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On my radar with Eize de Vries: Turbine technology and power ratings matter, but ‘the rotor is the motor’

With 2024 only just off the starting block, we have already clocked three new large-scale offshore t...

On My Radar with Eize de Vries: Sany tackles cost pressures with 8.X-11.XMW 919-series

Chinese OEM Sany and India-based Adani Renewables introduced new turbines to the wider market at Hus...

Opinion: GE has learned a hard lesson from its patent battle with Siemens Gamesa

Last month, Siemens Gamesa and GE agreed to an amicable settlement on offshore technology licensing ...

Opinion: Envision’s turbine underlines threat to western OEMs' market share outside Europe

Envision Energy unveiling its 10MW turbine is a timely reminder of the pace of change among Chinese ...

Opinion: Distribution of value in the wind industry is broken – it’s time for a new settlement

Former Siemens Gamesa insider says turbine manufacturers are in dire need of the bright future they ...

Opinion: Wind industry must slow down turbine development to speed up the offshore rollout

It's time for a more collaborative approach to meet 2030 offshore wind deployment targets...

SGRE: picking up the turbine pace

The merger of Siemens and Gamesa was never going to be a simple affair. Two major multinational wind...

US wind continues to grow as economics beats Trump rhetoric

Donald Trump won the US presidential election in November 2016 with a promise to revitalise the coun...

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...

Weather shows need to change

Those of us who work in the renewables industry largely understand the difference between weather an...

Wind backs words with deeds

This issue falls between two of wind power's biggest events of the year -- the American Wind Energy ...

Competitive age needs deep pockets

There are many challenges associated with developing projects in forested, low-wind sites, but findi...

On Reflection: High ambitions needed to lower costs

WORLDWIDE: Downwind turbines of up to 10MW mounted on floating foundations might sound like somethin...

Staying close to original is not always outdated

WORLDWIDE: At a recent automotive seminar on lightweight, high-strength materials for innovative veh...

I predict there will always be some unpredictability

With a new year started, and having survived the suggested end of the world on 21 December, I have b...

Extending lifetime is often the best option

WORLDWIDE: Years ago as part of a seminar on sustainable project development, I attended a presentat...

EWEA Round up - OEMs place new products on display

EUROPE: During the EWEA offshore show there were a number of announcements and launches for offshore...

One size does not always fit all

WORLDWIDE: There was a time when I used to spend hours every week in the waiting area of our local m...

The 5MW Multibrid -- Sometimes truly innovative ideas come good

WORLDWIDE: A friend of mine once said to me that he did not care whether a story was factually true ...

Everyone needs a basic knowledge of energy

WORLDWIDE: At the European Wind Energy Association's annual conference in Brussels earlier this year...

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