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Testing lags behind blade development

As rotor blades get longer and lighter, more complex designs introduce potential errors during manuf...

WindTech: Master classes in offshore turbine design

Students on a wind engineering master's course worked together to develop an impressive 12.5MW offsh...

Vestas goes extreme on 4MW platform

Vestas has introduced a new model to its 4MW platform designed to withstand extreme weather events i...

Enercon E-138 EP3 prototype starts testing

The longer-bladed variant prototype of Enercon's new 3.5MW EP3 platform has been installed at a test...

Market competition to 'spur $36.9 billion R&D spend by 2028'

The need for more efficient technology and lower costs in the subsidy-free era will encourage $36.9 ...

'World's largest floating site' foundation contract awarded

A Spanish joint venture of shipbuilding company Navantia with tower and foundations specialist Winda...

First US wind-solar-storage site unveiled

US developer NextEra and utility Portland General Electric will build a 380MW wind-solar-storage hyb...

Stiesdal's TetraSpar demo gets go-ahead

The floating offshore wind turbine platform concept, designed by industry veteran Henrik Stiesdal, w...

Shell invests in kite-power pioneer Makani

A leading developer of kite-based wind-power systems, Makani, has been set up as an independent comp...

Europe's offshore wind costs falling steeply

The latest report into the offshore wind sector by WindEurope shows the cost of investment required ...

Fraunhofer plans 115-metre blade tests

The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES) has received €11.6 million in funding for a ...

US turns attention to floating with new DOE funding

Up to $28 million is up for grabs for floating offshore wind projects using a control co-design prin...

Vestas rewrites the rules for onshore technology

The headline figures -- nameplate capacity of 5.6MW and rotor diameter of up to 162 metres -- are st...

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