Talking Point
Department of Energy: a change..
The US Department of Energy has traditionally concentrated its efforts and support on the oil industry, but in recent months it has shifted its stance towards renewables, and specifically towards wind energy, investing massive amounts in research and development and manufacturing. PES looks at the motivation behind this change and examines what economic factors and changes in the world’s markets may lie behind the department’s move Not since a certain Saul of Tarsus experienced the original Damascene conversion have we seen anything like it.
‘Integration’ of renewable energy: what it..
A new buzzword is striking fear and excitement in the hearts and minds of renewable energy developers and transmission providers: ‘integration.’ The term can get stakeholders from all sides of the energy industry shouting across the table. It is also a sign of how far the renewable energy industry has come in making resources such as wind and solar energy a larger part of our domestic energy portfolio. So what does integration mean and how should we in the industry be feeling about it? In the context of renewable energy, ‘integration’ refers to a transmission provider’s use of balancing reserves to accommodate the natural variability of renewable resources.
portfolios with potential
Jennifer Layke, Deputy Director, Climate and Energy Program, World Resources Institute, and Rick Bunch, Managing Director, The Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, discuss a number of options for overcoming the real and perceived challenges to wind power purchasing.
Race is on to complete first US..
The battle lines are drawn for supremacy in the developing US offshore wind-generation business as various states vie to be the first to achieve that crucial milestone – going online. So what stage are we currently at in this all-important race? Jennifer Zajac of SNL Energy is your guide to the current movers and shakers … After years of encountering NIMBO, (Not in My Beautiful Ocean), sentiment and regulatory uncertainty, the US may finally see its first offshore wind project begin operations within the next three years.
Bolt securing system slashes costs and increases safety
During the past decade it has become extremely important to optimise all aspects of product design. Competition is tougher than ever and steel costs have skyrocketed. For economic reasons each component must be utilised to its maximum capacity. Bolted joints became the centre of attention after recent findings that they are often used to as little as 30 per cent of their capacity.
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