Many of the ‘supporting’ technologies developed by the oil & gas sector for its floating production vessels will be key to commercialising floating wind power, writes Clement Mochet
IN DEPTH | Its last contracted wind farm is spinning, but with money in the bank and China State Grid behind it don't expect Brazil’s CPFL Renováveis to stand still, writes Alexandre Spatuzza
IN DEPTH | The tender programme may have stalled but Actis's evolving strategy has propelled it into Brazil's wind power big league, writes Alexandre Spatuzza
ANALYSIS | The big nuclear scale-back signalled by France's energy minister is part of a wider trend that could push up power prices and help the viability of subsidy-free offshore wind next decade, says Bernd Radowitz
DISPATCHES | After years in the policy doldrums there is renewed optimism among Spain's wind sector, but the government still has to regain its trust, says Christopher Hopson
IN DEPTH | The most switched-on oil & gas groups already know which way the wind is blowing as the world faces up to the massive challenges of decarbonisation, the IEA's Laszlo Varro tells Leigh Collins
DISPATCHES | US wind and solar had every reason to fear the worst when Donald Trump took office, but six months on it's so far so good, writes Karl-Erik Stromsta
IN DEPTH | Market leader Prysmian expects the shift towards 66kV cabling technology will result in offshore transmission savings of 15% — and help it to a larger slice of the interarray and export-line market, writes Darius Snieckus
IN DEPTH | After years of under-the-radar planning, a Victoria developer claims market conditions are right to advance Australia's first offshore wind farm, writes Andrew Lee
IN DEPTH | How will the US build its gigawatts of planned offshore wind projects with no local supply chain, and what role can the offshore oil industry play, ask Rick von Flatern in Houston and Darius Snieckus in London
DISPATCHES | Alexandre Spatuzza explains how Brazil's renewables industry has come to see its pro-reform energy minister as a beacon of stability in a storm of political uncertainty
IN DEPTH | Clarity over PTC rules and the returns on offer to investors mean 2017 is the year wind repowering takes off in the US, writes Karl-Erik Stromsta
IN DEPTH | Artificial islands in the middle of the North Sea could save the offshore wind industry up to €10bn a year, but will they ever be built? asks Anamaria Deduleasa in London
IN DEPTH | Dong and EnBW say that the 1.38GW of subsidy-free offshore wind they recently won at tender will be profitable — but only if certain predictions come true
OPINION | Many of the ‘supporting’ technologies developed by the oil & gas sector for its floating production vessels – led by mooring and anchoring – will be key to commercialising floating wind power, writes Clement Mochet
OPINION | Lower wind speeds and occasional hurricanes will not prevent the region from growing a vibrant offshore sector, writes NREL principal engineer Walt Musial
OPINION | The offshore wind sector may be overlooking a fast-approaching construction vessel bottleneck – and a hike in 'large component exchange' prices, writes Carl Erik Gurrik
OPINION | The US patent infringement claim filed by GE against Vestas again shows the hidden – but avoidable – IP risks wind players are running, says Philip Totaro
OPINION | Amid the headlines and the hype, the UK government needs to set the right regulatory framework to nurture batteries and demand-response, says Frank Gordon
OPINION | Corporates and industrial power users are playing an increasing role in driving wind deployment but challenges remain before the market can reach its full potential, says Pierre Tardieu
OPINION | As demand for online services soars, the engine rooms of the data industry are putting renewables at the heart of their strategy, writes Tom Lindberg
OPINION | Things are looking up again for renewables in Puerto Rico after several years in the doldrums due to financial instability, writes Jeffrey Karp
OPINION | Faced with dismal renewables growth, Polish officials are looking at changes to the rules that have stymied development, explains Hubert Wysoczański
OPINION | After years of inactivity, a new tender-driven policy is finally helping Spain's wind industry get moving again, writes Juan Virgilio Marquez
