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  • Trump win clouds US wind outlook just as new data shows rising activity

  • German wind auctions hike power market risk for repowering projects

  • US offshore wind expansion creates new technology insurance challenges

Floating wind sector urged to copy onshore manufacturing model to cut costs

Oct 26, 2016

To compete on costs with fixed-bottom offshore wind and other renewables, the floating wind industry should industrialize the foundation in the same way it has manufactured and...

Up to 20% of US wind installations since 2000 could be repowered using tax credits

Oct 26, 2016

About 15-20% of the wind energy projects installed in the United States since 2000 could be repowered to capture federal tax after the extension of the production tax credit (PTC),...

Global wind could hit 2.1 TW by 2030; Germany pilots wind plus pumped hydro

Oct 23, 2016

Wind energy news you need to know.

Canadian wind sector looks to de-icing systems to boost energy yield, revenues

Oct 10, 2016

Cold climate and de-icing technologies are improving the business case for wind power in Canada, but icing prediction and assessment remain problematic for the industry, experts told...

Cable layer demand to pick up in key European offshore wind markets

Oct 10, 2016

The demand for cable lay vessels will “pick up considerably” in the German, U.K. and Dutch offshore wind markets and remain sustained by at least decade’s end, Andy Readyhough, senior...

Statoil eyes Hawaii offshore wind; FTI raises short-term wind growth forecast

Oct 10, 2016

Wind energy news you need to know.

Europe's offshore wind sector to see rising demand for dedicated O&M vessels

Sep 27, 2016

About 25 offshore windfarms in Europe will require dedicated maintenance vessels by 2020, John Oosthoek, market intelligence manager for Offshore Renewables at Royal IHC, told Wind...

Fully automated drones could double wind turbine inspection rates

Sep 27, 2016

Using drones that follow automated flight paths without the need for a human pilot could allow wind farm project teams to inspect up to twice as many turbines in a day as they can...

Wind costs could drop 30% by 2030; DONG to build UK's biggest offshore O&M hub

Sep 26, 2016

Wind energy news you need to know.

Oil filtration could reduce transformer faults, cut O&M costs

Sep 13, 2016

Emerging oil filtration techniques could minimize pad-mount transformer faults and reduce one of the biggest sources of wind farm balance-of-plant (BoP) maintenance, Judah Moseson,...

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    Real data and independent analysis to help you choose the most cost-effective O&M strategy to maximize ROI on your onshore wind power assets.
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    The ultimate guide to assessing foundation market opportunities, cost-reduction pathways and commercial viability in the new era of offshore projects
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    Comprehensive data and in-depth analysis on reliability and O&M trends to help you benchmark and optimize the performance of your wind power assets.
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    Identify the preferences of key stakeholders in the selection and deliverance of service contracts.  

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    Wind Energy Update speaks to Eric Endreszl, head of operations at US Climb and Abseil, about how US wind energy health and safety culture must be embedded if accidents and fatality rates are to be reduced.

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    Leading wind data analysts Sciemus Wind will join RWE Innogy, a major European utility in innovative data-centric asset management, in a free webinar on July 28 at 14:00 BST (13:00 UTC) where they will provide insights on how to intelligently inform the day-to-day management of a utility’s onshore assets in the field by effectively using Big Data.
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    The winners for the 2015 Inaugural Wind Energy Update (WEU) O&M Excellence Awards were announced at the 7th Wind Operations and Maintenance Summit in Dallas last week.

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