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Partnership Field-Tests, Installs 3M Wind Vortex Generators
Altitec, a global provider of turbine blade access, repair and inspection, has been appointed official installation partner of 3M’s renewable energy division. Altitec will...
New Cargo Vessel To Transport Wind Turbine Parts For Siemens
The Concordia Group has recently delivered and commissioned to Siemens a heavy cargo "roll on/roll off'' vessel specifically designed for the efficient transportation of wind...
Energy Company Seeks Drones, Robotics For Inspections
The AES Corp. is launching an open innovation contest targeted at improving the safety and increasing the availability of power plants through unmanned inspections...
VBMS Handles Export Cable Work For Galloper Offshore Wind
Dutch marine contractor VBMS says it has executed the first export cable shore landing at the 336 MW Galloper Offshore Wind Farm, in England,...
Company Unveils Slip Ring With Diagnostics For Wind Turbines
Leine Linde Systems, a provider of components and systems for the wind industry, has introduced the new ADSR, the first diagnostic system for analyzing...
What’s Happening In The Global Wind Turbine Lubricant Market?
A new report from consulting and research firm Kline has revealed that China, accounting for 34% of global demand, is the largest market for...
WINDCUBE LiDAR Plays New Role In Advancing Mass. Offshore Wind
A WINDCUBE vertical-profiling LiDAR system has been installed off the south coast of Massachusetts to provide a continuous record of the wind resource across...
Energy Storage Helps SoCal Utility Better Integrate Renewables
Cleantech energy storage company Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) and the Southern California-based Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) have launched a water-energy project using advanced...
Companies Team Up To Develop New Design Of Offshore Wind Vessels
Ulstein Design & Solutions (part of Ulstein Group) and SeaOwls are teaming up to jointly develop what they say is the next generation of...
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...