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European Electricity Review 2023: Wind and Solar Generated More than Gas for the First Time

17.02.2023

EMBER'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,...

Wind energy. Lightning protection in wind turbine blades. Patent Analysis

21.01.2023

Previously, 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...

Wind energy. De-icing of blades. Patent Analysis

30.12.2022

In 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...

New Type of Blade to Revolutionise Wind Energy

06.11.2022

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...

US Wind electricity net generation, Jan-Jun 2022

19.10.2022

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...

Offshore wind turbines. Maintenance, repair, replacement. Recent Patents

22.08.2022

One of most important problems of wind energy is the relatively low capacity factor, which in real practice of wind turbines rarely exceeds 30%. As a result, huge material-intensive and expensive structures of wind turbines sit idle for a considerable time without generating electricity, reducing the investment attractiveness...

GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND REPORT 2022: a new record in offshore wind industry!

14.07.2022

2021 was the most successful year ever for the offshore wind industry, according to the report released by GWEC (Global Wind Energy Council). 21.1 GW of new capacity was connected to the grid globally and stated global targets indicate that there could be more record years from 2025 onwards. China with 17 GW made up 80% of...

WIND ENERGY. Offshore Wind Turbine. Invention analysis

02.07.2022

One of the main barriers to the development of wind energy is its low capacity factor, which in real practice rarely exceeds 30%. The leading trends in the development of wind energy are the increase in the size of wind turbines and construction of wind farms in offshore zones, which allows the maximum capacity factor to be...

3D Printing of Wind Blade Components for More Sustainable Energy

15.05.2022

Wind energy is without doubt one of the most important resources for achieving a cleaner and more sustainable energy industry. It is small wonder, therefore, that many countries around the world are continuously increasing their wind capacities to reduce the negative impacts of a fossil fuel-dependent energy industry. The US,...

GWEC GLOBAL WIND REPORT 2022: Wind power must quadruple by 2030 to meet energy goals

24.04.2022

The Global Wind Report 2022 released by GWEC captures the resilience of the global wind energy industry, which experienced its second-largest year ever in 2021, down just 1.8% from a record 2020. The 93.6 GW of new installations in 2021 brought the total global wind power capacity to 837 GW, showing a 12% growth for the year. ...