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Hitachi Strengthens Wind Power Generation System Business

Hitachi, Ltd. will strengthen its wind power generator maintenance services and expand its core product of wind power generation solution business, as part of efforts to strengthen its renewable energy business, including community-based and collaborative creation-oriented energy projects that combine solar power, storage batteries, EMS(1) and other elements.

From Hitachi, Ltd. 25 Jan 2019

New Breakthrough Technology Could Advance Wind Turbines and Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Argonne National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has invented a novel technology that could help fuel the country’s shift from gas-powered vehicles to hybrid and electric power more quickly, at lower cost, and in a more environmentally friendly manner.

21 Jan 2019

France’s First Tidal Energy Plant Gets Smarter with QOS Energy’s Data Intelligence Platform

Sabella, a pioneering tidal and ocean stream turbine developer, has partnered with QOS Energy to improve the performance monitoring of its ground-breaking Ushant tidal energy project.

From SABELLA SAS 18 Dec 2018

Examining Performance of Predictive Models to Better Perceive the Local and Global Effects of Wind Farms

The Global Wind Energy Council reports that wind power is on track to supply nearly one-fifth of the global demand for electricity by 2050.

14 Dec 2018

Novel System for Storing Renewable Energy to Achieve On-Demand Delivery of Electricity

Engineers at MIT have created a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy, such as wind and solar power, and to perform on-demand delivery of the energy back into an electric grid.

6 Dec 2018

First 3D-printed Turbine-Blade Mold Fetches Sandia Technology Focus Award

Sandia National Laboratories has designed the first wind turbine blades made from a 3D-printed mold, which could significantly reduce the time & cost of developing innovative wind energy technology.

15 Nov 2018

New Approach May Help Design More Efficient Wind Farms

The growing demands for energy have prompted scientists at Penn State Behrend and the University of Tabriz, Iran, to complete a new algorithm, or method, to design highly efficient wind farms that would not only help in generating more revenue for builders but would also aid in producing renewable energy for their customers.

12 Nov 2018

Innovative Blade Access System Could Save European Offshore Wind Farms £1bn

Scottish company Span Access Solutions Ltd is developing an innovative way to access offshore wind turbine blades that could save £1.05bn across the current European fleet of offshore wind farms.

From ORE Catapult 26 Oct 2018

Ingeteam Develops New Optimal Offshore Power Conversion Architecture Based on In-Depth LCoE R&D Study

Ingeteam, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion and turbine control equipment, announced today that a recent in-house R&D study allowed them to work out the optimal electrical power conversion designs for offshore wind turbines up to 15 MW.

From Ingeteam Power Technology S.A. Energy 7 Sep 2018

Ore Catapult Awarded 10-Year Extension to Operate Turbine for Research and Technology Development

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has been awarded a Section 36 consent variation by the Scottish Government to operate its 7MW Levenmouth Offshore Wind Demonstration Turbine in Fife until 2029.

From ORE Catapult 4 Sep 2018