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Oct 25, 2010
This week’s Wind Energy Update news brief includes the following companies and organisations: Cape Wind Associates & New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal; Vattenfall and Siemens; MAKE consulting; Fluor; Rhode Island Ocean SAMP; University of Maryland Centre for Integrative Environmental Research; Vestas & Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Bristow Group; and REpower.
Oct 22, 2010
Wind Energy Update speaks to the UK Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator manager, Phil de Villiers, about the objectives of the latest Offshore Wind Accelerator competition to flush out the best ideas for transfer and access systems.
Oct 18, 2010
Wind energy has arguably become the dominant renewable energy in Europe, but if it is to compete effectively in electricity markets, more accurate O&M cost forecasts are needed.
Oct 11, 2010
This week’s Wind Energy Update news brief includes the following companies and organizations: National Renewable Energy Laboratory; US DOI and Cape Wind; Gamesa; ENTSO-E & EWEA; LM Wind Power; E.ON; SSE and I & H Brown; Gamesa & Northrop Grumman; and GE & Harbin Electric Machinery.
Oct 8, 2010
Turbine owners and operators have more choice than ever over the best way to organise post-warranty operations and maintenance. However, with several factors to consider, operators need to weigh the options of whether to stick with the original equipment manufacturer's contract, sign a deal with third-party providers or manage operations and maintenance in-house.
Oct 4, 2010
Report: US offshore wind outperforms fossil fuelsThis week’s Wind Energy Update news brief include the following organisations and companies: the Offshore Wind Industry Group & Electricity Networks Strategy Group; SeaEnergy Renewables Limited; the Carbon Trust; Oceana; Viking Energy Partnership; Vestas; and Repower.
Sep 28, 2010
In less than five years, a wind turbine will likely have its warranty expire. 79% of wind turbines are set to move out of warranty. O&M costs for wind power are double or triple the figures that were originally predicted in the financial models used to secure investment and finance. 0.019 euro per kWh is the average real cost of O&M compared with estimated costs from a leading wind...
Sep 28, 2010
UKERC: “Offshore wind costs have peaked, but remain high”This week’s Wind Energy Update news brief includes the following companies and organizations: UK Energy Research Centre; Vattenfall; the Global Wind Energy Council; Suncor Energy and Teck Resources; Suzlon Energy; Crompton Greaves; Gaelectric; Offshore Marine Management (OMM), Draka Norsk Kabel AS and Ballast Nedam.
Sep 21, 2010
United States: Offshore wind forecast quadrupledThis week’s WindEnergyUpdate news brief includes the following companies and organisations: National Renewable Energy Laboratory; European Commission and European Wind Energy Association; Gamesa; Vestas; Iberdrola; Canadian Wind Energy Association; RWE Innogy & nkt Cables; Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation, Bechtel Development Company...
Sep 17, 2010
Inter-array and export cables are critical to getting offshore wind energy to grid, yet a host of factors conspire against the Round 3 vision.
Sep 14, 2010
Vattenfall completes world’s largest offshore wind farm This week’s WindEnergyUpdate news brief includes: Vattenfall; Iberdrola; Ikea & Gamesa; Vestas; Metlife and Pattern Energy; REpower; RWE Innogy; Crown Estate & Sea Energy Renewables; and PensionDanmark & Dong Energy.
Sep 6, 2010
Cape Wind ruling sets precedence on transmission linksThis week’s WindEnergyUpdate includes the following: Cape Wind; BlackRock Investment Management (U.K.) Limited & Vestas; Iberdrola Renovables, Neoenergia & Iberdrola investee; Harland and Wolff (H&W) Heavy Industries & Siemens; Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) and RWE npower renewables; Hochtief Construction & DEME...
Sep 2, 2010
Despite a buoyant European offshore wind market, offshore construction & installation contractors that fall short of budget and technology challenges risk falling by the wayside.
Aug 30, 2010
France to float offshore wind tenders worth €10b This week’s WindEnergyUpdate news brief includes: Offshore wind in France; Vestas; REpower; Scottish Renewables; National Grid and Statnett; Finavera Renewables and Scottish Southern and Energy Renewables; and Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Corporation (XEMC) Group and Darwind BV.
Aug 27, 2010
WindEnergyUpdate speaks to Frank Novachek, Xcel Energy’s director of corporate planning, about progress on its wind-to-battery project to date.
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