July 2025

Dive into the latest renewable energy insights in the Summer issue of Energy Global, out now! This edition features a guest comment from Change Rebellion on the role real change management can play in the global energy sector before a regional report, which looks at energy trends and transformations across the Americas. Other key topics are also explored, including offshore support vessels, floating wind, weather analysis, and battery storage. Contributors include Ørsted, CRC Evans, Miros, Solcast, and more, so don’t miss out!

This month's front cover is brought to you by Solcast, a DNV company.

Shaping the Americas' future
Glenn Kangisser, Partner, Shu Shu Wong, Counsel, and Grace Kaplow, Associate, Haynes Boone, look at energy trends and transformation across the Americas.

Adapting as fast as the sea
Sahil Kochhar, Miros, explains how forecasts vs real-time monitoring can aid smarter decision-making in offshore operations.

Feasibility and financing to forecasting
Harry Woods, Solcast, a DNV company, Australia, discusses how bankable power models and data can help empower energy decision-making.

Improving wind speed forecasts: A machine learning approach
Esa-Matti Tastula, StormGeo, evaluates how advanced machine learning systems can improve the accuracy and usefulness of numerical weather prediction models for the offshore wind industry.

Whatever the weather
Renny Vandewege, General Manager, Weather and Climate Intelligence, DTN, details five ways weather intelligence helps renewable energy mitigate weather risks.

A blueprint for future offshore wind projects
Luke Bridgman, Ørsted, outlines some recent milestones for the world’s largest offshore wind farm: Hornsea 3.

Leveraging welding for floating offshore wind
Stephane Allain, Director of Renewables, CRC Evans, champions the development of mechanised welding systems as a crucial tool in the ever-expanding UK offshore wind sector.

Floating offshore wind: The five limiting factors
Francisco Siro, Head of Advisory at R&D consultancy, Sagentia Innovation, proposes that a blend of cross-sector learnings and novel approaches will help floating offshore wind achieve its potential.

Beyond the mother ship
In a Q&A with Jessica Casey, Editor of Energy Global, Robin Saunders, Concept Naval Architect, Chartwell Marine, highlights how new designs of daughter crafts can help meet the rapidly growing demand for offshore wind vessels in Europe and Asia Pacific.

Has the summer of energy storage only just begun?
Dr James Li, Director for Europe, Sungrow ESS, explores how recent advancements in battery energy storage systems have elevated the technology’s status from ‘nice-to-have’ to ‘must-have’ in the global energy transition.

July 2025

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