Mar 27, 2012
Lucy Heintz, Director of Energy at private equity investor Actis, sees huge potential in emerging economy wind markets.
Mar 27, 2012
Several major vertical axis wind turbines design concepts are currently undergoing testing. When will this alternative design break into the mainstream?
Mar 27, 2012
This week’s Wind Energy Update news brief includes REpower, PNE Wind; Centrica, Dong Energy, Centrica Energy Renewable Investments; Gamesa, Port of Leith; RWE Innogy; California Energy Commission; Marubeni, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, Seajacks.
Mar 22, 2012
Over 100,000MW of wind energy capacity is set to come out of warranty by 2020 forcing operators to either repower or retrofit their wind farms or lose money.
Mar 20, 2012
In little over a month, the first-ever Wind Energy Summit with an exclusive focus on upgrades, retrofit and repower technology will take place in Texas, the principal state for operational wind facilities and service specialists.
Mar 20, 2012
March 19, 2012 - By Teodora Todorova
Mar 19, 2012
Jan Keil, researcher and author of Deutsche Bank’s latest report on renewable energy storage options, on how Germany can meet its 2050 target of running on 80% renewable electricity, with the help of energy storage.
Mar 19, 2012
This week’s Wind Energy Update news brief includes Alstom; E.ON; Dong Energy; Dominion Virginia Power, ABB Power Systems Consulting, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Trianel, Areva; Dong Energy; Gamesa, Algonquin Power & Utilities.
Mar 19, 2012
The future of the federal production tax credit (PTC) hangs in the balance, but analysts say major players with the right level of research and development are well-placed to compete in US’ increasingly competitive wind energy market.
Mar 14, 2012
A document published on Wind Energy Update’s website on offshore wind risk mitigation attracted record interest over the last week and clearly demonstrated the need for information on past and present risk factors in the offshore wind business.
Mar 12, 2012
Wind Energy Update’s largest North American event, the 4th Annual Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Summit, has already seen over 250 wind professionals and 18 sponsors confirm their attendance with still 6 weeks until the event itself takes place.
Mar 12, 2012
Wind Energy Update speaks to Willi Mannheims, General Partner at European private equity firm Ventizz Capital Partners, about the company’s recent joint venture with Hochtief to develop offshore wind farms.
Mar 12, 2012
Scotland is hoping to raise its game on the clean energy front via a deal that promises close ties with innovative power company Masdar of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Mar 12, 2012
This week’s Wind Energy Update news brief includes: ERG Renew; Marubeni, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, IHI Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Nippon Steel, Hitachi; E.ON UK, ABB; Fugro Seacore, ABB Inocean, ABB, Inocean AS Norway.
Mar 7, 2012
Effective risk management practices become increasingly important in the offshore wind energy sector as the cost of new projects reaches a staggering range of 2.0 to 2.2 million €/MW.
