Aenert news. Energy CompaniesThe wind energy industry continues to face significant challenges, which inevitably impact the production and financial performance of leading wind turbine manufacturers. Previously, the epicenter of the problems was the situation at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, where quality problems, a growing number of technical equipment failures, and execution of outdated...
Aenert news. Energy CompaniesWind power is one of the key areas of renewable energy, which is the main hope in the efforts to counteract climate change. This predetermines considerable interest in the current state of this industry. Recently, the wind energy industry has faced a number of logistical, technological and financial difficulties, which have had a noticeable impact on production...
Aenert news. Energy Exhibitions & ConferencesThe European wind industry has gathered during 25-27th of April in Copenhagen, for its annual in-depth event, hosted by WindEurope, which actively promotes wind energy across Europe, coordinates international policy, wind technologies research and analysis. The 2023 programme covered debates on every aspect of wind energy today: supply chains, permitting, grids,...
Aenert news. Energy Market & Energy StatisticsIRENA presented statistics on renewable energy over the past decade and developments in 2022. Total renewable generation capacity increased by 9.6% (+295 GW) in 2022. Solar and wind energy accounted for 90% of the net increase in renewable energy sources, with solar power continuing to lead in capacity growth: its increase was 192 GW (+22%), followed by wind power –...
Aenert news. Energy Market & Energy StatisticsThe GWEC Global Wind Report 2023 states that global commitment to renewable energy is stronger than ever, even though 78 GW of new wind power capacity in 2022 is the lowest in three years, but still the third highest in history. In addition, based on market analysis and policy measures in different countries, experts predict that wind energy installations will...
Aenert news. Energy Market & Energy StatisticsEMBER's seventh annual European Electricity Review 2023 (CC BY-SA 4.0) analyzes the EU-27's progress in the transition from fossil fuels to clean power, providing data on electricity generation and demand in 2022 and making a forecast for 2023. In general, EМBER records an acceleration of the electricity transition in 2022, not least because of Russia's invasion of...
Aenert news. Invention analysisPreviously, we published articles concerning the offshore wind turbines (22/08/2022), and wind turbine blade de-icing technologies (30/12/2022). Here we will review patent documents related to the technologies lightning protection in wind turbine blades. The importance of this aspect of wind turbine operation is indicated by the emergence in 2016 of a new IPC...
Aenert news. Invention analysisIn previous comment dated 02/07/2022, we have provided a summarized review of "WIND ENERGY. Offshore Wind Turbine. Patent Database. June 2022" and basic statistical data from it. Now we will take a closer look at one of the important aspects of wind power plant operation. In recent years, there has been an increase in patenting activity in the field of technical...
For many centuries, people have tried to harness the power of wind to make everyday life easier and processes more efficient. The first constructions were called windmills and used for pumping water or grinding corn. In the 19th century, windmills were replaced by fossil fuel engines and a distributed power network. In the second half of the 20th century, a greater insight into aerodynamics and advanced materials, particularly...
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently published data on electricity generation in the U.S. for the first half of 2022. In our opinion, of particular interest is the data on wind generation, as the main area of renewable energy in the U.S. This is also relevant because of the growing global crisis in the fossil fuel energy sector. First of all, it should be noted that the share of renewables in U.S. power generation...
