Technical systems on wind turbines should prevent collisions with birds or bats as far as possible. Nature conservationists, research and industry are working on the matter quite thoroughly, as various projects show.

A new publication by Germany's Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) together with the Competence Centre for Nature Conservation and Energy Shift (KNE) and Fachagentur Windenergie an Land (FA Wind) examines the question of how technical systems on wind turbines can be used to avoid bird collisions. The study focuses on steps required to ensure that such technical solutions are applied as quickly as possible.

"We hope that in the foreseeable future technical systems will be powerful enough to effectively prevent bird ...

The Energy Transition Alliance between the Oil & Gas Technology Centre and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult focuses on net zero technologies integration

Two leading energy technology and innovation organisations ...

The global pipeline of offshore wind energy projects which are operational, under construction, consented or being planned is ever growing

The statistics are revealed on the first day of ...

The joint venture will bundle the offshore activities of both companies

ENGIE and EDP Renováveis have announced the creation of Ocean Winds (OW), a joint venture equally controlled by both companies in the floating and ...

The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK) has recently widened its mission to include offshore wind, and more generally banks and investors participating in large international energy-infrastructure projects....

Vattenfall's CEO Magnus Hall has decided to step down after almost six years at the head of the Swedish energy group.

Magnus Hall will retire on 31 January 2021 at the latest: until then, the Vattenfall Board of Directors has time to find a suitable successor for the head of Vattenfall.

"Through his leadership and his commitment to Vattenfall’s customers and employees and to the energy transition, Magnus Hall has significantly contributed to Vattenfall’s improved position in the market. He leaves a ...

"Manufacturers, warranty providers, service companies and oil formulators rely on REWITEC to keep wind working”.

Stefan Bill, Managing Director of REWITEC GmbH said “in June 2020 we reached the significant step of ...

Dr. Klaus Patzak appointed new CFO of Schaeffler AG following Dietmar Heinrich

The global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler announced that the Supervisory Board of Schaeffler AG appointed Dr. Klaus Patzak (55) as ...

The PPA was signed between the project companies of wpd’s own onshore wind farms “Jarocin Kozmin” and “Slupca-Kolaczkowo” and the Polish ENGIE subsidiary.

The PPA was signed between the project companies of wpd’s ...

India will be featured at the WindEnergy Hamburg 2020 which will take place in December this year.

Energy demand in India is expected to double in the next decade, with firm Indian government goals to achieve a ...

A significant hydrological surplus due to high snow reservoirs has put pressure on the Nordic power prices

“High snow melting has given exceptionally low Nordic power prices during the spring and summer, leading to ...