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Solar and Wind Energy Enhance Drought Resilience and Groundwater Sustainability

Solar and wind farms are being set up across the country to reduce carbon emissions. These renewables also have another vital effect—preserving more water in the ground.

7 Nov 2019

New Method for Making Wind Energy Systems More Efficient and Cost-Effective

Scientists based in Brazil have formulated a method to better regulate wind energy systems for generating electricity. Wind energy systems are usually costly to maintain, and can only transform a part of the generated energy into storage.

7 Nov 2019

ORE Catapult Launches New Multi-Million-Pound Floating Wind Centre of Excellence

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has today (Thursday 31 October 2019) launched a new multi-million pound national Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence to drive forward the development of next generation offshore wind technologies.

From ORE Catapult 6 Nov 2019

BUMAX Wins Order for Belgian Offshore Wind Farm

Leading Swedish manufacturer of premium stainless steel fasteners BUMAX has received a large order for corrosion resistant and maintenance free studs to be used for a wind farm off the Belgian coast.

From BUMAX AB 6 Nov 2019

Sulzer Schmid and NNAISENSE Join Forces to Develop Wind Industry’s Most Advanced AI Engine for Automated Blade Damage Detection

Sulzer Schmid, a Swiss company pioneering UAV technology for rotor blade inspections, and NNAISENSE, a world leading artificial intelligence specialist, have partnered to develop an artificial intelligence engine to automatically detect rotor blade damages on wind turbine.

From NNAISENSE 5 Sep 2019

World’s Longest Wind Turbine Blade Arrives on the UK’s North-East Coast

The world’s longest offshore wind turbine blade has arrived at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s testing facilities in Blyth, Northumberland.

From ORE Catapult 20 Aug 2019

Europe can Produce 100 Times More Energy through Onshore Windfarms

A new analysis by the University of Sussex and Aarhus University has shown that Europe has the potential to generate over 100 times the amount of energy it currently generates via onshore windfarms. $$IMAGE$$ In an...

19 Aug 2019

Study Assesses Current and Future Trends in the Field of Wind Energy

In the last four decades, the successful adaptation of technology for offshore use and cold climates and enhanced techniques for predicting wind conditions have stimulated a considerable increase in the use of wind turbines for generating electricity.

14 Aug 2019

RES and Algonquin Jointly Advance Maverick Creek Wind Project

Renewable Energy Systems (RES), the largest autonomous renewable energy company in the world, takes pleasure in reporting that it has decided to develop an approximately 480-MW Maverick Creek Wind Project in Texas in col...

13 Aug 2019

Researchers Quantify Cost Targets for Storage of Renewable Energy

Energy storage cost will be crucial in estimating how much renewable energy could help in decarbonizing electricity. However, to what extent should energy storage costs decrease?

8 Aug 2019