The BVGA December Newsletter
The BVGA December Newsletter is now available. In the BVGA December Newsletter you can read Bruce Valpy’s reflections on 2016 and expectations for 2017. The newsletter also includes thoughts [...]
Sky’s the limit? Reducing wind energy costs through increased turbine size
Our work on LCOE, innovation and turbine size are mentioned in "Sky's the limit? Reducing wind energy costs through increased turbine size" article in Utility Dive. The article is [...]
Looking back, looking forward by Bruce Valpy
Fifteen years ago, I remember talking to people about how wind industry technology was really starting to converge – on three-bladed, upwind rotors driving high-speed, doubly-fed or full variable-speed [...]
Shell shocked! by Giles Hundleby
One low price may be considered an exception; two, a coincidence; but a third low price in a row had better be considered the start of a trend. What, [...]
Three in a row spells a trend in low-price offshore wind
In Recharge article 'Three in a row spells a trend in low-price offshore wind' summaries Giles Hundleby's views on the Shell group's win at Borssele 3&4. He describes how this the [...]
The great offshore wind energy limbo dance: part 2
In "The great offshore wind energy limbo dance: part 2", Giles Hundleby's blog "Industry in a flak over Vattenfall's Kriegers' bid" on the recent auction results (prior to Borssele III [...]
Offshore wind thinks outside the box to tackle its challenges
The article "Offshore wind thinks outside the box to tackle its challenges" contains coverage of the Offshore Wind Meets... meeting at OrbisEnergy offshore innovation centre in Lowestoft, featuring Bruce Valpy [...]
Cost reductions for offshore wind: Signs of progress, expectations for more
Our report into cost reduction and turbine size mentioned in the Utility Dive article "Cost reductions for offshore wind: Signs of progress, expectations for more". Read the full article [...]
The Paradigm Shift
"The Paradigm Shift" story in Electrical India references our work with KIC InnoEnergy that resulted in the report ‘Future renewable energy costs: offshore wind.’ The story mentions that teh report [...]
Industry in a Flak over Vattenfall’s Kriegers’ bid by Giles Hundleby (updated)
I admit to being a bit surprised at the low price of DONG’s bid for Borssele I and II when it was published in (July). We soon got down [...]