The design and installation of offshore wind farms is one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of engineering, with innovation helping to address energy capacity requirements as part of a diverse mix of traditional and renewable developments. However, unlike traditional power generation assets, off...
Offshore wind farms: Why contingency planning is vital to keeping business continuity afloatRyan Henderson, Director of EDS Group, comments on the importance of having a robust contingency plan to ensure faults don't threaten business continuity....
The false consensus effect has also shown up in studies examining support for nuclear energy and offshore wind farms.Just as concepts from psychology can help explain some forms of environmental damage, so too can they help address it. For example, research shows people are more likely to ...
She believes the pylons are unnecessary and should go under the sea, referring to rough drawings of an alternative offshore plan she says would be cheaper. "We don't see why the pylons should be built across East Anglia when the wind farms are offshore and the power is needed...
Offshore wind farms play to some oil-company strengths; they know a lot about large metal structures in the North Sea. But solar energy is an architectural innovation. The pieces just don’t fit together like an oil rig or a refinery. As a mass-market, manufactured product it is closer...
drone inspection may prevent significant failures resulting in downtime and lost revenues. BNEF calculates that the use of drones on offshore wind farms in Europe could shave off more than $1,000 per turbine per year in inspection costs (reducing the cost of producing electricity by 1 percent)...
Ørsted has been especially central to developing new offshore wind power. The company operates wind farms in Denmark, Germany, and the UK and plans to expand to new markets, including the US. Offshore wind tends to be more expensive than both land-based wind power and solar, but it cou...
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Since 2021, BP has plowed 8%-to-12% of annual capital expenditure (capex)into renewables, mainlyoffshore windand charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EV). Shell focuses mostly onsolar and wind, spending 12%-15% of capex over the same period. This amounts toannual spendingof over ...
Offshore wind farms play to some oil-company strengths; they know a lot about large metal structures in the North Sea. But solar energy is an architectural innovation. The pieces just don’t fit together like an oil rig or a refinery. As a mass-market, manufactured product it is closer...