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Turbine servicing - Act before the warranty is over

By Merritt Brown, Windpower Monthly, 10 March 10, 11:52

US: Of all the inspection cycles for a wind project, the end-of-warranty quality assurance inspection is possibly the most important to a project owner. With nearly all manufacturers requiring an init...

What's involved in servicing a turbine

By Jesse Broehl, Windpower Monthly, 10 March 10, 11:43

US: There is no one standard service contract for operations and maintenance (O&M). Variables begin with the make and model of turbine. Then, some turbine vendors recommend gearbox oil changes after t...

The dizzying heights of Mountain Home

By Kent Smith, Windpower Monthly, 09 March 10, 04:17

US: It was my wife who applied for the job for me. I had mechanical experience from the automotive industry and I was used to heights from fitting nets at baseball grounds, so turbines would be no pro...

The case for CMS - it picks out a myriad of problems

Windpower Monthly, 09 March 10, 03:45

US: Turning Point director David Clark believes CMS picks out a myriad of problems.

Condition-monitoring systems - unconvinced

Windpower Monthly, 09 March 10, 03:42

US: Harm Toren, head of US operations for Iberdrola, believes the cost is not commercially viable.

Condition-monitoring systems versus hands-on

By Mark Anderson, Windpower Monthly, 09 March 10, 03:29

US: The price of predicting catastrophic turbine breakdowns in the North American wind industry is anywhere from zero to $20,000 or more - and open to lively debate. While some insist rigorous regular...

Market Status: Turkey - End to policy stalemate promises wind boom

By Jan Dodd, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

Turkey has once again doubled its installed wind capacity year on year to reach 807MW at the end of 2009, adding 424MW to the existing 383MW.

Market Status: Spain - Roaring sector spins into regulatory uncertainty

By Michael McGovern, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

SPAIN: The Spanish wind market was Europe's largest in 2009, with around 2.5GW of new capacity connected.

Market Status: Portugal - Offshore potential could help meet ambitious goal

By Branislav Pekic, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

PORTUGAL: Portugal is on a roll. Last year the country moved from third to second place in the world in terms of the contribution wind energy makes to household power consumption, behind Denmark and n...

Market Status: Denmark - Nordic wind pioneer slips down the ranks

By Torgny Moller, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

DENMARK: Installed wind power capacity increased by 80MW on land in Denmark last year and 237 MW offshore, a performance too poor to prevent the country slipping from its long-held third position in t...

Market Status: France - Red tape threatens wind ambitions

By Jan Dodd, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

FRANCE: France has held its position as Europe's fourth-largest wind market in both new and total capacity behind Germany, Spain and Italy.

Market Status: Czech Republic - Solar boom jeopardises the future of wind power

By Sara Knight, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

CZECH REPUBLIC: The Czech Republic added 43.75MW of wind capacity in 2009, taking its total to 192MW, and is unlikely to add more than 38MW in 2010.

Market Status: Finland - Little progress as country waits for feed-in tariff

By Gerard O'Dwyer, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

All eyes will be on Finland's expected feed-in tariff in 2010. This was to have been introduced in the first quarter of the year, but because of delays in the drafting process, the necessary bill is n...

Market Status: Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia - Baltic states struggle to overcome hurdles

By April Streeter, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

BALTIC STATES: The Baltic states all have ambitions to become significant wind markets, but all three face hurdles to realising their goal.

Market Status: Bulgaria - Developers move in despite grid problems

By Heather O'Brian, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

BULGARIA: Data from Bulgaria's Association of Producers of Ecological Energy (APEE) shows that in 2009, 57MW in new wind capacity was installed, bringing the national total to roughly 177MW.

Market Status: Poland - Good potential thwarted by lacklustre government

By Sara Knight, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

POLAND: New installations in Poland in 2009 totalled 322MW, raising the country's wind capacity to about 866MW, according to provisional figures from Poland's wind energy association.

Market Status: Cyprus - Wind springs to life as construction starts

By Heather O'Brian, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

CYPRUS: Cyprus is getting ready to join the wind club as construction of the country's first wind farm proceeds.

Market Status: Ukraine - Capacity static but basis for future growth set

By Heather O'Brian, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

UKRAINE: Ukraine could add 100MW in new wind capacity in 2010, the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA) forecasts, after ending 2009 with the same 90MW of installed capacity with which it began th...

Market Status: Canada - Another record year and boom goes on

By Diane Bailey, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

Canada's wind industry had its biggest year ever in 2009, and 2010 could see nearly as much new hardware installed.

Market Status: Greece - New government raises hope of end to red tape

By Jan Dodd, Windpower Monthly Magazine, 01 March 10, 12:00

GREECE: Even though installed wind capacity in Greece broke through the 1GW threshold in 2009, it was far from being "the year of renewable energy" trumpeted in the spring by then-new development mini...