As the number of renewable energy projects increases, driven by the growing targets at national and EU level, NIMBYism – community-level opposition to schemes, especially in the wind power sector – is a potential showstopper that won't go away fast. Can this opposition be managed in a sensible way to the benefit of developers and community alike?
01 February, 2008
Structural health monitoring (SHM) of wind turbine drive trains is now regarded as an essential part of any MW class of wind turbine and has a dual pay-off for wind energy, as George Marsh found out when he examined an innovative solution from Insensys.
01 February, 2008