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Windpower Monthly's round-up of 2012

As Windpower Monthly winds down for the end-of-year holidays, we leave you with a round-up of some o...

2MW vertical axis prototype under construction

FRANCE: The world's largest vertical axis turbine is set to enter its first trial stage next month a...

Close up - first view of Siemens 4MW turbine

Earlier this month, Siemens installed the first prototype of its 4MW SWT-4.0 offshore wind turbine a...

The growing potential of maritime spatial planning

Europe's sea basins host a number of activities that are important to the EU's economy. So how will ...

Specialist boats or add-on access systems?

As offshore wind moves further out to sea, the smooth and safe transfer of personnel and components ...

The offshore six

The Carbon Trust's chosen offshore cost-reduction concepts...

Vessel designers start to find their sea legs

Vessel design and availability can greatly influence the viability of the offshore wind power sector...

Fit for purpose

The checklist set out by Tidal Transit for the future of offshore wind vessels...

Close up - Fuhrlander's FL3000 turbine

One repercussion of Fuhrlander filing for insolvency has been a question mark over the future of its...

Exploring the trends in foundation design

Most offshore wind turbines use monopile foundations, but alternative foundation designs are gradual...

Springboard for European success

The growth of the offshore wind industry has picked up pace over the past five years bringing increa...

Comparing the competition in turbine foundations

The cost-mass relationship of the main foundation types...

How innovation is shaping foundations

Success drivers and stories from the supply chain...

Better installation can deliver savings for all

With an ambitious programme to rapidly increase its installed offshore wind power capacity, Germany ...

Solid base for innovation

Foundations need a sea-change in performance and cost if they are to provide a sound platform for of...

Clever concept: How Areva's wind service model adapts to varying offshore demands

Areva Wind offers a range of service packages depending typically on the wind farm's distance to sho...

Rhyl Flats: meeting the O&M challenge

What can be learned from the experience of Siemens and RWE npower renewables' joint effort of settin...

Vessel design starts to catch up with demand

With offshore projects coming online in deeper waters, the impact of maintenance costs will inevitab...

Choosing a chopper

Helicopters' O&M role will grow as projects go further offshore and have a large number of turbines ...

Technology innovation central to cutting CoE

If offshore wind is to fulfil its potential to be the UK's main source of sustainable energy, it nee...