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Figures are not always what they seem
WORLDWIDE: Some experiences in life have made me cautious about claims relating to machinery performance and efficiency implying favourable, rather static standardised operational circumstances as opp...
Are tenders creating unsustainably low prices?
WORLDWIDE: As growth in wind deployment in Europe and the US slows, the baton has firmly been passed to emerging markets like Brazil and South Africa. Surging demand for electricity in these markets s...
LM unveils 73.5m cutting-edge blade
WORLDWIDE: LM Wind Power's 73.5-metre blade has been developed for Alstom's 6MW Haliade direct-drive offshore turbine.
Nordex installs first N117/2400 model
WORLDWIDE: Nine months after unveiling a new 2.4MW N117/2400 wind turbine with a record 117-metre rotor diameter at the EWEA 2011 event in Brussels, Nordex has installed the first unit in northern Ger...
US firm launches novel CVT device
UNITED STATES: The overall operational benefits of continuously variable transmission (CVT) devices are gradually attracting the attention of wind-turbine manufacturers. Currently there are a few opti...
New player tackles radar problem
UNITED KINGDOM: New firm Aveillant is launching technology it claims will remove concerns about aviation safety and air defence. Parent company Cambridge Consultants set up the spin-off venture to add...
Vestas builds on earlier innovations
WORLDWIDE: It has been a busy year for Vestas' technology division, with the company launching and evolving several onshore products. It has introduced two new versions of the V80/V90/V100 1.8MW serie...
The 5MW Multibrid -- Sometimes truly innovative ideas come good
WORLDWIDE: A friend of mine once said to me that he did not care whether a story was factually true as long as it was entertaining. For similar reasons, I enjoy new technological innovations. I take f...
Cutting the cost of cross-border currency flows
WORLDWIDE: Understanding the true cost of foreign exchange is important for finance directors within the wind sector as there is a foreign exchange fee every time a currency border is crossed.
Alstom targets UK with 6MW direct drive
UK: Alstom's 6MW Haliade 150 direct-drive turbine is at the centre of the French power company's strategy to target the next round of UK offshore development.
A few lessons on the dangers of hype
Years ago, as an engineering student, I attended a class on internal combustion engines. Our lecturer tried to elicit a strong reaction by boldly stating that piston engines are based on the worst pos...
Post-2012 Climate: Climate deal pressure mounts
By mid-October the world's governments still appeared to be struggling towards coming together to ensure a positive outcome for December's crucial climate change summit in Copenhagen. But with so much...
Reinvest plans two projects totalling 53 MW
Swiss renewables developer Reinvest is planning two projects with a combined capacity of 53 MW. In the Vaud canton, in the west of the country, the 39 MW Parc Eolien de la Grandsonnaz project will use...
Time to come clean
Wind power is clean, but its supposed champions can be pretty grubby at times. In 2008, wind became the leading growth energy technology in both the EU and the US -- a timely breakthrough given that ...
The American imperative
Wind power is one of the few "shovel ready" answers to the current economic and climate crises, providing the wind industry with an historic opportunity to become a true economic powerhouse while help...
Special Report Europe 2020 - Last word - Risky investment in energy must stop
The financial crisis was brought on by too many, investing too much of their wealth in risky assets, such as mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and collateralized debt obligations (CDO). Financial insti...
Good deal structure tactics reduce cost
Cheaper wind turbines and balance-of-plant hardware are only two elements of bringing down the cost of wind energy. Much can also be gained by improving transportation and installation logistics and p...
Special Report - Opportunity and Risk in China - Last Word - China takes the lead on exceeding expectations
Steve Sawyer, secretary general of the Global Wind Energy Council, reflects on the astonishing growth he has witnessed in China's wind market over the past five years and on what needs to be done to m...
A second wind
Emerging markets like China present their own challenges to the international wind industry but the established ones are hardly a sure bet either. California, once the golden poster child for wind pow...
Opportunity knocks
In case anyone was in doubt, China is the land of opportunity for wind power players. The country is planning 30,000 MW of wind by 2020 and by some indications it will not only get there, but shoot pa...
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