Dutch firm TebuloRobotics hopes its autonomous mobile robot (AMR) vehicles will be able to coat a 100-metre blade in 90 minutes. All they need is a smooth, obstacle-free factory floor Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power Home page RSS Feed
All four major western manufacturers recorded losses for the second quarter as the coronavirus outbreak continued to play havoc with the global economy and supply chains. Things were made worse for some by problems with hardware or markets that had already been slowing down before the outbreak. Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…
This mural of Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg being engulfed by melting ice looms over a supermarket car park in Bristol, in the south-west of England. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power Home page RSS Feed
Renewables-plus-storage projects in the US will more than treble in the US by the end of 2023, according to new analysis by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power Home page RSS Feed
In the early days of the wind industry, most turbine manufacturers aimed to squeeze as much energy as possible from the air stream. This was achieved by fitting generators that delivered peak power — or “rated power” — at wind speeds in the range 15-18 m/s. The drawback of this approach, however, is that these…
Several of the wind industry’s long-established and best-known leaders have recently announced their departures. We look at their past achievements and the challenges their replacements will face Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power Home page RSS Feed
In-depth technology analysis of China’s most powerful operating turbine by Eize de Vries Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power Home page RSS Feed
In June it was a little uncertain how the wind industry would be affected by the global pandemic, as its competitive position had been eroded by falling gas and oil prices. More recently, however, there have been hopeful signs, not least the publication of the Sustainable Recovery report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Read…
Siemens Gamesa launched its new SG 3.4-145 turbine to make the most of India’s best wind sites. Eize de Vries finds out how the company’s technical experts in Spain and India worked together to come up with the best design to offer flexible power ratings, withstand the country’s hot, humid conditions and offer export potential….
Goldwind’s GW 150-2.8MW turbine has won the Turbine of the Year award in the Onshore Turbine up to 3.4MW category. Editor Shaun Campbell explains why… Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power Home page RSS Feed
Until the coronavirus pandemic brought much of the global economy to a standstill, the wind sector had been expected to install more than 60GW in 2020. This now has been revised downwards, before the outbreak has even peaked in many countries. We take a look at how individual markets are likely to be affected. Read…
The Material Failure Investigation Group of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) has been listening to, and acting on, presentations on the subject of wind turbine failures for the past two years. These have all emerged from organisations outside the mainstream renewable communities, in most cases from independent, third-party investigators. This is of…
Installation of Enercon’s low- and medium-wind 3.5MW E-138 EP3 prototype was completed in late February. Eize de Vries watched the single-blade mounting progress and outlines the new platform’s progress. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power Home page RSS Feed
GERMANY: Germany held its first technology-neutral renewables auction in April — onshore wind battled solar projects for support for 200MW. The results give pause for thought. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power Home page RSS Feed
CHINA: GE-subsidiary LM Wind Power has unveiled a 75.1-metre blade to be used on Goldwind’s new 6.7MW offshore wind turbine. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power Home page RSS Feed