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Nor-Shipping and Norwegian Energy Partners Build Bridges Between Ambition and Reality with First Nor-Shipping Offshore Wind Conference

Accelerating, enabling and supporting the rapid development of offshore wind will be front of mind at the First Nor-Shipping Offshore Wind Conference, with a diverse array of industry leaders centre stage to discuss the latest demands, innovations and segment trends.

15 May 2023

First Electron Beam Welding of Wind Turbine Monopile Achieves Dramatic Results

A collaboration between Cambridge Vacuum Engineering (CVE), SSE Renewables, Sif Group, and TWI, has resulted in the first-ever electron beam welded section to be incorporated in an offshore wind turbine monopile foundation (transition piece).

12 May 2023

Tapping Wind Energy for Decarbonizing the Electric Power System

The MIT Energy Initiative’s Spring Symposium highlights the vast potential of offshore turbines in decarbonizing the grid.

10 May 2023

Supporting Grassroots Wind Power

In February, England’s largest wind turbine was erected in Bristol. The Lawrence Weston wind turbine is 150 metres tall with a capacity of 4.2MW.

From Katrick Technologies Ltd 10 May 2023

New Horizons in Generating Urban Energy

The name of a new research project headed by Dr Yilmaz Uygun, Professor at Constructor University in Bremen, is “Wind.EnergyAutonomous Schools in the Metropolitan Region Northwest.”

5 May 2023

World-First Software Identifies Untapped Wind Energy

Greentech innovator, Katrick Technologies is developing an innovative new wind mapping software through its consortium with Edinburgh Airport and Heriot-Watt University.

From Katrick Technologies Ltd 2 May 2023

Greater Gippsland Offshore Wind Project to Boost the Local Gippsland Economy and Create Thousands of Jobs

BlueFloat Energy has today announced the findings of a socio-economic analysis of the Greater Gippsland Offshore Wind Project.

27 Apr 2023

Groundbreaking Study Charts Australia’s Path to Net Zero

Australia will need to triple the National Electricity Market’s power capacity by 2030 to be on track for net zero by 2050 – requiring a rapid rollout of wind and solar power, transmission, storage, electric vehicles, and heat pumps as we replace our coal fleet.

19 Apr 2023

Recycling Broken Wind Turbine Parts Could Create 20,000 UK Jobs and Multi-billion-pound Supply Chain

Tens of billions of pounds could be generated for the UK economy from the re-use, refurbishment and re-engineering of broken wind turbine parts, according to a new coalition set-up to drive the creation of a circular supply chain for renewables in the UK.

29 Mar 2023

MIT Assistant Professor Aims to Get More Electricity Out of Renewable Energy Systems

Michael Howland was in his office at MIT, watching real-time data from a wind farm 7,000 miles away in northwest India, when he noticed something odd: Some of the turbines weren't producing the expected amount of electricity.

27 Mar 2023