New markets raise fresh challenges for edge erosion expertsWith offshore wind going global, developers and blade and turbine manufacturers need data about how blades will behave in the environmental conditions in new markets, in particular how blades could be affected by leading edge erosion…

Floating wind power plays the generation gameNew-look designs now emerging could supercharge the fast-growing sector into the energy mainstream, writes Darius Snieckus….

Some countries ‘plan to reinstate subsidies’: Vestas chairmanSome countries are planning to reinstate renewable energy subsidies to help them build capacity faster, said the chairman of wind turbine giant Vestas. Bert Nordberg told financial news agency Reuters that it “will be a long time before subsidies disappear” despite the huge strides renewables have made in becoming competitive with conventional sources….