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Why Aalborg is a key global wind production hub: Q&A with Siemens Gamesa
Watch our exclusive interview with Jonas Jensen at Siemens Gamesa about working with Aalborg University and the Port of Aalborg to optimise sustainable wind turbine technology.
The world’s largest and most powerful offshore wind turbine unveiled – and more
With 260-metre rotor and 18MW rating, CSSC Haizhuang has broken records with its new offshore turbine: the H260-18MW. But it’s only one in a series of breath taking launches from the Chinese company. Here’s all you need to know…
Port of Aalborg: Production and knowledge hub for wind and green transition
We spoke to Mette Lilkær about what makes the Port of Aalborg such a significant global wind hub and to find out about its latest green transition developments.
Wind turbine foundations: How to save on time, money and materials
As the average size of onshore wind turbines continues to grow, so too are the foundations required… but worry not, there’s a solution available that can help reduce material and excavation costs
“You can standardise without blocking innovation”
Voices from across the industry recognised that standardisation has a role to play in reducing complexity as well as the cost of turbines and other critical components of wind farms.
The new platform supporting up to 8.XMW, 5G factories – and more
At WindEnergy Hamburg, there was a new Chinese voice making a big noise. Here’s what you need to know about Sany Renewable Energy…
Empowering a sustainable future – together
Driving down wind power cost is going to take strong teamwork across the whole sector, which is why ZF Wind Power is pioneering a collaborative concept for all
A new era in co-operation: Renewable Energy Communities
In these extreme times, we need creative measures to find answers to pressing challenges – and this community-driven energy initiative is already getting legislative backing…
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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…
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
How a new vertical axis turbine has its sights on the global wind market
By producing much more power from a single device, GVWT Energy believes its first generation 3MW Guided Vane Wind Turbine can potentially produce energy at a cost of $0.01/kwh
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
How the UK offshore wind industry can deliver 40GW by 2030
Read on for tips and analysis shared by environmental, energy and offshore experts during an Windpower Monthly-ENDS Report roundtable discussion
Driving real competitive advantage through the use of digital technology in O&M
Does the key to cutting O&M costs lie in improving the efficiency of technicians and the use of digital technologies? Read this Windpower Monthly & LexX Technologies Report to find out...
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Ingeteam introduces new-generation power converters
Ingeteam’s market-leading converters are supported by a robust Firmware development methodology designed to simplify wind turbine converter validation and certification
Webinar: Why accurate energy assessments are so important to the wind industry
Currently, the biggest barriers to accurate energy assessments are the lack of transparency and standardisation in calculating expected performance. So what’s the answer? Tune into this webinar to find out!
Webinar: How can we achieve 40GW by 2030?
Tune into this webinar to find out how the wind, environmental and regulatory sectors can come together to make the goal of 40GW by 2030 a reality.
Taking a tough stand against turbine blade erosion
Increasing numbers of wind turbines are expected to operate in challenging climatic conditions, onshore and offshore, for 25 years or more. Rain, hail, salt spray, as well as extremes in cold and warm temperatures, all take their toll on turbine rotor blades.
Back to the gearbox innovations that helped define wind’s future
Moventas launched its first wind turbine gearbox in 1980. Four decades later, it is still manufacturing, innovating and leading the way in turbine gear technology
WPM Webinar: How to extend turbine lifetimes
Join us on 31 March as we share how to reduce downtime, get the best performance from an ageing fleet, and extend turbine lifetime.
WPM Awards 2020: best onshore turbine 4.5MW+ – ENERCON
It's pushed the product forward, an award-winning product that's an important milestone in ENERCON's mission to reshape itself and direct-drive turbines.
Why automation is the future of the wind industry
ARSOS for Intelligent Control can help Remote Operations Centres (ROCs) scale up operations while keeping costs low.
WPM Awards 2020: best offshore turbine 2020 – Aerodyn Engineering Nezzy²
Innovative, clever and changing the landscape of offshore turbines (almost literally), the scaled 1:10 Aerodyn Engineering Nezzy² picks up WPM's offshore turbine of the year.
WPM Awards 2020: best drivetrain – ZF Wind Power SHIFT 7k modular gearbox
Why has the ZF Wind Power's modular gearbox picked up this gong? Pushing through a significant barrier certainly helped…
Virtual roundtable: WPM Award winners discuss the future of turbine technology
Join us on 28th January as our award winners share how the industry can raise standards, push design limits, increase capacity demand and reduce the cost of energy.
Bigger, better, cheaper: how offshore turbine testing is changing the industry
ORE Catapult's National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, Northumberland, is helping manufacturers produce turbines that are ever bigger, keeping costs low and maximising energy output.
WPM & ZF Webinar: Why modular platforms are the future of wind power
Join us on 23 Feb as we discuss the benefits of shifting to a modular gearbox platform.
