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Wind Energy 2018/ key indicators

16.12.2019

Wind energy is one of the most intensively developing sectors of renewable energy. To a great extent this is promoted by abundant inventive activity. This review represents statistical indicators that characterize major priorities of inventors based on the patent applications registered during 2018 in the patent offices around the world. In the process of the patent search a set of patent applications related to horizontal axis wind...

Wind Europe 2019, Bilbao, Spain

12.07.2019

Conference & Exhibition Wind Europe 2019, which was held from April 2-4, became the most important event of the year in the field of renewable energy on the continent. Every two years the leading representatives of the wind power market demonstrate their technical achievements, and in 2019 the organizers chose one of the most beautiful cities in Spain - Bilbao, for this purpose. This choice was by no means accidental, for several years...

Nordex Group 2018

23.05.2019

The Nordex Group is an integrated, global supplier of multi-megawatt onshore wind turbine systems. The company develops complete systems, including control software, as well as services related to wind turbines. The company currently has more than 5,500 employees. The group's manufacturing network includes factories in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the USA and India, with plants in Argentina and Mexico to be added soon. The product...

Global Wind Report 2018: 51.3 GW of new installed wind power globally

16.05.2019

Global Wind Report 2018 released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) gives comprehensive information on the status of the wind industry on the planet. In 2018, 51.3 GW of new wind energy was installed globally. Despite the fact that this is 4% lower than in 2017, experts consider 2018 a good year for wind power which shows steady growth, with new markets in Asia, Latin America and Africa. The onshore market has added 46.8 GW, a...

Wind energy in Europe in 2018: Wind covers 14% of EU electricity demand

26.03.2019

The report Wind energy in Europe in 2018, published in February 2019 by the non-profit association WindEurope, provides annual trends and statistics on European wind farms and discusses new installations and financial activities in the industry in 2018. The report analyses both the 28 members of the EU and other countries of the continent, taking into account onshore and offshore as installations, as well as decommissioned wind...

Wind Energy 2017/ key applicants

07.02.2019

The present review includes information on the most productive applicants by the number of patent applica-tions registered in 2017 and related to horizontal axis wind turbines. In total, more than 2170 patent applica-tions represented by 404 applicants from 29 countries and registered in 28 patent offices of the world were found in generally-accessible sources on this topic as of the date of the present review compilation. The...

Wind Energy 2017/ key indicators

01.02.2019

The present review includes key indicators of patenting activity of inventors in the field of wind energy in 2017. 2171 patent applications with technical content related to horizontal axis wind turbines registered in 28 patent offices around the world during the year under consideration were collected for the analysis. More than four hundred applicants from 29 countries participated in the patenting process. The methodology of...

China Wind Power 2018, Conference & Exhibition, Beijing

18.12.2018

Starting from its first launch in 2008, the China Wind Power International Exhibition has invariably attracted increased attention from both the professional market and the public. In October 2018, this event was held for the eleventh time running in Beijing. The organizers were the Chinese Wind Energy Association (CWEA), the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA), the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the China...

2016 was Vestas best year ever

02.12.2017

Vestas is a global energy company dedicated to wind energy, operating in 76 countries around the world in fields of development, manufacturing, and sales, and service of wind turbines. Vestas employs 21,000 people globally and is the largest wind turbine company in the world. Vestas has installed 59,909 wind turbines on six continents, which generate more than 205 million MWh of electricity per year (e.g. the supply of almost 120...

NextEra Energy 2016

17.11.2017

According to the 2016 Annual Report, NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) is one of the largest clean energy companies, with consolidated revenues of approximately $16.2 billion, approximately 45,900 megawatts of generating capacity and approximately 14,700 employees in 30 states and Canada as of year-end 2016. Through its subsidiary NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (NEER), is the largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun in the...