Some level of Site Investigation has been completed on every offshore wind farm to date. But what does the process entail, and how can developers plan ahead to maximize the value of these surveys, while avoiding project delays and cost overruns? What are geotechnical surveys? When developing an offshore wind farm, the interaction of the turbine foundations with the seabed introduces many factors for consideration. What are the soil condi....
Wind energy generation continues to gain ground on traditional fossil fuel production, but there is still much work to be done. Every turbine asset needs to perform at maximum capacity and maximum useful-life, to reach industry sustainability. Wind energy providers must meet cost and annual energy production (AEP) goals, while extending the life of every asset. If the goal is to create efficiencies, minimize downtime, and keep turbines running as....
The European landscape for PV is currently dominated by very big, and mostly Chinese module manufacturers. They own a large market share and generate tough competition against European module producers. The real challenge for these small-medium sized module manufacturing companies - and for any newcomer in the solar business – is to understand first, how to be competitive against those Chinese module suppliers, and second, how to achieve not....
Solar power is at a dead end, and I say that happily. I also say it as the CEO of a Utah and Reno-based solar company. On its path and in its current direction, it is impossible for solar energy to go any further. However, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter. We just need to start looking at and thinking about solar power differently. This is where my happiness comes into play. Dead ends in the green business world always result in one of ....
