All articles by julian turner
julian turner
FOWIND commissions India’s first offshore LiDAR
The FOWIND Consortium has commissioned India’s first offshore LiDAR off the coast of Gujarat in the Gulf of Khambhat.
WindEurope elects RES Group’s Ivor Catto as new Chairman
Ivor Catto has been elected for an 18-month term by WindEurope’s board of directors, which is comprised of corporate members, national associations and other organisations.
Irizar Forge joins Van Beest
Van Beest – manufacturer of Tycan, Excel and Green Pin lifting equipment – has acquired the majority of the shares of Irizar Forge, based in the Basque Country of Spain.
Wood Group helps Tsetsii Wind Farm erect first turbine in Gobi desert
Wood Group’s clean energy business, previously known as SgurrEnergy, is supporting Tsetsii Wind Farm in the Gobi desert, southern Mongolia, undertaking the owner’s engineer role for the construction phase.
European offshore wind investment rose by nearly 40% in 2016
European offshore wind investment reached €18.2 billion in 2016, according to WindEurope.
Earth, wind and fire – mitigating operational risk
Oil pipeline explosions, earthquakes triggering nuclear meltdown and dangerous gas leaks – when it comes to accidents, the wind industry may not make the headlines in quite the same way as other parts of the energy sector, but it is certainly not accident-immune. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) explains what the industry should do, and is doing, to counter the risks.
Investment in infrastructure – supporting the UK supply chain
The UK is the global leader in installed capacity for offshore wind power, but in terms of the investment in manufacturing installation infrastructure that’s vital to support the pipeline of planned projects it lags behind. Jim Banks speaks to Rhys Thomas from wind industry trade association RenewableUK about what must be done to support the domestic supply chain for components.
Test of strength – wind turbine blade certification
Shirley Accini talks to DNV GL’s Tomasz Sieradzan to find out about the certification process for wind turbine blades.
US Government under pressure to restore wind subsidies
A bipartisan group of 144 lawmakers has delivered an open letter to the US Government calling for the reinstatement of subsidies for wind power generation.
The bearing necessities – stress-testing blade bearings
Damage to blade bearings can have a potentially disastrous impact on cost and operational availability, and as turbines grow larger, it is essential that the causes of damage be better understood. World Wind Technology speaks to Professor Jan Wenske of IWES Fraunhofer about how the highly accelerated pitch-bearing test project will take stress-testing to the next level.