by Stephen Mills | Jul 4, 2019 | Blogs
At the Global Offshore Wind conference in London last week, I was reminded that we as a team now have so much history under our belts, having been at the heart of the world’s most successful offshore wind market for over 15 years. On one panel session, I was asked to...
by Stephen Mills | Jun 21, 2019 | Blogs
There were lots of questions occupying the minds of those attending Renewable UK’s Global Offshore Wind in London. Two of these are were: What will the UK Government’s Sector Deal mean for me? How might governments ration capacity in a post-subsidy world?...
by Stephen Mills | Mar 7, 2019 | Blogs
In examining the UK Offshore Wind Sector Deal, published today, it’s worth first considering what each party – industry and government – would have wanted from the Deal. The government wanted high volume, low carbon electricity with the least cost to the taxpayer, and...
by Stephen Mills | Feb 5, 2019 | Blogs
This year I will hit the dubious landmark of 25 years in the wind industry. Right from the very start I have been involved in creating software that managed and analysed data. My first job back in 1993 was automating batches of Fortran code as part of the lifetime...
by Stephen Mills | Jan 3, 2019 | Blogs
As we head into 2019, we continue to ponder one of our obsessions: How do wind farm owners know that they are getting the best value from their assets? Asset management strategies lie somewhere between doing it all in-house, and subcontracting everything. Whoever is...
