What does 2025 look like for wind manufacturers?

While the Windeurope 2025 trade fair is being held in Copenhagen, it is a good time to take a look at the current situation and the near future of the main wind power manufacturers. It has to be said that the trade war unleashed from the USA…

What is Agrivoltaics?

Many critics of the current development of solar photovoltaic focus their arguments on the amount of land required for this technology. And not only because of the land occupation but also because of the impossibility of using this land for…

Windturbine observer’s guide

When I pass by a wind farm, I can't help but try to distinguish the manufacturer and model of wind turbine. And I think I'm not the only one, so this article is intended to help you to be able to identify at a glance the different wind turbines…

Wind and Solar in Spain – Overview 2024

Seventh edition of the summary of renewables in Spain, with a review of the main data summarising a year 2024 marked by the growth of solar energy, the stagnation of wind energy and fears in the sector of price cannibalisation.   The…

Revisiting wind turbine test centres

Four years ago, we dedicated an article in this blog to the wind industry's testing and validation centres where we marvelled at the facilities prepared for what, at that time, were the offshore giants: models of up to 12 MW with blades of more…

Would it make sense to design wind projects based on the price of energy?

Traditionally, the goal of wind farm design is to maximise annual energy production (AEP) within the safety margins of the turbine. But today, with electricity prices differing depending on the time of day, it may make more sense to maximise…

Virtual tour of WindEnergy Hamburg 2024

Is it possible to visit a trade fair virtually? As we could not be present at WindEnergy Hamburg 2024 this year due to scheduling issues, we tried to recreate a visit by highlighting the most interesting things seen and heard on the media...…

Capacity factor in renewables

The Capacity Factor is one of the most widely used indicators in our industry. It indicates the level of utilisation of a generation plant and is a simple and quick way to get an idea of the "efficiency" of a wind or solar project. It is therefore…

Wooden wind turbines?

Recently there has been a lot of talk about start-ups that are developing both wooden wind turbine towers and blades. These are still very embryonic companies and projects, but it is worth taking a look at this technology to see what the future…

Europe’s renewable industry seeks protection

A few days ago, the European Solar Charter was signed, a non-binding document supporting the European solar industry. Also recently, the famous Net Zero Industry Act has been approved by the European Parliament and the European Commission has…