GL Garrad Hassan has produced a paper detailing the offshore wind operations and maintenance sector. “A Guide to Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance“, was jointly funded by The Crown Estate and Scottish Enterprise, gives a clear account of the relevant concepts, trends and players in this rapidly developing sector. “Offshore wind O&M is set to…

Editor’s note: Although this report deals with the UK, it holds lessons for U.S. wind proponents. A recent report published by renewable energy consultancy GL Garrad Hassan and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) shows how wind power can provide reliable, economic, and secure energy generation capacity for the United Kingdom. The report, titled…

Independent Engineering (IE) services provided by GL Garrad Hassan have helped Pattern Energy to realize construction loan financing for its Ocotillo Wind Power Project. The project will be Pattern Energy’s fifth operating wind project in North America and is located almost entirely on federal BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land in California’s Imperial Valley. When…

U.K.-based small wind turbine and power-system manufacturer Ampair, says it has won a contract to supply GL Garrad Hassan with a hybrid renewable energy system and control room for Celtic Arrays wind farms planned for the Irish Sea. The equipment will be manufactured at Ampair’s factory in Dorset. “The contract is for the design and…

To spur young scientists to take up the challenge of improving wind power, GL Garrad Hassan would like to judge the answer to several questions it poses, such as: How can the cost of renewable energy projects be reduced? What can be done to reduce transmission losses, so more of the energy generated by offshore…

To meet the renewable energy targets of the next century, offshore wind projects hold great promise with steady, strong winds, abundant space and low impacts. These benefits are not without their challenges, however, as developing offshore wind power projects requires significant investment, expertise and a reliable knowledge base. To help build this base, GL Garrad…

Innovation should be judged on technical merit, not blind enthusiasm. Even for an industry at the leading edge of design and technology, critical evaluations based on sound processes are essential. GL Garrad Hassan expert Peter Jamieson has authored a book: ‘Innovation in Wind Turbine Design’, based on his 30-years plus experience working on wind technology.…

Wind-power generation, having expanding offshore, is now looking to higher altitudes. Renewable-energy consultancy GL Garrad Hassan has issued the first market report which analyses the industry of High Altitude Wind Energy (HAWE). The designs from the industry are intended to tap into the high velocity, stable air currents that exist at altitudes from 200m to…

A power-market analysis service will use state-of-the-art simulation software to model RE development projects and evaluate short and long-term risks associated with external power-market influences. These risks include assessing the impacts of energy curtailment, policy changes, and infrastructure development and quantifying the financial ramifications that they have for a specific site or project. The services…

Renewable energy consultant Natural Power announced the release of a lidar wind profiler that has been tested and developed with GL Garrad Hassan at a lidar test site in the UK. The ZephlR 300 has many features of past ZephIR ‘175’ systems and has been tested via IEC equivalent power performance measurements, extensive onshore / offshore…

The Alta Wind Energy Center, California’s largest wind energy project, is located in the Tehachapi-Mojave Wind Resource Area in Kern County, known for its wind resources