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US wind power saw record purchases by corporate and non-utility customers in 2018. The year’s fourth quarter was also the third strongest for new installations on record. This comes at a time when new development frontiers are opening for offshore wind and technology advancements are making wind more economical than ever.By Celeste Wanner, Senior Analyst, American Wind Energy Association
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When we look around ourselves today, there are genuine reasons to be hopeful. The urgency of climate change is never far from the headlines, and civil society is ramping up pressure on governments to deliver on climate action.By Pierre Tardieu, Chief Policy Officer, WindEurope, Belgium
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Increasing Net Electricity and ProfitBy simply placing slots on the bottom of the trailing edge of wind blade tips, a ‘blown flap’ may be created, increasing lift by a significant factor. This could result in 1 to 25% more net electricity, or $ 1–25 billion more net profit per year for the wind industry.
By Mike Fritz, USA
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The European office of the World Health Organization has updated its noise guidelines and included for the first time wind turbines, indicating in the report that the findings are relevant for the rest of the world as well.By Stefan Gsänger, Secretary General, World Wind Energy Association, Germany
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A question that is frequently asked is how well turbines can withstand hurricane force winds. The short answer is that international standards help to ensure that turbines are built to withstand external conditions that may occur over the expected life of the project.By Sandy Butterfield, Boulder Wind Power, USA
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After a successful first event during the WindEurope Conference and Exhibition 2017, InnoEnergy and WindEurope are back with a revised version of Hack the Wind, a one of a kind event, at the Global Wind Summit 2018 in Hamburg, with the support of EDP Renewables and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.By Emilien Simonot, Renewable Energy Technology Officer, InnoEnergy
- The Brazil of Good Winds
- Excitement About Floating Offshore Wind
- US Wind Power Pushing New Frontiers
- The Advance of Craneless Technologies in the Wind Industry
- Can Spanish Wind Investors Forgive?
- Project Governance for Wind Energy
- On social responsibility within the wind industry
- Next-Generation Turbine Technology
- 800GW of Global Wind by 2021
- US Wind Jobs Are Booming
- What is the point of big conferences?
- Integrated Software Tools Ready to Tackle Design Challenges for European Offshore Wind Power
- The global trend towards auctions – will it kill decentralised renewable energy?
- The Need for Gas Power Storage in an All-Electric World
- A Plan for Electrifying Africa
- Wind Power Leads All New Power Generation
- Community Power, Wind and Auctions
- Onshore Wind Returns Three Times More Usable Energy than Investment in Oil
- The Main Reasons Behind Protests Against Wind Energy Projects
- Reliable Grid Support from Wind Power
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