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Ørsted, University Of Oxford Work On Improving Offshore Wind Foundations
Ørsted and the University of Oxford in the U.K. have signed a five-year research agreement to optimize the design of foundation structures for offshore...
Vestas Acquiring Energy Analytics Company To Expand Service Offerings
Vestas has entered into an agreement to acquire Utopus Insights Inc., an energy analytics provider with locations in Valhalla, N.Y.; Bengaluru, India; and Dublin.
According...
Mesalands Community College Gifted New Tools For Wind Technology Program
Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, N.M., has received new donations from Megger and Transcat to enhance hands-on training for future wind turbine technicians.
Megger, a...
Carbon Trust Names Winners Of Contest Seeking Novel Offshore Wind Inspections
The U.K.-based Carbon Trust has announced the winners of its competition to find novel methods to inspect offshore wind substructures.
The competition, launched as part...
EIA: Wind Could Soon Beat Hydro As U.S.’ Biggest Renewables Source
As one of the first technologies used to generate electricity, hydroelectric power has historically provided the largest share of renewable electricity generation in the...
Wind-Powered Electric Vehicle Program Continues In Minnesota
Great River Energy (GRE), a Minnesota-based electric cooperative, has announced that its program designed to allow cooperative members to fuel electric vehicles (EVs) with...
Duke Energy Installing New Avian-Protection System At Wyoming Wind Farm
In support of bird protection, Duke Energy Renewables has ordered 24 IdentiFlight units to be installed at its Top of the World Windpower Project...
How To Improve Underperforming Wind Fleets – Without New Hardware Or Turbines
Because of underperformance and downtime, the current U.S. wind fleet could produce an estimated 12 TWh more energy than it currently does, according to...
SkySpecs Secures $8M To Expand Turbine Drone Inspections
Ann Arbor, Mich.-based SkySpecs, a provider of automated drone inspections for wind turbines, has secured $8 million in Series B financing.
The financing was led...
New Research Shows Promise Of Microgrids, Renewable Energy In Alaska
New research is detailing how microgrids in Alaska offer an enticing approach for local renewable energy generation by building flexibility into existing electrical grids.
Articles...
GE’s Avitas Systems Partners With Bureau Veritas For Next-Gen Inspections
Bureau Veritas, a global provider of testing, inspection and certification services, and Avitas Systems, a GE Venture, recently announced a strategic alliance for cross-industry,...
Spirit Develops New Composites Manufacturing Tech Suited For Wind Blades
Spirit AeroSystems says its Advanced Technology Centre in Prestwick, Scotland, has developed an improved method for manufacturing composite parts, including for wind turbine blades.
With...
Vaisala, WindSim Tackle Obstacles Of Wind Measurement In Complex Terrain
Vaisala, a provider of environmental and industrial measurement, recently collaborated with WindSim, a provider of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling, on a study that...
Kymeta, FMC GlobalSat Partner For Renewable Energy Satellite Communications
Redmond, Wash.-based communications provider Kymeta Corp. is expanding its distribution network to include global connectivity company FMC GlobalSat. The companies say the new partnership...
Nordex Offers New Wind Turbine Sound Reductions
For Generation Delta turbines, the Nordex Group offers solutions specifically for noise-sensitive sites in order to increase turbine output while maintaining sound emissions at...
Drones Inspect Entirety Of 317 MW Statoil Offshore Wind Farm
Drones were recently used to inspect all 264 blades across the 88 wind turbines of the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, located off the...
Report: Artificial Intelligence Presenting New Opportunities In Wind And Solar
Artificial intelligence (AI) will increasingly automate operations over the next several years in the solar and wind industries, as well as boost efficiencies across...
Vaisala: Out With Met Towers, In With Remote Sensing For Wind Development
Major wind energy firms are rapidly expanding their use of remote sensing across their project portfolios, ending a three-decade reliance on meteorological (met) towers....
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...
Penn State’s Microgrid, Energy Storage Training Aims To Advance Wind And Solar
Penn State says it is working to advance wind and solar energy through a program offering education and training for energy storage and microgrid...