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Tien Li contract confirms MHI Vestas as first turbine manufacturer to build blades locally in Taiwan
The MHI Vestas press release below, references our economic impact assessment work, led by Alun Roberts, and its impact on the investment decision to manufacture blades locally in Taiwan. Aarhus, Denmark March 24, 2020 Tien [...]
This is positive news for UK renewables – but the key will be translation into policy
This is positive news for UK renewables – but the key will be translation into policy is BVGA's Mike Blanch views on the possible implications of the UK Government's consultation on changes to the Contracts [...]
Onshore wind ‘reinstated’ to UK auctions
Onshore wind 'reinstated' to UK auctions article in Windpower Monthly discusses the UK Government's consultation announcement about future Contract for Difference (CfD) auctions for low carbon electricity generation. In discussing the potential for onshore wind [...]
The globalisation of offshore wind: our latest newsletter
Our latest newsletter is now available. This month, the globalisation of offshore wind is a key topic. Stories include our work for the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition, wind farm cost estimation for China Three [...]
Magnomatics launches offshore wind technology
Magnomatics launches offshore wind technology in Energy Global highlights Magnomatics's Compact High Efficiency Generator (CHEG), a Magnomatics 500kW PDD. As well as a overview of the technology, the article mentioned our review work confirming costs and [...]
Our December 2019 newsletter
Our December 2019 newsletter is now available. It contains features on a series of blogs the team have done reflecting on the last decade in the wind energy industry. These blogs are: Twenty Twenty Vision [...]
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Data, apps and algorithms by Graham Gow
In my previous blog, I looked back at how the role of data has changed the world of asset management in the last 10 years. But what about the next 10 years? While the data [...]
Twenty-Twenty Vision by Neil Douglas
The temptation for retrospection is difficult to resist as we head into a new year and a new decade. For the wind industry, such retrospection delivers a justified sense of pride. When I joined the [...]
Ten years of asset management technology for wind farms
At this time of year it is always tempting to look back at what has been in the current year and look forward to what will be in the next. As we are also at [...]
What ever happened to superhubs? by Alun Roberts
Ten years ago, we produced for The Crown Estate our first offshore wind supply chain gap analysis. The aim was to identify the bottlenecks in the UK supply chain if its Round 3 leasing process [...]
Five wonderful wind achievements of the last decade
It has been said that ‘the decades go faster towards the end of a century’ but that certainly isn’t the case for the wind industry. This last decade years have seen more impressive and rapid [...]
Global net zero carbon needs offshore wind by Bruce Valpy
Even the most ardent sceptics are starting to admit that offshore wind has a place in the global energy mix over the next 50 years. The latest UK auction results show that by their financial [...]