Wind Energy Consulting Articles & Analysis

A new meshed offshore grid design being assessed by UK authorities could support clusters of projects further from shore and reduce the need for energy storage, industry experts told New Energy Update. Earlier this month, UK energy regulator Ofgem announced it would develop a new offshore transmission system to minimize the cost of rapid growth in offshore wind power in the coming years. ...

By Reuters Events

Over the years, top-ranking wind and solar markets have overlapped in just a few states. Where wind flourished, solar usually hung back, and vice versa. “Each of our technologies has largely had their own playpen,” said Anthony Logan, a North American wind analyst at energy and consulting company Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. But now analysts say that’s changing. ...

By Greentech Media

SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, has shown it is ahead of the curve following the publication of a new wind turbine standard from the International Electrotechnical Commission, the 2nd edition of IEC 61400-12-1. The leading renewable energy and grid integration consultancy’s Power Performance Testing (PPT) services, which deliver wind turbine power curve ...

By SgurrEnergy Ltd.

About 15-20% of the wind energy projects installed in the United States since 2000 could be repowered to capture federal tax after the extension of the production tax credit (PTC), said Kevin Smith, director, Asset Management & Operating Services at the Renewables Advisory within DNV GL – Energy. The extension of the PTC until the end of 2019, announced in December 2015, opens a ...

By Wind Energy Update - Reuters Events

Once it has installed these seven G97-2.0 MW turbines, the Maan wind farm will have total capacity of 80 MW Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has secured a new order from Elecnor for the expansion of the Maan wind farm with the addition of seven new G97-2.0 MW wind turbines (14 MW). This project, which Elecnor is building on a turnkey basis for the Jordan Ministry of Energy ...

By Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

The U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) program has honored Sarah Kurtz and Suzanne Tegen of the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for their leadership and achievement in the field of renewable energy. The C3E program, led by the Energy Department in collaboration with the Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy and the MIT Energy Initiative, ...

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Tom Hayes visited Mainstream’s Cape Town office to meet with staff and receive a briefing on the company’s operations in South Africa. The Minister was accompanied by Tony McCullagh, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland, South Africa. Mainstream, which was founded by Eddie O’Connor in 2008, has been operating in South Africa since 2009 and was last week named “Lead ...

By Mainstream Renewable Power

Public support grows for wind farms if they are located away from recreational areas and if they are either fully or partly owned by organisations within the local community. In addition, Swedish consumers would accept bigger bills for electricity generated by wind power if the local population were heavily involved in wind farm planning, a recent survey suggests. Public attitudes towards wind ...

By European Commission, Environment DG

Meteodyn and Michel Ferry R&D consulting today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Meteodyn will acquire MIGAL-S solver source code and exclusivity usage. The transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies. The acquisition of MIGAL-S, the unique Fully Coupled Multi-Grid solver of the wind energy market, will enable ...

By Meteodyn

The European wind industry faces a severe skills shortage of around 5,500 appropriately qualified staff per year. This shortfall could climb to 18,000 by 2030 - nearly 5% of the entire wind industry workforce - if numbers of suitable workers don’t increase. The warning comes in a report to be published by the EU’s Wind Energy Technology Platform (TPWind), based on research by ...

By WindEurope asbl/vzw

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Wind Power Generation Market in Argentina http://www.reportlinker.com/p01007589/Wind-Power-Generation-Market-in-Argentina.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Electric_power_energy The Wind Power Generation Market in Argentina provides a comprehensive analysis of the growing ...

By ReportLinker

Press Release The positive feedback from speakers, exhibitors, visitors and attendees give a proof of the real success of the South-East European Forum held from 28 till 30 March 2012 in IEC, Sofia, Bulgaria. It incorporated: SEE Solar (Solar PV & Thermal Exhibition), EE and RE (Exhibition and Congress on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) and 'Save the Planet' ...

By Via Expo Ltd.

Post Event Report 2012 The positive feedback from speakers, exhibitors, visitors and attendees give a proof of the real success of the South-East European Forum held from 28 till 30 March 2012 in IEC, Sofia, Bulgaria. It incorporated: SEE Solar (Solar PV & Thermal Exhibition), EE and RE (Exhibition and Congress on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) and 'Save the Planet' ...

By Via Expo Ltd.

The positive feedback from speakers, exhibitors, visitors and attendees give a proof of the real success of the South-East European Forum held from 28 till 30 March 2012 in IEC, Sofia, Bulgaria. It incorporated: SEE Solar (Solar PV & Thermal Exhibition), EE and RE (Exhibition and Congress on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) and 'Save the Planet' (Conference and ...

By Via Expo Ltd.

GE today announced that it is working with Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to investigate ways to improve wind farm productivity and efficiency. The results of the study will directly contribute to future product and service designs. The project is part of a larger Department of Energy (DOE) investment of $9 million to an IIT-led consortium to enhance the ...

By GE Intelligent Platforms