One of the oldest forms of energy in the world, wind energy has been changed, updated, and technologically advanced many times over the centuries. Wind is everywhere, and it’s free. Harnessing it, augmenting its power, storing it, and distributing it is another story. But as wind – and solar – are still the cheapest energy…

As the Cargill global renewable energy leader for bioindustrial power systems, Sabine Bowers is on the forefront of the world’s energy transition. While her knowledge of sustainable energy spans all areas of renewables, she has a particular focus on the use of natural ester dielectric fluids, such as the Cargill FR3® fluid used in power…

Global presence and local excellence with a global technology partner The outlook for wind power is strong, despite the pressures facing the industry right now. The global wind industry has passed the landmark figure of one terawatt (TW) of global installed capacity. It has taken more than 40 years to reach this milestone, but data…

Frost & Sullivan assessed the green transformers and sustainable solution industry and, based on its research results, awarded Cargill with the 2023 Global Company of the Year Award in the Global Green Transformers and Sustainable Solutions category for its FR3 natural ester solution, used for 25+ years and in over three million transformers globally, setting…

What to consider to optimize your assets and decrease downtime By Tom Hall, Head of Condition Monitoring Services, SkySpecs The wind industry has been growing rapidly in recent years, and as a result, the need for effective maintenance strategies has become more important than ever. One of the most critical components of a wind turbine…

By Anthony Allard, Head of North America, Hitachi Energy The debate around the progress of the clean energy transition has often centered on generation, specifically, whether we can produce enough wind and solar power to displace fossil fuels. This is a valid concern, but equally critical is the need to make sure that we have…

By Hitachi Energy The European Union’s North Sea countries recently vowed to build more than half of the bloc’s needed offshore wind capacity by 2050 in order to reach EU climate neutrality. At the heart of the ambition to turn the North Sea into a green energy powerhouse lies the idea that countries will collectively…

Ingeteam, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion and turbine control equipment, announced that a recent in-house R&D study has allowed them to work out the optimal electrical power conversion designs for offshore wind turbines up to 18MW. Ingeteam says it designed its new medium voltage full power converter range ‘as a response to some…

New solutions for wind farm construction, ways of prolonging the life cycle of turbines, technologies to reach 2030 goals, and international partnerships in the wind energy sector were covered at the International Wind Congress on November 6-7, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. The Congress welcomed developers and operators, oil and gas companies, EPCs, electricity TSOs, and…

ExxonMobil Chemical’s mPAO base stocks deliver our products with better performance and provide tangible benefits to our customers.” – Dr. Zhang Guanjun, executive president, Tianjin Sure Energy Ltd. By Lindsey Bunting, Global Market Development, Synthetic base stocks Challenge: Successfully create lubricants to meet customer requirements China is among world’s top three wind energy producers. The…

Repowering and recycling of turbines is one of the highlights of the International Wind Congress 2022 that takes place in Berlin, Germany, on November, 7-8. RE:WIND 2022 gathers developers, operators, EPC(I)s, Electricity TSO to network, build partnerships, find new leads, and to influence the future development. The topic of repowering and recycling of turbines is…

Why sacrifice wear protection for energy efficiency? By Lindsey Bunting, Global Market Development, Synthetic base stocks Manufacturing lubricants for the wind industry provides plenty of opportunities – and challenges. To compete in the marketplace, your lubricants must meet increasing demand for long drain intervals and reliable performance in extreme conditions, especially in low temperatures. They…

It is a sign of the times that Houston, Texas – a city dubbed the energy capital of the world due to its oil and gas predominance – now employs over 55,000 workers in the clean energy sector and ranks first in the nation for wind energy capacity. Indeed, the city now plays host to…

When Congress passed last year’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, the stage was set for a very different future in terms of how the United States viewed its responsibility to climate change. With historic investment in clean energy transmission, the first ever network of electric vehicle (EV)…

The development of offshore wind power is booming. Last year the wind industry installed more than 6GW of new capacity, despite the pandemic. As we see this rapid rise continue, its vital the technology is in place to support offshore wind but also ensure its future is sustainable. Here, Darren Dale, director of product management…

By James Moorman, Vice President of Sales Legacy fleets that are operating today and approaching the end of their service life will be analyzed by asset owners and technicians on whether these aging turbines can be overhauled to continue operating or be decommissioned. For wind farm operators who decide to overhaul and repower their existing…

By Frede Blaabjerg, Professor of Power Electronics and Drives, Aalborg University and Simon Round, Corporate Executive Engineer, Power Electronics and Digital, Hitachi Energy Power Electronics (PE) is not a topic of everyday discussion. Nevertheless, it is a vital transformational technology that is quietly operating in the background – unseen and unheard – yet, embedded into…

On behalf of Hitachi Energy and Craig Savage, Head of Network Performance and Management Systems, United Energy Australia Increasing heat waves, longer warm seasons and shorter cold seasons. This is the alarming picture which the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints in its latest report which has been described as a ‘code red’ for humanity.…

By Hitachi ABB Power Grids Wind power is one of humanity’s biggest hopes for an affordable, carbon-neutral energy future, being one of the preferred technologies – alongside solar – for energy companies to invest in. Although wind power is abundant on land, we must go to the seas and oceans to satisfy our current and…

By Anthony Allard, Executive Vice President and Head of North America, Hitachi ABB Power Grids Placing electricity at the heart of the reset The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic has presented North America with a golden opportunity to focus growth investments on modernizing its aging energy infrastructure. The North American electricity grid, whose origins…