All articles by Ky Nikitha
Ky Nikitha
Take the lead
The recently completed Lake Turkana project has transformed the profile of wind power in Kenya. Rizwan Fazal, director of Lake Turkana Wind Power, and Karin Ohlenforst, director of market intelligence at GWEC, talk to Grace Allen about the factors enabling the development of wind power in the region, the challenges and benefits inherent in projects of this type, and how Kenya can continue to progress in this area and offer an example for Africa more widely.
Make your mark
A memorandum of understanding signed by the Danish Government and leading figures from industry has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to wind energy. Jan Hylleberg, CEO of newly created industry organisation Wind Denmark, speaks to Grace Allen about the state of play and the developments he foresees in facilitating the green transition.
Challenges to opportunities
HUSUM Wind 2019, Germany’s leading national wind trade fair, will be held on 10–13 September 2019, expecting exhibitors and visitors from DACH and further European key markets. OEMs, developers, trading and finance companies, service providers and start-ups will meet in Schleswig-Holstein, the country’s model region for renewable energy.
Green energy: the industry’s trump card
Wind power is a valuable source of green energy – but how green is the production of the turbines themselves? Isabel Ellis speaks to Paulo Silva, senior vice-president of global blades at Senvion, and Manja Annette Behrens, who leads the Danish Technological Institute’s Dreamwind project, about how wind turbines can be manufactured to heighten sustainability throughout their life cycle.
A European success story
The wind industry is gearing up to write its next chapter on 26–28 November at WindEurope Offshore 2019. Taking place in Copenhagen, this biennial conference and exhibition is Europe’s foremost offshore wind energy event, gathering more than 8,000 attendees from over 50 countries to focus on the industry’s next steps.
