9 Articles found
Asociación Empresarial Eólica (AEE) Articles
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SIMULWIND - Case Study
Objective: SIMULWIND came into being as a result of the training needs of new professionals in the wind energy sector to face the challenges posed by the digitalisation of wind farms in industry 4.0. The scope of the project consists of the ...
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SKILLWIND - Case Study
Objective: SKILLWIND was the result of the desire of several European countries to create a standardised training programme for the wind energy sector, with the aim of standardising training content and thus facilitating the mobility of workers ...
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TOWERPOWER - Case Study
Objective: TOWERPOWER was focused on the development of a real-time remote monitoring system to diagnose the aging of the metal structure of offshore turbines. The ultimate goal was to reduce maintenance costs in offshore wind energy. The ...
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WISEPOWER - Case Study
Objective: WISEPOWER was a European project aimed at increasing the social acceptance of wind energy as one of the key drivers for increasing the role played by renewables in the energy transition. To this end, the project focused on proposing ...
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CMSWIND - Case Study
Objective: The CMSWIND project consisted of the development of an advanced monitoring system for rotating components in wind turbines by means of the application of novel non-destructive testing techniques that were not previously being used in ...
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Project Caeol - Case Study
Objective: The wind energy sector has traditionally had a strong preventive culture with regard to occupational risks, and for this reason and with a view to continuous improvement, this project was undertaken to establish a general management ...
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Windbarriers - Case Study
Objective: The WINDBARRIERS project developed a methodology to analyse and overcome the administrative and grid connection barriers that hinder the development of wind energy in countries in the European Union. In 2009, the average administrative ...
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Forecasting Exercise - Case Study
Objective: In 2005, AEE promoted a project related to the prediction of wind farm energy production, known as the Prediction Exercise. The project was financed by AEE and by companies that own the parks, as ...
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Wind power has increased by 175 MW in Spain in 2013, the lowest rate of growth in 16 years
The wind sector installed 175 MW in Spain in 2013, up 0.77% on a year-by-year basis. This is the lowest growth rate in the sector since 1997, the year in which it was regulated for the first time in the Electrical Sector Law. On December 31st total ...