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N.Y. Wants To Help Make It Easier To Connect Renewables To Grid
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced $3.5 million in funding available for the private sector with solutions to...
New App Shows How Wind Energy Can Best Suit Your Needs
A professor from Potsdam, N.Y.-based Clarkson University has created a mobile app to get more people to learn about wind energy and how it...
Northern Power Turbines Not Affected By Hurricane, Typhoon
Vermont-based Northern Power Systems Corp. has confirmed that its wind turbines performed up to par through both Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean, as well...
Bird-Scouting Drone Helps DONG Energy Plan Offshore Development
A drone has been used in a successful trial to count cliff-nesting seabirds at a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reserve...
Moventas’ Multi-Megawatt Gearbox Testing Hub Now Open In U.K.
Moventas says it has become the U.K.’s first wind gearbox service provider to offer multi-megawatt full-load testing, an essential part of most gearbox service...
Companies Develop Monitoring Tech To Reduce Offshore Turbine Failures
Aquaterra Energy, which designs and delivers offshore engineering solutions, and Proeon Systems, which provides a range of turnkey safety and control system services, say they...
Senvion Chooses IMO Pitch Bearing For Low-Wind Turbine Model
German turbine supplier Senvion has selected IMO’s latest T-Solid 4IPC roller-type pitch bearing for its 3.4 MW low-wind model 3.4M140 EBC, featuring a 140-meter...
ABB Releases Microgrid Solution To Maximize Renewables Usage
ABB has announced a modular and scalable “plug and play” microgrid solution to address the globally growing demand for flexible technology in the developing...
Federal Grant Enables University Of Illinois To Study Turbine Efficiency
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently granted $500,000 to the Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL) of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for a project...
Moog’s Pitch Control System Nearly Triples Wind Turbine Reliability
The Industrial Group of Moog Inc., which designs and manufactures high-performance pitch solutions for wind turbines, says it has launched its next-generation pitch technology...
Schaeffler’s Spherical Roller Bearings Enhance Wind Turbine Efficiency
Schaeffler, a global integrated automotive and industrial supplier, has optimized its spherical roller bearings for rotor main bearing supports in order to increase the...
North Dakota College Installs Wind Technician Training Tower
North Dakota’s Bismarck State College (BSC) has completed a new tower that will provide wind technician training and education for students and industry partners.
The...
Siemens’ Newest Onshore Turbine Earns DNV GL Certification
Siemens’ SWT-3.6-130 onshore wind turbine has been type-certified by DNV GL. According to the companies, the certification confirms that the new turbine complies with...
GE Teams With Pittsburgh Start-Up To Enhance Digital Wind Farm Service
Pittsburgh-based start-up kWantera and GE Renewable Energy have announced a technology alliance in which kWantera’s energy trading solution will complement GE’s Digital Wind Farm offering.
GE...
Prysmian To Launch New 600 kV Cable Solution For Power Transmission
Prysmian Group, an energy and telecom cable systems company, says it has finished development and testing of its new P-Laser 600 kV cable system...
SgurrControl Validates ATLAS Solution To Extend Wind Turbine Life Span
SgurrControl, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, says it has completed the two-year testing and validation of its patented Advanced Turbine Load Alleviation...
New Pitch Control Slip Ring Enhances Wind Turbine Reliability
Moog Components Group Ltd., a division of Moog Inc. and a worldwide designer, manufacturer and integrator of precision control components and systems, has introduced...
DOE: The Falling Prices And Climbing Deployment Of Clean Technologies
A recent DOE report highlighting the accelerated deployment of clean energy technologies, including wind turbines, states that land-based wind accounted for 41% of all new capacity brought online in 2015.
Two New Turbines Join GE’s 3 MW Onshore Wind Portfolio
Through its renewable energy business, GE has introduced two up-rated versions of its 3 MW onshore wind platform: the 3.6-137 and 3.8-130 models.
The wind...
SheerWind Brings Wind Funnel Technology To South Dakota
Through a new licensing agreement with Mark Luke Wind Energy LLC, Minnesota-based SheerWind’s wind power generating systems will now be marketed and deployed in...