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‘Global wind resources stable and predictable’ – study

Wind resources are stable and predictable at a global level – but less so at a local level – accordi...

GE leads US wind sector for net capacity factor

Turbines from GE Renewable Energy leads the US wind market with a 37.42% fleet-wide lifetime average...

RWE partners with US utility to scope Gulf of Mexico’s offshore wind potential

Germany’s RWE and US utility Entergy are teaming up to analyse the Gulf of Mexico offshore wind mark...

US backs 10MW floating offshore wind demo in Shell lease area

The US government has backed plans for a 10MW floating offshore wind project as part of a new fundin...

Fires at wind farms 'underreported over fears of reputational damage'

Poor data and lack of rigorous and transparent reporting around blazes raise concerns operators are ...

Offshore wind test turbines to power Apple data centre

Tech giant weighs into renewables, joining big firms committing to sources of clean, renewable energ...

Rocket science will slash offshore costs

US space agency Nasa applies vibration-reduction technology to floating offshore wind...

Equinor tests South Korea for floaters

The Norway-based oil major is probing South Korean waters to find out whether building an 800MW floa...

Rough seas tool to support offshore wind operations

Researchers have produced a new data tool to help marine coordinators decide whether to send mainten...

SGRE lowers 2020 guidance after project delays

Siemens Gamesa (SGRE) has lowered its guidance for its 2020 financial year after the early arrival o...

Australian agency funds short-term forecasting projects

Seven research and development projects have received funding to trial short-term generation forecas...

'First risk mitigation deals' signed for repowering projects

Asset manager Ares Management Corporation has concluded what is believed to be the first proxy reven...

Long-distance wake affects nearly all US sites

Almost 90% of all operational US wind farms in 2016 were close enough to other projects to either ca...

'Bend-twist coupling' tests begin

Blades equipped with 'bend-twist coupling', which enables them to react to varying wind speeds, will...

How Europe's wind drought and heat wave hit owners and operators

The summer heat wave that swept across Europe caused record-breaking temperatures, wildfires and, ac...

How Europe's wind drought and heat wave hit owners and operators

The summer heat wave that swept across Europe caused record-breaking temperatures, wildfires and, ac...

Wind resources 20% higher in India's monsoon season

INDIA: Wind speeds in some regions of India during this year's monsoon season were up to 20% higher ...

Cold climate experts to work on better icing predicition

SWEDEN: Certification body DNV GL and Swedish atmospheric scientists WeatherTech are working togethe...

Updated: Wind farms largely escape Japanese typhoons

JAPAN: Early reports indicate damaged caused to wind farms during Typhoon Cimarron and Jebi was mini...

Laser technology-enabled wind satellite launched

FRENCH GUIANA: A satellite using laser technology capable of measuring winds around the globe has be...

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