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Quebec Wind Manufacturing Company Sigma Expands In U.S.
Quebec-based Sigma Industries Inc., a manufacturer specializing in the production of composite components, including for the wind power industry, is expanding its operations in...
Siemens Gamesa Opens New Renewable Energy Testing, Manufacturing Center
Siemens Gamesa has inaugurated a new renewable energy testing and manufacturing center in Madrid.
The company has expanded and upgraded facilities previously operated in Coslada,...
Vestas, TPI Expand Wind Blade Manufacturing In Mexico
Composite wind blade manufacturer TPI Composites Inc. has expanded its partnership with Vestas in Mexico.
Vestas has exercised an option for two additional blade manufacturing...
Vestas Signs New Deal With Blade Manufacturer TPI Composites
Vestas has signed a multiyear supply agreement with TPI Composites (TPI), an Arizona-based manufacturer of composite wind blades.
The agreement includes producing V150-4.2 MW turbine...
ExxonMobil Wins First DNV GL Conformity Statement For Wind Turbine Gear Oil
ExxonMobil’s wind turbine gear oil, Mobil SHC Gear 320 WT, has been awarded a conformity statement by DNV GL, a third-party assessment body for...
Canadian Wind Turbine Brake Pad Maker Announces New Milestones
B.B High Performance Brake Pads, a Quebec-based company specializing in designing and manufacturing sintered brake pads for the wind industry, recently passed several braking...
Invenergy Protects Nebraska Wind Farm With Allianz Proxy Revenue Swap
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s (AGCS) alternative risk transfer unit has executed a 10-year proxy revenue swap for Invenergy’s under-construction Upstream Wind Energy Center...
Vestas Introduces New Anti-Icing Solutions
Vestas has introduced a new anti-icing solution and ice assessment tool to maximize wind turbine production in cold climates.
The trademarked Vestas Anti-Icing System is...
Roemheld USA Introduces New Wind Turbine Rotor Lock
Roemheld USA has introduced new rotor locks that are designed to simplify maintenance for wind projects.
According to the Missouri-based company, the double-acting hydraulic cylinder...
Moog Wind Turbine Product Earns Safety Certification
Moog Inc., a New York State-based designer and manufacturer of motion control products, recently earned a safety certification from TÜV Rheinland for the new...
Moventas Expands Gearbox Service Facility In Big Spring, Texas
Moventas, a provider of wind gearbox technology and service solutions, is in the process of expanding its operations in Big Spring, Texas.
The Finland-headquartered company...
Goldwind Unveils GW4S Wind Turbine For International Markets
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. (Goldwind) has announced the GW4S "smart" wind turbine, the latest in the company's permanent-magnet direct-drive (PMDD) product...
From Oil To Wind: MHI Vestas Setting Up Facility At Former Power Plant
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is repurposing a decommissioned oil-fired power plant into a new painting and logistics facility for its 80-meter wind turbine blades.
The...
Success For Transport Of LM Wind Power’s 73.5-Meter Blade
On Oct. 20, the first LM 73.5 P wind turbine blade successfully arrived at Castellón Port in Spain, representing the largest blade ever produced...
Rocky Mountain Power Looks To Improve Wind Gearbox Reliability
Laramie, Wyo.-based LogiLube LLC is testing out its SmartGear gearbox condition monitoring technology at Rocky Mountain Power’s High Plains Wind Project.
SmartGear will be applied...
Partners Developing Battery Storage Solution Integrated Into Wind Turbine
KK Wind Solutions, Vestas, PowerCon and Aalborg University in Denmark are working on the development of a modular battery storage solution that is integrated...
Kraken Robotics Teams With GE’s Avitas Systems To Enhance Offshore Inspections
St. John’s, Newfoundland-based Kraken Robotics Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kraken Robotic Systems Inc., is partnering with Avitas Systems, a GE Venture,...
MHI Vestas Takes V164-9.5 MW Testing To Clemson In South Carolina
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and Clemson University in South Carolina have announced that all testing and verification of the V164-9.5 MW offshore wind turbine's...
Drone Education Joins Wind Curriculum At Northern Maine Community College
Now federally licensed to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), a wind power technology instructor is bringing drone education to his students at Northern Maine...
DNV GL Offers Testing-Based Verification Of Li-ion Battery Lifetimes
DNV GL has introduced Battery XT, which the global energy advisory and certification company says is a testing-based lifetime verification tool for lithium-ion batteries.
According...