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Exclusive: Enercon reveals details of the E-175 EP5 E2 onshore wind flagship model

With the installation of its E-175 EP5 E1 prototype planned within months, Enercon talks to Eize de ...

Challenging times inspire wind industry to think outside the box

For the global wind industry, 2023 was a truly amazing year when it comes to turbine scaling, innova...

Drive for time and cost savings inspires very different joint winners

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The blades that will take turbine sizes to the next level at sea and on land

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Ingenious solutions to address materials and technology challenges share win

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No let up in scaling as rotor size and ratings records tumble

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Onshore technology reaches double-digit capacity rating

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Fierce competition shows demand for 'smaller' turbines remains strong

Industry finds new ways to innovate amid growing cost pressures

Exclusive: Next-gen offshore turbines – why 'bigger and taller is better'

Optimising wind energy will increasingly be about the most efficient use of limited sea space and ad...

Exclusive: Rethinking flange connections for large-scale offshore and onshore wind

As turbines grow ever larger, suppliers of small but essential components are working hard to help t...

Exclusive analysis: New Principle Power floating platform design aims to conquer global wind markets

Eleven years after Principle Power commissioned its first semi-submersible 2MW WindFloat 1 prototype...

Exclusive: Why distributed ultra-high-speed geared solutions are ‘the future’

The founder of a wind industry research centre at one of Germany’s leading technical universities di...

Exclusive: Fraunhofer IWES unveils 115-metre-plus blade test rig for large wind turbine rotor blades

The German Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES) has inaugurated a new test rig for 11...

Eize de Vries on how to optimise, control and maintain multi-rotor turbines

Blending insights from a recent seminar in Germany and HAW’s five-year research project, Eize de Vri...

Exclusive: Vestas’ cable-stayed rotor achieves ‘technology leap’

The innovative Vestas cable-stayed rotor technology is a novel solution capable of enabling substant...

On my radar with Eize de Vries: Why science matters when it comes to wind power

Eize de Vries shares some of his highlights from last month’s WindEurope event in Copenhagen, includ...

Exclusive: Modvion 105-metre wooden wind turbine tower takes shape

Swedish wood tower pioneer Modvion is building a commercial-scale 105-metre demonstrator prototype d...

Compact pitch bearing unit promises fully integrated solution for wind turbines

German company Thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde’s pitch bearing unit (PBU) comprises a fully integrated exten...

On my radar: Is it time to rethink our “bigger is better” approach to offshore wind turbines?

In the first of a new series on recent wind industry developments and new technologies, Eize de Vrie...

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