Major industry exhibitions, such as EWEA Offshore 2013, often feel like a “competition in bringing new products” to market, acknowledges Michael Hannibal, chief executive of Siemens’ offshore division.
Some in the sector feel the seemingly endless product-launch cycle has a destabilizing effect in the minds of offshore wind investors, who would prefer that turbine platforms are perfected over longer periods of time before being overhauled and upsized.
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