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Blade Dynamics To Build 80-Meter Turbine Blade Prototype
Blade Dynamics has announced that the design phase of its Very Long Blade Project for the U.K.-based Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), launched earlier...
Snap-on Industrial Unveils Pneumatic Torque Wrenches
Snap-on Industrial has announced its new pneumatic torque wrenches, which the company says are designed for technicians working in fields such as power...
Vestas Completes First Nacelle For 8 MW Offshore Wind Prototype
The nacelle for Vestas' V164-8.0 MW prototype offshore wind turbine has been completed at Lindo Industrial Park in Denmark. The nacelle is 20...
GL Awards ACCIONA Seven New Certificates For 3 MW Platform
ACCIONA Windpower has received seven new certificates for different models of its AW 3000 wind turbine from GL Renewables Certification. ACCIONA says it...
Nordex Unveils N131/3000 Light-Wind Turbine
Nordex SE is extending its Generation Delta turbine platform, which the company launched this spring, with the addition of a turbine for light-wind...
BASF Offering New Paint To Protect Turbine Blade Edges
BASF has unveiled its RELEST Wind LEP paint designed to help protect the edges of wind turbine rotor blades. The company claims tests...
GL RC Certifies CG Transformer For Offshore Application
Transformer manufacturer CG has received certification from GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) for its liquid immersed SLIM distribution transformer. The hermetically sealed transformer...
U.S. Energy Dept. Dedicates New Wind Turbine Test Facility
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have dedicated a new 5 MW Dynamometer Test Facility at...
Researchers Developing Technology To Manage Power Flows, Integrate Renewables
Consultants at The Brattle Group, working in conjunction with Boston University and other researchers on a project funded by the U.S. Department of...
Siemens’ 6 MW Offshore Turbine One Step Closer To Final Certification
GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has awarded Siemens a 'provisional type certificate' for the manufacturer's 6 MW offshore wind turbine. According to GL...
REpower Introduces New 6.15 MW Offshore Wind Turbine
REpower, part of the Suzlon Group, has announced a new offshore wind turbine. Dubbed the REpower 6.2M152, the turbine has a rated power...
ECN Says Its Active Wake Control System Helps Boost Output
The Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) says its Active Wake Control system is capable of increasing the electricity production of wind...
The Switch’s 8.6 MW Offshore Generator Passes Initial Testing
The Switch says that its 8.6 MW permanent magnet generator (PMG) for offshore wind use has successfully passed initial no-load testing. According to...
Vestas Launches V105-3.3 MW Turbine For Windy And Turbulent Conditions
Vestas has unveiled the V105-3.3 MW turbine, an expansion of its 3 MW platform. The company says the new model is aimed at...
GE Unveils New 3.2 MW Wind Turbine Meant For U.K., Ireland And Turkey
GE has introduced its 3.2-103 brilliant wind turbine for the U.K., Ireland and Turkey. Building on GE's 2.5 MW fleet, the 3.2-103 generates...
Vestas Introduces De-Icing System For Wind Turbines
Vestas has unveiled its new Vestas De-icing System (VDS), which the company says can help boost the business case for operating wind farms...
GL RC Focuses On Wind Turbines In Path Of Tropical Cyclones
GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has published its new Technical Note for the Certification of Wind Turbines for Tropical Cyclones. According to the...
Moog Launches AC Modular Pitch System For Wind Turbines
Moog, a provider of blade pitch control, slip ring and rotor monitoring solutions for the wind energy industry, has launched its new AC...
GE Introduces PowerUp Platform For Wind Turbines
GE has announced PowerUp, a customized software-enabled platform that the company says could increase a wind farm's output by up to 5% taking...
REpower Announces 3 MW Low-Wind Turbine For Canadian Market
REpower Systems SE has launched its 3.0M122 wind turbine as a 60 Hz variant for the Canadian market. According to the company, the...