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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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. ...
