Block ip Trap

featured image
15 Jul, 2024
Beyond Capacity? Offshore wind heavy lift fleet faces uncharted waters

The global goal for offshore wind capacity is an ambitious 234 GW by 2030*, but a significant gap exists between national targets and developer realities. With political, economic, and technological hurdles threatening progress, this article...

Yvan Gelbart

featured image
15 Jul, 2024
Achieving Millimeter Tolerances for Large Wind Turbine Flanges

Wind turbine diameter sizes continue to increase. Today’s large offshore wind turbines flanges for jackets, monopiles, transition pieces, and bottom tower sections can measure up to eight meters across, while 10 meters are forecast in the future....

Søren Kellenberger

featured image
15 Jul, 2024
Engaging the NIMBYs: Using AI to overcome community engagement bottlenecks for the wind industry

Although community engagement has traditionally been a laborious and data-starved process, AI has unleashed a new era of improved workflows, better resource allocation, and higher visibility, helping wind power developers tap into real-time...

Kyle Woolard

featured image
15 Jul, 2024
Transforming Condition Monitoring Focusing on the structural health of wind turbine towers and foundations

Traditionally, Condition Monitoring Systems for wind turbines concentrated primarily on the drivetrain. Thanks to a rapid increase in the number of wind turbines, monitoring the condition of the rotor blades also became a requirement. Today, the...

Frank Fladerer

featured image
15 Jul, 2024
The Problem Nobody Can See

Many of us are familiar with the saying that every adversity carries the seeds of equal or greater opportunity. This certainly proved painfully true for me. My son was a happy child who had not missed a day of school in over two years and had never...

B.D. Erickson

featured image
15 May, 2024
Securing Our Energy Infrastructure with Microgrids

The impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly more apparent as communities around the world experience extreme weather events. From hurricanes and floods to droughts and wildfires, these types of events can have profound negatives effects...

Dane LaBonte, Mike Voll, and Tony Zavanelli

featured image
15 May, 2024
On-site Generation of Wind Energy is Key to Recovery after Extreme Weather Events

When thinking of renewable energy sources, you most likely picture solar panels or massive wind turbines, churning out energy to reduce the strain on electric grids and helping towns and businesses meet lofty sustainability goals. However, when an...

Claus Lønborg

featured image
15 May, 2024
Harnessing the Power of Floating Offshore Wind

The US offshore wind sector has entered 2024 with cautious optimism as the industry shakes off negativity from last year, ready to apply learnings from a challenging 2023 to the year ahead. There are already key projects in the pipeline, including...

Sigurd Solheim Pettersen, Bente Pretlove, and Kristin Nergaard Berg

featured image
15 May, 2024
Securing a Workforce for America's Offshore Wind Future

America’s seas are changing. Our first commercial-scale projects now stand with turbines towering over the water, providing electricity to communities and tens of thousands of homes across the East Coast. This burgeoning industry promises a...

Ross Gould

featured image
15 May, 2024
Safeguarding Wind Against Power Outages

The unprecedented twin challenges of ensuring secure and affordable energy supplies and meeting climate targets have propelled wind power development into an extraordinary new phase of ever-faster growth. After a challenging year, the global wind...

Alberto Barcia