Tag Archive for: wind

Record-breaking windturbines – Part II

Here is the second part of last year's article on record-breaking wind turbines, which reviewed record-setting models such as GE1.5, E-126 or Haliade-X. In this new issue we will review wind turbines that, for one reason or another, deserve…

Floating offshore in Spain: main developments

Review of the main floating offshore technology developments in Spain such as WindFloat, PivotBuoy, Elisa, Sath, Nautilus, Flagship and others.

Raw materials and renewables: the perfect storm

The impressive rise in the price of raw materials that we are seeing is affecting all industries, and renewables are no different. But let's take a closer look at the impact on wind and solar, trying to guess whether this rise is temporary or…

Wind OEMs: 2020 financial review

Installation records, key role in the generation mix, floating offshore, green hydrogen... everything seems to be shining (or blowing) in the wind paradise except for one small detail: manufacturers fail to make money...

Wind and solar in Spain – Overview of 2020

We review in 9 charts how wind, solar and market prices have performed in Spain during 2020...spoilers: the solar grows spectacularly and the covid-19 marks the price of the pool

Utilities: from ugly duckling to swan

Utilities are leading the energy transformation with businesses increasingly focused on renewable energy, but oil companies also want a piece of the pie. Who is better prepared?

Wind and solar production forecasting, art or science?

Historically, generation forecasts for wind and solar projects have overestimated the resource. What is the reason for this excessive optimism?

Wind Test and Validation Centers: a strategic resource

A tour around the main wind test and validation centers in the world

Wind turbines with a 40-year lifetime?

One year ago, GE and TUV-Nord announced the first certification of a wind turbine for 40 years of lifetime, but months later, the market does not seem to have followed trend. What are the reasons behind?

Breaking-record wind turbines

A tour of the wind turbines that have set world records: the most powerful, the tallest, the oldest and many more...