WPM & Castrol Infographic: The future of wind power
Download this Wind Power Monthly and Castrol infographic, as we highlight how the renewables market is set to thrive in 2021 and how the latest lubricants and technology can help the journey.
ORE Catapult launches ambitious drive to tackle subsea cable failures
Cable failures are costly to fix, but industry collaboration will find long-term solutions. Dan Sumner, project delivery manager at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult says anonymity-by-design is key…
WPM & Green Eagle Report: Why OEM SCADA maintenance is vital
Learn how to keep your SCADA working reliably through efficient maintenance and avoid unplanned breakdowns
WPM & Bitbloom Report: Squeezing more value out of your wind farm data
WPM and Bitbloom explores how a new approach to advanced analytics can give wind farm owners and operators more control without needing to become experts in IT and software development.
WPM & Fluix Report: How digitisation can enhance wind O&M
This WPM and Fluix expert report explores how the offshore O&M sector can benefit from the deployment of data and digitisation technologies
Reducing the cost of energy: the new-generation power converters
As the turbine market grows, so do demands for quality and performance, particularly from critical components such as power converters on whose performance the whole turbine depends. That's where extended validation and certification comes in…
Online Panel Debate: How drones are shaping the future of blade-data management
Join this Windpower Monthly session as we explore how the latest inspection technology can improve, and future-proof your blade data management.
Floating offshore wind: huge UK opportunity… but we must act now
ORE Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence celebrated its first birthday this month. Windpower Monthly caught up with the centre’s programme manager, Ralph Torr, to find out more.
Best onshore turbine to 3.4MW: Goldwind
Goldwind's GW 150-2.8MW won Windpower Monthly's award for the best onshore turbine up to 3.4MW category. Editor Shaun Campbell explains why…
Expert report: An assessment of the components within a wind turbine, their reliability and how to improve them
In this Windpower Monthly expert report, produced in partnership with Sulzer, we are looking at how a proactive maintenance regime can ensure continued reliability of the wind turbines.
Expert report: How the right grease can lower your LCOE
Download this Windpower Monthly expert report, produced in partnership with Castrol, to learn more about an innovative lubricant technology
Artificial eyes in the skies
Read this Windpower Monthly expert report, produced in partnership with Bioseco, to find out how next-generation technology can simultaneously protect birds and wind farm operators from collision risks.
How is UL digitising the renewables industry?
Windpower Monthly visited UL's offices in Pamplona and Cambridge to discuss their RAMP platform.
The winds of change: An interview with Lloyd’s Register’s Will Hodshon
In the third of a new video series on the transformative potential of offshore wind, we speak to Lloyd’s Register’s Will Hodshon about the benefits of feasibility assessments and 3D ground modelling
The winds of change: an interview with Lloyd’s Register’s David Pullinger
In the second video on the transformative potential of offshore wind, we speak to Lloyd’s Register’s David Pullinger about emerging markets and the latest technology impacting offshore wind projects
The winds of change: An interview with Lloyd’s Register’s Rene Lutzen
In the first of a new video series on the transformative potential of offshore wind, we speak to Lloyd’s Register’s Rene Lutzen about the complexities of underwater noise detection.
Expert report: Lowering LCOE with lubricants
Download this Windpower Monthly expert report, produced in partnership with Castrol, to discover why using high-quality lubricants will not only reduce downtime but also maximise turbine efficiency
Turbine of the Year 2019 - 3.5MW+: Vestas EnVentus
Vestas' V150-5.6MW turbine, part of its new EnVentus platform, has won Windpower Monthly's turbine of the year award in the 3.5MW+ category. Editor Shaun Campbell and David Weston discuss why.
Floating Wind - where will the spark come from?
The global deployment of offshore wind technology is bringing decarbonised energy and exciting opportunities to energy consumers, investors, the supply chain and local communities.
Delve into the Italian renewable market at the Key Energy Expo
Windpower Monthly visited the renewable energy expo to hear about Italy's renewable agenda.
A greener way to lubricate wind turbines
Windpower Monthly spoke to Castrol's Global Product Manager, Daryl Luke and International Application Engineer, Phil Booker about how turbine lubrication has evolved.
Q&A with Antti Turunen, ZF Wind Power
PARTNER CONTENT: Antti Turunen, Head of Global Service at ZF Wind Power, talks digitalisation, data and the importance of service in the future.
ZF Wind Power: Production and digitalisation
Windpower Monthly visited ZF Wind Power's offices in Lommel, Belgium to talk to Dr Martin Knops, Chief Technology Officer and Dr Joris Peeters, Head of Digitalisation.
