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Alstom Upgrades 3 MW Turbine To Boost Yield At Low-Wind Sites

on 05 Feb 2013 by NAW Staff

Wind turbine manufacturer Alstom has upgraded its 3 MW onshore ECO 100 platform, which was originally designed for medium- and high-wind sites, to also be [read more]

Moventas Launches New Mobile Service Units For Wind Gears

on 05 Feb 2013 by NAW Staff

Wind and industrial gear manufacturer Moventas has launched new custom-built mobile service units for wind gears. The entire helical side of the gearbox can be [read more]

Nordex Unveils New Generation Of Wind Turbines

on 04 Feb 2013 by NAW Staff

Nordex SE has unveiled the fourth generation of its multi-megawatt wind turbines. Called "Generation Delta," the series includes new versions of the company's N117/3000 3.0 [read more]

Acciona Launches New Wind Turbine Rotor

on 04 Feb 2013 by NAW Staff

Acciona Windpower has unveiled a new 125-meter rotor for its AW3000 3 MW wind turbine. The AW 125/3000 model combines a 125-meter rotor with the [read more]

GE Unveils Turbine For Low-Wind-Speed Sites

on 31 Jan 2013 by NAW Staff

GE Energy has introduced a 2.5 MW wind turbine that operates at low-wind-speed sites, yielding a 25% increase in efficiency and a 15% increase in [read more]

Alignment Supplies Rolls Out New Measurement App

on 30 Jan 2013 by NAW Staff

Alignment Supplies Inc. has released a new application for its ALiSENSOR Level geometric measurement system. The new app, called "Flatness," is designed to enable users [read more]

Mitsubishi Developing Hydraulic Drivetrain System For 7 MW Wind Turbines

on 24 Jan 2013 by NAW Staff

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) says it has begun testing a large-scale hydraulic drivetrain system for offshore wind turbines. The testing of the new system, [read more]

Cooper Boosts Load Capacities Of Split Roller Bearings

on 23 Jan 2013 by NAW Staff

Cooper Roller Bearings says it has increased the load capacities of many of its split roller bearings. According to the company, the new 01E and [read more]

Companies Partner To Develop Floating Offshore LIDAR Technology

on 10 Jan 2013 by NAW Staff

AXYS Technologies Inc., a provider of offshore remote sensing systems, has partnered with Optical Air Data Systems to develop and manufacture the Vindicator Generation 3 [read more]

Cvi Updates Nitrogen Servicing Kit For Wind Energy Technicians

on 10 Jan 2013 by NAW Staff

Cv International (Cvi) has released an updated version of its Nitrogen WINDPACK, which the company says features improved ergonomics and productivity for wind turbine maintenance [read more]

Norbar Releases Two New Torque Multipliers

on 10 Jan 2013 by NAW Staff

Norbar Torque Tools has introduced its HandtorqueTM HT-92 and HandtorqueTM HT-119. Ideal for bolt tightening in confined spaces such as wind turbine towers, both the [read more]

NRG Systems Releases Updated Version Of Its WindSensor Anemometer

on 09 Jan 2013 by NAW Staff

NRG Systems, a manufacturer of measurement equipment for the renewable energy industry, has introduced a new version of its WindSensor anemometer, the P2546C. Designed for [read more]

Diamond-Roltran's New Rotor Assembly Rolls To Avoid Use Of Slip Rings

on 28 Dec 2012 by NAW Staff

Diamond-Roltran has just completed its Roll-Ring rotor assembly, which is designed for use with the company's generator collector test platform for wind turbines. Roll-Rings are [read more]

Moog Releases New Software For Remote Monitoring Of Wind Turbines

on 18 Dec 2012 by NAW Staff

Moog Inc., a designer, manufacturer and integrator of precision-control components and systems for the wind energy industry, has introduced its new wind turbine remote terminal [read more]

Columbus McKinnon's Electric Wire Rope Hoist Now Available In Canada

on 17 Dec 2012 by NAW Staff

Columbus McKinnon Corp., a designer and manufacturer of material handling products, has made its Yale Global King electric wire rope hoist available in Canada as [read more]