Jun 11, 2010
WindEnergyUpdate speaks to Terron Hill, Director, transmission policy and RTO coordination, National Grid USA, about the market platforms, technologies, cost allocation methods and policies needed for greater wind penetration into US electricity markets.
Jun 11, 2010
Applications for offshore wind parks are underway in Estonia and Lithuania, with the largest application so far, for a 1GW development. Can these ambitious projects deliver the Baltic States from their current gas dependency?
Jun 7, 2010
This week’s WindEnergyUpdate news brief includes: Areva & Multibrid; Vattenfall & A2Sea; Suzlon; Naikun Wind; Iberdrola; Enercon; Minwind Energy & Outland; and NREL.
Jun 4, 2010
As the offshore wind energy industry matures, calls for industry-wide operational standards are increasingly louder. But questions surrounding the parameters and benchmarks persist.
Jun 4, 2010
WindEnergyUpdate speaks to Charlie Daum, director of development, Geronimo Wind, about avoiding the pitfalls of site selection and best practice for gaining site approval.
May 31, 2010
This week’s WindEnergyUpdate news brief includes: UK Energy Bill; UK Infrastructure & Planning Commission; Global Wind Energy Council; General Electric; E.ON; American Superconductor Corporation; Alstom; European Wind Energy Association; Ingeteam; REpower; and Scotland’s Offshore Valuation study.
May 28, 2010
'Not in my backyard’, or NIMBY-ism, is a very real and prevalent challenge facing the renewable energy world. It causes serious delays in delivering on-time and on-budget projects, and in some cases, has led to projects being cancelled. Now, however, new visual simulation tools can help allay stakeholder fears and keep projects on track.
May 27, 2010
WindEnergyUpdate speaks to Brian Combe, managing director of i4 Product Design, about a new cost-saving design solution that could save wind farm operators significant cabling O&M costs.
May 27, 2010
Two recent developments in the United States could have major impacts on offshore wind developments along the Atlantic coast.
May 24, 2010
This week’s WindEnergyUpdate news brief includes: RWE; Galloper wind farm & Crown Estate; Vestas; TWENTIES Project; Marine Management; RWE Innogy; Offshore Marine Management; RWE nPower Renewables exits Inch Cape project.
May 21, 2010
Wind Energy Update’s head of research Pamela Muckosy interviews Peter Asmus, lead author of the latest Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Report, on issues facing developers and operators both today and in years to come.
May 21, 2010
Faced with spiralling capital costs, is the UK’s wind sector about to miss its own boat?
May 20, 2010
WindEnergyUpdate speaks to Dr. Axel Birk, Senior Vice President Global Service, REpower Systems AG about preventative maintenance strategies for offshore wind parks.
May 17, 2010
This week’s WindEnergyUpdate news brief includes: EIB & Iberdrola; Gamesa; Nordex; AWEA; National Grid & Cape Wind; Crown Estate; Western wind turbine manufacturers face declining share of China’s market; SBC.
May 14, 2010
The EU 2020 renewable energy targets have placed utilities and grid system operators in a race to ensure reliable, stable and responsive control of grid voltage. Some promising solutions have already emerged.