ZF Wind Power: Servicing and maintenance
PARTNER CONTENT: Windpower Monthly visited ZF Wind Power's offices in Lommel, Belgium to talk to Antti Turunen, Head of Global Services and Dr Joris Peeters, Head of Digitalisation.
The future of gearboxes: What happens next?
PARTNER CONTENT: The future of gearboxes is central to the future of wind, but can we sustain the pace of development? Are experts ahead of technology? And what challenges may lie ahead?
A tour around Ingeteam's testing facility
PARTNER CONTENT: In the third and final part of our video series, Ingeteam took Windpower TV on a tour around their testing facility in Bilbao, Spain.
Q&A with Dr Martin Knops, ZF Wind Power
PARTNER CONTENT: 'Innovation is advancing and the race continues' says ZF Wind Power's CTO Dr Martin Knops.
Technological innovation for +10MW turbine converters
PARTNER CONTENT: The merits and advantages of Ingeteam's third generation MV converters for +10MW turbines. Download the report here.
How are lidar systems transforming offshore wind farm development?
PARTNER CONTENT: Accuracy, savings and managed risk. Download the report here.
Ingeteam: 'We can quickly adapt production to market demands'
PARTNER CONTENT: In part two of our series, Ingeteam spoke to Windpower TV about their supply chain, the necessity of converters and generators in turbines and reacting to customer demands.
Wind Turbine of the Year 2018 - 3MW+: Nordex N149
PARTNER CONTENT. Why did Nordex's N149 win Best Onshore Turbine 3MW+ category in the 2018 awards?
Ingeteam: 'We offer the best technology to our clients without any limitations'
PARTNER CONTENT: Ingeteam spoke to Windpower TV about the advantages of being an independent company and learning from multiple different sectors.
Six reasons to choose lidars
PARTNER CONTENT: The need for low cost, accurate and reliable measurements has never been more important.
Boundary Pushers: Smart technology and O&M costs
In the final instalment of Boundary Pushers, Windpower Monthly takes a look at the role technology will play in the future of offshore wind.
VIDEO: Evolving Vestas' 4MW platform
PARTNER CONTENT: Windpower Monthly spoke to Knud Winther Nielsen, product manager of Vestas' 4MW platform.
Boundary Pushers: Electrification of cities
A positive consequence of fightback against carbon emissions has been the growth in clean technology. It is set to transform how we live. The CEO of MHI Vestas, Jens Tommerup, discusses the future of offshore wind.
Boundary Pushers: Optimising the supply chain
WORLDWIDE: Until recently, offshore wind power was one of the most costly forms of power generation.
Boundary Pushers: The offshore meshed grid challenge
In this installation of the Boundary Pushers series we speak to industry experts about offshore grid challenges.
How best to monitor offshore turbine foundations: special report
Download our report - produced in conjunction with sensor manufacturer HBM - comparing the technology and costs of resistive and fiber-optical strain-gauge systems
Boundary Pushers: Making the business case for offshore more compelling
Offshore wind has made great strides in recent years. Projects announced in Europe in 2017 have achieved record-low prices, well under €100/MWh.
Boundary Pushers: The true impact of technology on the offshore industry
The more competitively priced offshore wind becomes, the greater the chance of unlocking demand and new markets - and, with that, opportunities in the offshore wind supply chain increase.
Boundary Pushers: The true impact of technology on the offshore industry
The more competitively priced offshore wind becomes, the greater the chance of unlocking demand and new markets - and, with that, opportunities in the offshore wind supply chain increase. Reducing capital and operational costs in offshore wind boils down to technological innovation in three core areas: turbines, operations and maintenance (O&M) and the grid.
Boundary Pushers: Cutting the costs of offshore energy
Cutting costs continues to be at the heart of what the offshore wind industry is looking to achieve. In this installation of the Boundary Pushers series we have been talking to some of the biggest players about what their companies are doing to lower the cost of energy and the obstacles to offshore wind growth.
Boundary Pushers: Cutting the costs of offshore wind
Cutting costs continues to be at the heart of what the offshore wind industry is looking to achieve. In this installation of the Boundary Pushers series we have been talking to some of the biggest players about what their companies are doing to lower the cost of energy and the obstacles to offshore wind growth.
Boundary Pushers: How Offshore Wind Energy 2017 is pushing boundaries
The world's largest offshore conference and exhibition will bring together innovators from manufacturers, suppliers and government.
Boundary Pushers: How Offshore Wind Energy 2017 is pushing boundaries
The world's largest offshore conference and exhibition will bring together innovators from manufacturers, suppliers and government.
Boundary Pushers: Jens Tommerup, CEO, MHI Vestas
The CEO of MHI Vestas kicks off our new series on forging change through collaboration and innovation.
Boundary Pushers: Jens Tommerup, CEO, MHI Vestas
The CEO of MHI Vestas kicks off our new series on forging change through collaboration and innovation.