Turbines

Port of Vancouver USA to Receive Wind Blade Shipment

The Port of Vancouver USA will receive a shipment of nine wind turbines, including the longest wind turbine blades it has handled to date....

Mortenson Begins Turbine Construction at King Plains Wind Project

Mortenson has started turbine erection work on the 248.2 MW King Plains Wind Project located in Garber, Okla., for ENGIE North America.  The project will...

MHI Vestas Sources Blade Materials in Taiwan

MHI Vestas has confirmed a purchase agreement with Swancor to source several key blade manufacturing components in Taiwan. This contract strengthens Swancor’s presence in the...

Dominion Remains on Schedule to Construct Virginia Offshore Project

Dominion Energy and its contractors have remained on track to ensure the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project remains on schedule to become an...

Pemamek’s Flange Fitting Station Improves Production, Safety

Pemamek has enabled the safe and accurate fitting and welding of flanges to wind towers and tower foundation sections with its PEMA Flange Fitting...

Dominion Nears Construction on Offshore Wind Project

Dominion Energy and Ørsted say the turbine components and monopiles for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project have shipped to North America.  The...

Ingeteam Launches Next-Generation Wind Power Converter

Ingeteam, an independent global provider of electrical conversion equipment, has launched its next-generation wind power converters developed for high-power DFIG applications.  Ingeteam's DFIG drive series...

DOE Allocates Funds for Rare Earth Element Research

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to provide up to $18 million for basic research aimed at helping to ensure the continued availability...

LM Wind Power to Close Blade Manufacturing Plant

LM Wind Power, a Danish supplier of rotor blades, says it will close its Little Rock, Ark., manufacturing plant later in the year due...

RENOVA Selects MHI Vestas Turbines for Offshore Wind Farm

RENOVA Inc. has selected wind turbines developed by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S for the offshore wind power project being built off the coast...

Focus on Renewable Energy Creates Growth Prospects for Wind Turbine Materials

Expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9%, the wind turbine materials market is likely to almost double, reaching $19.57 billion by...

Vestas Equips the Noshiro Offshore Wind Farm Project

Vestas has received a 139 MW order from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply 33 Vestas V117-4.2MW Typhoon turbines for the Akita Noshiro Offshore...

A Maintenance View of Maximizing Wind Turbine Operations

There are several ways in which companies can act now to fine-tune their approach to turbine maintenance in a way that makes a tangible...

New Technologies Help Turbine Manufacturers Access Additional Revenue

A sustained decline in the overall costs of wind turbines, as well as ambitious national- and regional-level renewable energy targets, has driven new onshore...

Olympus Scientific Cloud Version 3.0 Now Available

Olympus has released Olympus Scientific Cloud (OSC) version 3.0 – a platform that gives Olympus inspection and analytical devices additional tools and features for...

Pure Safety Group Introduces Checkmate Xplorer Harness

Pure Safety Group (PSG), manufacturer of fall protection equipment used by workers at height, has introduced to the U.S. market the new Checkmate Xplorer...

Construction Begins on Japan’s First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm

Marubeni Corp. is preparing to launch Japan’s first large-scale offshore wind power generation business.  Traditionally, wind farms in Japan have been small-scale operations, but this...

TPI Composites Promotes Siwek to CEO

TPI Composites Inc., an independent manufacturer of composite wind blades, has appointed William E. Siwek, currently president, to president and CEO, effective May 20,...

NREL Boosts Turbine Efficiency with FLORIS Model

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a new version of its FLOw Redirection and Induction in Steady State (FLORIS) model for wind...

Voelker Sensors Offers Oil Advantage to Wind Power Sector

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Voelker Sensors Inc. says its proprietary Oil Advantage tool - a sensor that continuously monitors oil wear, additive depletion, temperature, and...

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