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Private Equity Firm Acquires Wind Blade O&M Specialist Rope Partner
Rope Partner Inc., an international company specializing in wind turbine blade repair, maintenance and performance-enhancing services, has been acquired by Magnesium Capital LLP.
This investment...
Cortec Introduces Anti-Corrosion Products to Wind Power Sector
Cortec Corp., a St. Paul, Minn.-based company that develops corrosion-control products, has debuted its VpCI and MCI technologies for use in the wind power...
Siemens Gamesa Acquires Assets and IP from Senvion
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has closed on a deal to acquire Senvion’s European service assets and intellectual property (IP).
The transaction adds approximately 9 GW...
Blade Services Firm WindCom Has New Ownership
Investment holding company Hansplace has acquired Wind Composites Service Co. LLC (WindCom), a provider of wind blade services, from Brazil-based Tecsis.
WindCom was founded in...
Wind Power O&M Expenditures Set to Boom
According to a new report by IHS Markit, U.S. wind power operations and maintenance (O&M) annual spending is expected to increase to more than...
Spark Power Buys Wind O&M, Construction Services Firm
Spark Power Group Inc. has acquired One Wind Services Inc. and One Wind Services (US) Inc., which specialize in delivering operations and maintenance (O&M)...
3S Secures Orders For Wind Turbine Climb Auto System
3S Americas Inc., a subsidiary of 3S Lift, has announced the installation of its Climb Auto Systems for an Upper Midwest utility.
Based in...
‘Influx Of Interest’ In Standardized Safety Training For Wind
Global Wind Organisation (GWO), a provider of standardized safety training and emergency procedures for the wind industry, is touting increased interest in standardized safety...
TEAM-1 Academy Bolsters Alberta College’s Wind Technician Program
Alberta-based Lethbridge College is partnering with TEAM-1 Academy Inc., a safety and rescue training company, which will provide training and equipment to students and...
Acciona Celebrates A Decade Of Safety At Illinois Wind Farm
Acciona is recognizing a decade of safety at its EcoGrove Wind Farm in Illinois.
On Sept. 19, 2009, locals from Jo Daviess and Stephenson...
Vestas Announces Five U.S. Wind Agreements
On Monday, Vestas announced five separate U.S. wind power agreements, all of which are for undisclosed projects and customers.
First, Vestas has secured an...
AWEA Kicks Off New Worker Safety Campaign
The American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) October 2019 Safety Campaign, "Take a Hand in Safety, Protect These Tools," focuses on hand safety awareness for...
Berkeley Lab: Expected Useful Life Of Wind Farms Keeps Rising
A national lab study says the expected useful life of U.S. wind projects has increased to 30 years.
The findings come from a new paper...
Bureau Veritas Teams With Cornis For Blade Inspection Services
Bureau Veritas, a provider of laboratory testing, inspection and certification services, has signed a cooperation agreement with Cornis, a provider of wind turbine blade...
Longroad Tapped For Idaho Wind O&M
Longroad Energy Services LLC - an affiliate of Longroad Energy Holdings LLC, a U.S.-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator - has executed long-term...
Global Wind Organisation Forms North American Committee
Several wind companies are joining together within the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) - a nonprofit focused on providing standardized safety training and emergency procedures across the industry -...
BayWa r.e. Acquires PowerHub To Enhance Asset Management
Global renewable energy developer, service provider and wholesaler BayWa r.e. has acquired Toronto-based software company PowerHub.
The new addition to the BayWa r.e. group offers...
Castrol Launches Academy For Wind O&M Training
Castrol, a BP subsidiary that provides lubricants for the wind energy industry, has announced the launch of the Castrol Wind Academy.
The academy is a...
Kardie Equipment Relaunches Turbine Cleaning Service
Kardie Equipment, a TGM Wind company, has relaunched its wind turbine generator cleaning service.
Using a fleet of 20 Bronto Skylift platforms, the company offers...
Sandia: What Drones, Crawling Robots Can Do For Blade Inspections
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have partnered with businesses to develop machines that non-invasively inspect wind turbine blades for hidden damage.
The research is part...