A High-Water Mark for the Global Wind Industry?
Jesse Broehl | June 12, 2017
Will 2015 be the high-water mark for annual global wind installations? We recently compiled our data for 2016 in our annual World Wind Energy Market Update 2017 report, finding that -while…
DolWin2 Offshore Wind Link Commissioned in North Sea
Renewable Energy World Editors | June 16, 2017
The Dutch-German transmission operator TenneT now has control of the new 916-MW DolWin2 offshore wind link in the North Sea. ABB yesterday said that it commissioned DolWin2 and handed it …
Renewables to Grab $7 Trillion of Global Power Investment, Says BNEF
Kelvin Ross | June 15, 2017
Renewables will account for almost three quarters of global investment in power generation between now and 2040, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Shell Sees Ability to Manage Risk as Benefit in Offshore Wind Development
Anna Hirtenstein | June 14, 2017
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s most valuable oil company, expects its expertise in managing risk will make it a market leader in developing…
Tokyo May Soon Get Wind Power From Asia Super Grids
Michael Kohn and Stephen Stapczynski | June 13, 2017
The lights of the high-end boutiques and bars of Tokyo’s Ginza neighborhood may someday be powered by wind farms or coal burned…
UK Energy Companies to Advance Storage for Wind Power Integration
Renewable Energy World Editors | June 13, 2017
A collaborative initiative from London-based Carbon Trust will bring together a group of energy companies to investigate use cases for…
Global Wind Energy Insight: Offshore Breakthrough
Steve Sawyer | June 21, 2017
“A remarkable achievement” is the only thing I can say about where the European offshore wind industry finds itself today. It has taken a lot …
The World’s Biggest Wind Turbine Is Larger Than the London Eye
Brian Parkin | June 12, 2017
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S unveiled the world’s most powerful turbine, a 9.5-MW machine that dwarfs the giant London Eye Ferris wheel.
Europe Is About to Go into Overdrive with Offshore Wind Power
Jess Shankleman | June 7, 2017
The governments of Germany, Denmark and Belgium backed a pledge to install 60 GW of new offshore wind power next decade, more than…
Last Word: Safe Wind Turbine Operation Starts With Lubrication
Brad Prickett | June 16, 2017
For wind turbine operators, focusing on lubrication can have a big impact on enhancing safety. How, you ask?