Wind power Features for November 2007

Wind power Features Archive

WATTS 2007 wind and tidal symposium: report WATTS 2007 wind and tidal symposium: report

George Marsh reports back from the Renewable Energy Association's Wind & Tidal Symposium (WATTS) 2007 at Cowes, Isle if Wight, and Adam Westwood brings Renewable Energy Focus the latest project developments from the offshore wind and marine sector.

Renewable energy in the news Renewable energy in the news

Steve Sawyer continues his tour of high-level meetings around the world in his role as ambassador for GWEC, and remains frustrated by the intransigence of many who should by now know better.

HVDC transmission from energy source to consumer HVDC transmission from energy source to consumer

Finding efficient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly ways of transmitting electricity generated can be almost as important as generating the electricity in the first place. Peter Jones and Bo Westman look at HVDC Light.

Electrical connection systems for offshore windfarms and marine applications

It isn't just transmission that needs to be looked at carefully when delivering renewables in challenging environments and special applications. Chris Plant and Mike Foster introduce a project investigating sub-sea electrical and fibre-optic connector technology.