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Ireland’s second auction awards 414MW to wind
Only 14 wind projects make the list of 80 winners, with solar farms securing the lion’s share of capacity
OX2 plans gigawatt-scale offshore wind off Finland
Developer adds to pipeline of large offshore wind farms in Nordic waters with latest agreement with Finnish investor
Siemens Gamesa to cut more US manufacturing jobs
Turbine manufacturer announces job cuts amid market slowdown, financial difficulties and GE patent dispute
Siemens Energy eyes €300m post-takeover annual savings at SGRE
Senior figures at Siemens Energy outline areas where costs could be saved if it takes over Siemens Gamesa
Underwater drone inspects wind turbine foundations
Wind farm owner EDF believes this is the first time offshore turbine foundations have been inspected autonomously
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Netherlands Nordex milestone with first 6MW turbine installed
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United States GE targets North America with new 3MW turbine
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Denmark Vestas unveils 4.5MW turbine with 163-metre rotor
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United States US firm launches spiral-weld tower production
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Denmark Vestas eyes Danish offshore tests for 15MW turbine
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Tenders & investments
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Netherlands RWE enters Netherlands' offshore wind tender
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Netherlands BP submits bid for Dutch offshore wind tender
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United States TotalEnergies and Duke win Carolinas lease auction
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Netherlands SSE partners with Brookfield for Hollandse Kust West bid
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Netherlands Vattenfall and BASF plan Dutch offshore wind bids
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How acoustic emission technology can alert you to early signs of blade damage
Tech that has more commonly been used to monitor damage to structures such as bridges is now coming to the fore in the wind industry as a more efficient way to detect blades that have been compromised
Mistras
A customised wind service solution, no matter where your turbines are
No wind farm or operator is the same. That’s why Winergy offers turbine-ready service solutions
Winergy
Why technical organisations should adopt a ‘creative formula’
Keynote speaker at Blades USA 2022 – David Kaskie, vice president of Products & Systemsdivision, MISTRAS Group – on the importance of getting creative.
MISTRAS Group
All ears for turbine blades 24/7
How a continuous monitoring solution from Ping is helping turbine owners and providers of predictive analytics minimise blade O&M costs
Ping
How the latest simulation technology can reduce costs and improve productivity
Sign up to this Windpower Monthly webinar to hear Hexagon and DNV discuss how a new strategic partnership is aiming to improve wind turbine development and certification – and how the latest technologies can help to reduce LOCE
Hexagon
Vestas focuses on unlocking new multibrand service opportunities
Windpower Monthly talks to Head of Multibrand Service at Vestas, David Brett, about the company's multibrand service business, both in terms of its global footprint and the range of platforms within its portfolio
Vestas
How smart SCADA tools are making serious cost savings
The more sophisticated the renewable energy asset, the more sophisticated system you need to support it. Get it right and you can save significant time, resource and money.
Ingeteam
How to assess all landscapes reliably – whatever the terrain
Measuring a flat, open desert for its generating potential is straight forward. Throw in a mountain, some lakes and a forest – it gets a whole more complicated. But it's not impossible…
Leosphere
Achieving alignment in energy production modelling
A recent Windpower Monthly webinar, produced in partnership with Vestas, discussed why the industry needs to converge to deliver greater accuracy in energy production analysis for wind projects
Vestas
Siemens Gamesa scales new heights in predictive maintenance for blades
Siemens Gamesa’s Morten Vindbjerg discusses how advances in imaging technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and big data are being harnessed to optimise the maintenance of blades