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NREL-Funded Project Uses Ultrasound To Deter Bats From Turbines
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has selected a new project to receive a DOE-funded Technology Development and Innovation (TD&I)...
National Lab Study Shows How Private LTE Can Enhance Wind, Solar Resiliency
In partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Anterix has completed phase one of an ongoing project showing that...
Boralex, SKF Developing Wind Turbine Reliability Dashboard
SKF and Boralex have partnered to develop a dashboard designed to help wind farm operators better monitor turbines.
The dashboard is expected to help...
DOE Report Confirms Wind Energy Costs At All-Time Lows
Wind energy pricing remains attractive, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory....
DESRI Installs NRG Bat Deterrent Systems On Another Wind Farm
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) has installed NRG Systems' bat deterrent system on all 15 turbines at the Red Horse 2 project in...
ArcVera Finds Success With Wind Assessment Techniques
ArcVera Renewables, a Colorado-based provider of consulting and technical services for wind and solar projects, recently published a benchmark report that aims to deliver...
Longroad Expands Wind Solutions Agreement With WindESCo
In April 2018, WindESCo signed a project optimization contract with Longroad Energy for the 145 MW Milford Wind I project. Following the success of...
Stanford Researchers Boost Wind Productivity With Wake-Steering
Stanford University researchers have shown that angling turbines slightly away from the wind can boost the production of energy.
According to the researchers, solitary wind...
WINDGO’s Nanotech Thermal Coating Solution Helps Prevent Turbine Ice Build-up
Missouri-based WINDGO Inc. is expanding its thermal coatings solution into the wind energy industry.
The company explains that the build-up of ice on turbine...
Duke Energy Deploying Bat Deterrent System At Hundreds Of Texas Wind Turbines
Duke Energy Renewables will install NRG Systems' bat deterrent system over a five-year period at 255 wind turbines in Texas.
The systems will be installed...
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...
Vaisala Launches X-Band Radar To Enhance Weather Detection
Vaisala, a provider of weather, environmental and industrial measurement, has announced the development of its X-band weather radar.
According to the company, the X-band...
Vestas Goes With Drones For 1,250-Turbine Inspection Campaign
Sulzer Schmid, a provider of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology for rotor blade inspections, and WKA, a blade inspection and repair service provider, have...
Vineyard Wind Seeks Acoustic Monitoring Systems In Support Of Whale Conservation
Vineyard Wind is seeking proposals for advanced passive acoustic monitoring systems (PAMS) to be deployed alongside transit routes to the offshore wind area located...
Kawailoa Wind In Hawaii Installs NRG Bat Deterrent Systems
NRG Systems Inc. has announced the first commercial sale of its bat deterrent system, which has been purchased for Kawailoa Wind in Hawaii.
Located on...
AdBM, Van Oord Demo Noise Mitigation System For Offshore Wind
AdBm Technologies, working with Van Oord, has successfully demonstrated the new AdBm noise mitigation system (NMS), which can be used for offshore wind applications....
URI Students Create Device For Detecting Marine Life Near Block Island Wind Farm
Six ocean engineering students at the University of Rhode Island (URI) have developed an acoustic device that detects the sounds made by whales and...
ALLETE Makes Headway On Midwest Wind Farm Refurbishments
ALLETE Clean Energy has received the 45th set of new wind turbine blades from international blade manufacturer Tecsis for a project refurbishment initiative.
In August...
NRG Technology Curbs Bat Mortalities At EDF Wind Farm
A recent trial of NRG Systems’ bat deterrent system at an EDF Renewables wind farm in Illinois yielded an overall reduction in bat fatalities...
Barnhart Becomes U.S. Provider Of Windcare’s Craneless O&M Tech
Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co. Inc., a lifting and logistics contractor based in Memphis, Tenn., has entered into a license agreement with Windcare India...