap-and-trade legislation has stalled and US cleantech investment has taken a dip. What will it take for the US to maintain its lead in cleantech investment and enabling?
Apr 19, 2010
This week’s WindEnergyUpdate news brief includes: GWEC; Vattenfall; EREC; SSE & BurntIsland Fabrications; Ontario announces 47 onshore wind projects; Iberdrola Renovables; E.ON; AWEA; and Robin Rigg becomes fully operational.
Apr 15, 2010
WindEnergyUpdate speaks to Vincent van den Brekel, CEO of turbine manufacturer Darwind, about how innovation can survive the permitting process.
Apr 15, 2010
With many turbines now coming out of their warranty phase, the industry is holding its breath to see whether research and design breakthroughs have resolved gearbox failure issues that have dogged the turbine industry to date.
Apr 12, 2010
With a huge quantity of WTGs erected in the last 2 to 10 years reaching renewal for OEM’s full service and warranty agreements, the need for qualified 3rd party O&M providers will increase in coming years, predicts Gregg Flobeck, Director of Business Development for Sky Climber Wind Solutions, LLC.
