Wind decommissioning – taking the circularity route
Decommissioning is a brutal piece of terminology as it basically means removing something from service; rendering it permanently unusable; putting it totally out of reach. No matter how.
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UKRI to invest £86m in ORE Catapult wind turbine facilities
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will provide £85.6m to the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to drive development of next generation wind turbines.
Siemens profit weighed down by China decline, wind-turbine loss
Siemens’s earnings fell short of analyst estimates as the company saw demand for its digital industries unit drop in China while reporting a loss on its stake in the troubled wind-turbine maker Siemens Energy.
Vestas CEO warns wind supply chain disruptions are likely to continue
Henrik Andersen says the first six months of 2023 “also highlighted” that permitting and regulatory uncertainty remain a key barrier to accelerating the energy transition.
Siemens Energy sees €4.5bn hit as wind losses widen
Siemens Energy launched a strategic review of its wind power business as problems with its turbines are expected to cause a €4.5 billion ($5 billion) net loss in one of industrial Germany’s biggest debacles.
Dutch wind turbine blades to spin slower to save birds during migration
The Netherlands heavily relies on wind turbines in its energy transition — at the expense of thousands of birds that get killed by fast-spinning blades. Now officials say they have a solution to spare some of the migratory animals.
Planet-saving wind farms fall victim to global inflation fight
Off the coast of New England, winds whip over the frigid Atlantic Ocean creating perfect conditions for giant offshore turbines. While plans are in place to tap that natural power to generate electricity, progress — here and around the world — is being held up by soaring inflation.
Up to £6.5bn to be spent on new wind turbine vessels in coming years
Billions of pounds are likely to be spent on new wind turbine and foundation installation vessels this decade as industry moves address the looming shortage.
Chronic shortage of vessels a risk to offshore wind rollout, but good news for operators
By the end of the decade, the UK is aiming to have 50 gigawatts (GW) worth of turbines spinning in the sea.
Siemens Energy’s troubled wind takeover haunts green push
With Siemens Energy AG taking full control of its troubled Gamesa unit, executives finally have a clear path to fix a business that’s delivered three years of straight losses.
Strategic minerals are needed to deliver the energy transition
As COP27 draws to a close, the pressure on governments and companies around the world to accelerate the global energy transition away from fossil fuels and into clean energy continues to mount.
How automating wind turbines can support the growing renewables sector
By 2026, renewables are set to make up almost 95 per cent of increased global power capacity. The increased capacity will have a knock-on effect on the wind industry, growing the challenges already faced, such as Remote Operations Centres (ROC) struggling with the increased assets to monitor.
Chinese activity drove global wind turbine orders to new record in Q2
Global wind turbine orders hit 43 gigawatts (GW) in the second quarter of the year, a new record.
Vestas to flog converters and controls division to KK Wind Solutions
Danish wind turbine giant Vestas is to spin off its converters and controls business to help support its strategic foucs.
Turbine tables: Fred. Olsen Renewables and ReBlade team up to tackle wind waste
Old wind turbine blades could soon be used as bus stops or dining tables as part of ambitious new plans.
Wind power’s ‘colossal market failure’ threatens climate fight
Optimism abounds about the future of wind power, with a clean-energy boom powering robust growth in an industry that businesses and governments agree is key to slowing climate change. But a nagging problem could keep the sector from fulfilling that promise: Turbine makers are still struggling to translate soaring demand into profit.
Turbine manufacturer Vestas feels the bite of supply disruptions as profits slump
Vestas has blamed rising energy prices, supply chain disruptions and inflation for a reduction in profits last year.
Vestas tips cost of wind turbines to increase further in 2022
Turbine manufacturer Vestas has set out the ongoing challenges in the business environment on its operations.
Energy Transition Market Outlook – A View from the Transition Leaders
In May 2021, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released Net Zero by 2050: a Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector, the first comprehensive study of how to transition to a net zero energy system by 2050, while ensuring stable and affordable energy supplies, universal energy access, and enabling robust economic growth.
VIDEO: Daredevil Danny MacAskill cycles along wind turbine blade ahead of COP26
Ahead of UN climate change conference COP26, the Scottish pro-cyclist cycled across the turbine, a stunt which has never been attempted before.
Cross-sector approach vital to wind turbine blade recycling, report finds
A cross-sector approach to wind turbine blade recycling could lead to the UK becoming a global leader in the field.
‘People are suffering needlessly’ – north-east residents join calls for onshore wind planning overhaul
An Aberdeenshire woman has spoken of the “considerable discomfort” she and her family endured due to the sound generated by nearby onshore wind turbines.
Siemens Energy swarmed by nations after wind turbine plants
Siemens Energy AG is being overwhelmed with requests to build turbines in countries tapping wind resources and concerned about global supply chains or insistent on broadening the local economic benefits of renewable power.
New coalition, headed up by Vestas, to commercialise solution for full recyclability of wind turbine blades
A coalition of industry and academic leaders have developed a new technology to enable circularity for thermoset composites, the material used to make wind turbine blades.
Top wind turbine maker Vestas plans to raise prices
One of the world’s biggest wind turbine makers Vestas Wind Systems A/S will hike its prices as the costs of steel and transportation increase amid a global commodities boom that’s contributing to a rising risk of inflation.