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The pivotal role of ports
Once a shipment of wind components arrives at a port, the land, equipment and infrastructure the port can offer to developers is crucial in controlling time and costs, says Alastair Smith
Prepare for the long haul
US: Specialised heavy haul carriers are seeking new ways of accommodating the growth in the size of wind equipment. Alan Redding gives a carrier perspective on how to meet the challenge
Strong east wind drives EU
EUROPE: Despite the global financial crisis, prospects for EU wind development look healthy, with new member states taking the baton from market leaders, as Christian Kjaer tells Jacki Buist
Michael Skelly moves into transmission lines
US: The former CEO largely responsible for building Horizon Wind Energy up into the third largest US developer and operator of wind projects is today on a new mission.
How to measure up to expectations
The more accurate the wind measurements on a proposed site, the more likely the wind farm is to deliver on its expected energy yield. Here David Milborrow explains how developers tackle this potential...
Forward planning is key to delivering the goods
The delivery of a consignment of wind equipment takes up to a year to plan. Jorgen Hougaard, Jeppe Frank, Alex Olsen and Peter Greve Jensen consider the logistical complexities involved.
Pricing the project
Bringing all the elements together to calculate the build cost and potential output of a wind farm is crucial to accurately predict its viability. David Milborrow outlines the key expenses
Gaining green approval
EUROPE: Proposed wind farm projects must carry out extensive environmental impact analysis in order to win permission for construction to begin. Andrew Walters outlines some of the challenges.
'My job is to make sure the project can be built'
EUROPE: Guiding the process of building a wind farm calls for an experienced hand. As project manager for RES, Helen Hall supervises everything from complex planning negotiations, environmental assess...
Caught between the desert and the deep blue sea
US: Now that an offshore wind market in the US is poised at the starting gate, wind experts are looking critically at whether the higher cost of offshore wind is worth the investment both for the wind...
Scotland banks on North Sea once again
UK: Scotland is today a major supplier of petroleum and gas. But as those fossil fuel industries decline, the UK's northernmost country is seeking a new role: leadership in offshore wind. The necessar...
Windicator: Quarterly update of industry share price performance and global installed capacity
As world capacity growth continues to slow and cheap gas in North America quells demand for wind power, there has been a marked downturn in confidence in the sector's largest market. Yet orders remain...
Turf war - how the US military is holding back wind
US: As the US wind market adjusts to a new and more challenging market landscape, radar conflicts and a lack of transmission are two infrastructural hurdles weighing on the sector during already tryin...
Environmental analysis and the challenge for offshore wind developers
UK: Before developers can get on with constructing Round 3 offshore wind farms, a host of environmental surveys must be undertaken to ensure that the turbines within the development zones have minimal...
Building a fleet capable of delivering 33GW by 2020
UK: The announcement of the Round 3 offshore wind farm development zones has given a welcome boost to an industry that has been trying to gain momentum ever since Round 1 was announced in 2000. The qu...
Investment in offshore research will prevent costly errors
UK: Looking back to the early days of wind power, it's clear that the UK played a leading part in the evolution of the industry. However, a subsequent lack of funding and support in this country has s...
Ports hold key to UK's offshore wind energy future
UK: The level of development envisaged under the first three rounds of the UK's offshore wind programme represents a huge opportunity to create manufacturing jobs.
Wind turbine gearboxes and the effort to improve their reliability
Geared wind turbines are at the heart of today's industry, yet have earned a negative reputation for poor reliability and early failure, with gearboxes marked as the troublemaker. Eize de Vries looks ...
Modern turbines continue to push technicians' knowledge
As turbines have grown and some elements of repair and care have reduced in relation to power output, the introduction of more complex systems has meant that the job of keeping them running has not re...
Breaking down the cost of wind turbine maintenance
Cutting costs by preventing failure instead of running wind turbines until they break lies at the heart of a new approach to operations and maintenance.
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