Meeting the specific challenges in Asian Offshore Wind Projects Asia is picking up speed and conquering the offshore wind energy market step by step. But difficult environmental conditions in Asia confront developers, manufacturers and independent consultants with a number of unfamiliar challenges. Find out what specific challenges these are and how stakeholders deal with them. The “Global Offshore Wind Report 2020”, released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) last…
The mission for Alexander Treichel and his colleague Stephan Arends from WindGuard Safety Training was clear, but not simple: Train 60 people from 20 nations in three days and get them fit for helicopter emergencies in the hostile conditions of the arctic. At WindGuard Insight, Alexander talks about this special mission, his experiences in Norway and the special challenges that come with emergency situations in these conditions. WindGuard Insight: Alexander,…
Currently, offshore wind development in Europe experiences a bit of a lull. Recent figures on development forecast a further decrease in new installations for the next years. With the traditionally strong nations on the European offshore wind market flagging, investors are looking for new opportunities. Several countries in Asia are pushing offshore wind development, making them an attractive option for investors worldwide. This is the first in a series…
Learn more about the industry developments in 2018 and get WindGuard Insight into the market prospects for 2019. 2018 was a turbulent and interesting year for the wind energy industry. WindGuard Insight sat down with the founding fathers of Deutsche WindGuard Gerhard Gerdes, Knud Rehfeldt and Axel Albers for a cup of Ostfriesentee. We asked them to give us a short summary of 2018 and what they think will be…
This September, we founded Deutsche WindGuard Beijing and Deutsche WindGuard India, making progress in bringing our business to new international markets. Today, we want you to meet the newest additions to the WindGuard family: Managing Directors Wang Yang and Dr. Kumaravel Rathinavel. WindGuard Insight asked them about the market developments in India and China, challenges, their vision for the future and cultural differences. Read what they have to say and…
Ten years ago, the first wind tunnel specifically designed for the needs of the wind industry was inaugurated in Bremerhaven. Get insight into ten years of wind tunnel history from our head of aeroacoustic wind tunnel testing, Nicholas Balaresque. Like many things in the early years of wind energy, the first rotor blade designs for wind turbines were adapted from the aviation industry. It soon became clear that this approach…
WindGuard Insight is the name of Deutsche WindGuard’s new blog. It will provide an unique insight into our view on the wind energy market and new technological trends. In monthly updates, WindGuard’s most experienced staff will share their broad view on market developments and technological trends with you. You will get an update on our newest research results and reports on innovations and new publications. We will invite authors from…
Learn how WindGuard stumbled upon a surprising effect some remote sensing devices show when it comes to measuring wind speed in turbulent wind flow and how a different approach to evaluating LiDAR data can help to decrease uncertainty in your wind measurement campaign.