Wind power Features for September 2015

Wind power Features Archive

Offshore wind playing a lead role in the UK’s green energy transformation Offshore wind playing a lead role in the UK’s green energy transformation

With lifetime costs for offshore wind having fallen by 11 per cent in the last four years, Dong Energy's Brent Cheshire looks at the future potential for further reductions and the critical role the industry has to play in the UK's energy mix.

Materials innovations for more efficient wind turbines Materials innovations for more efficient wind turbines

Dr John Conti-Ramsden and Dr Kirsten Dyer discuss the opportunities and challenges in the material design of blades for the latest breed of wind turbine, increasingly used in more hostile locations.

Forecasting for success in onshore wind power Forecasting for success in onshore wind power

In the first of a series of exclusive articles for Renewable Energy Focus, Patrick Sachon, Head of Renewables at the Met Office, explains the crucial role that forecasting plays in the onshore renewable wind energy market.

Avoiding a big bang for your buck Avoiding a big bang for your buck

Unexploded ordnance presents an on-going challenge for offshore renewable energy project developers and getting it wrong can be expensive. With new guidelines on UXO management set to be published, best practice means a better understanding of the risks.

India: Realising its potential India: Realising its potential

The BJP’s general election victory in 2014 triggered hopes that in BJP leader Narendra Modi, India may have the renewables champion to help it realise its vast potential. A year on, Rachel Parkes looks at how India’s renewables market is developing.

Keeping the industry’s environmental promise Keeping the industry’s environmental promise

2013 was a boom year for the industry’s commitment to sustainable lifecycle management. Pia Alina Lange reviews our commitment to sustainable waste management and PV CYCLE.