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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 ...

Exclusive: ‘No need to ever landfill’ – tackling wind power's sustainability problem

Wind power is at the forefront of the global response to the climate crisis, but some of the materia...

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...

The future of O&M? Scaling up drones to transport tools, parts – and even people

A new German offshore wind logistics research project sees transport drones being used for the cost-...

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...

Demand for pre-assembled main bearing units reflects desire to reduce complexity across the wind industry

With increasing demand for standardisation, modularisation and system integration in the wind indust...

Multi-rotor research shows potential to slash system mass, cost and LCoE

Eize de Vries talks to research partners from German and UK universities to discover what their anal...

2022: Windpower Monthly's review of the year

Windpower Monthly rounds up some of the major developments in the wind industry during 2022....

Exclusive: Can OWLC's concrete gravity tripod offer an alternative for fixed bottom offshore wind?

UK-based OWLC is hoping to challenge the dominance of monopile offshore substructures with a novel g...

Vestas’ V172-7.2 MW onshore wind turbine drives scalability through advanced modularity

Vestas speaks with Windpower Monthly’s Eize de Vries on key considerations and strategies behind the...

Exclusive: Inside the Vestas V236-15.0 MW - a huge leap in technology

Nine years after exploring inside the near-ready Vestas V164-8.0 MW prototype nacelle, Eize de Vries...

Wind turbine towers: is it time to ditch steel for prefab concrete?

Spain’s concrete bridge specialist HWS talks to Eize de Vries about its disruptive AirTower solution...

Exclusive: How can automated blade coating meet industry, quality and future volume demands?

Following a successful robotised blade-coating demonstration last year, Tebulo Industrial Robotics t...

Vestas V163-4.5 MW: Building on the 4MW onshore wind platform success

Exclusive in-depth analysis: Eize de Vries talks to Vestas about its new V163-4.5MW for low and medi...

Interview: 15 Minutes with TetraSpar floating offshore wind pioneer Henrik Stiesdal

The wind industry veteran behind the TetraSpar floater on the need to overcome our fear of mistakes ...