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February 2010

 

FEATURES

Company Profile: Parkline, Inc.

By: Russ Willcutt

With an innovative self-framing building system, years of accumulated expertise, and a reputation for meeting deadlines, this company can protect your electrical assets.

 

Solving the Transmission Dilemma

By: Paul Kaiser

While transmission continues to be a major impediment to getting more wind power to the market, several important developments were made in the past few years.

 

Gathering Blade Span Data

By: Josh Underwood

Compiling a complete range of data is the only way to determine whether a potential wind-farm site is viable and will produce as desired.

 

A New Direction for Turbine Gearing

By: Christer Richt

In this article Sandvik Coromant reports on tooling developments that are driving progress in cutting gears for wind-power components.

 

Cool System, Hot Results

By: Dale Thompson

New cooling system from Parker provides significant advantages to wind turbines by offering greater performance in a smaller package.

 

Free Money for Wind Developers

By: Justin B. Mead & Jessica A. Graf

Allow these experts to guide you through the grant funds available to wind developers through The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

 

Eliminating Uncertainty with Sodar

By: Susan Giordano

Just as the wind industry itself continues to evolve, remote sensing has truly come of age, eliminating the uncertainty often associated with wind-assessment studies.

 

A Greener Wind Farm

By: Rachael Elliott & Michael Abrahamsen

The Eaton Corporation is investing significant resources into developing a wide range of products to meet the demands of today’s wind-energy industry.

 

DEPARTMENTS

CONSTRUCTION

By: James D. Hussin

Both wind and weight create tremendous forces on tower foundations, making anchoring techniques particularly critical. Here are points to keep in mind.

 

MAINTENANCE

By: Armin Schlereth

As the market in wind turbines grows so does the demand for large, low-maintenance bearings. SKF has built a unique test rig for large bearings used in wind turbines.

 

TECHNOLOGY

By: Jose R. Zayas

Sandia National Laboratories initiates a program to address the challenges of manufacturing dependable, cost-effective blades for wind turbines.

 

LOGISTICS

By: Hendrik Wagner & Hüseyin Kizilagac

Engineering solutions can mitigate increasingly complex infrastructure problems, allowing you to eliminate risk from your wind project before transportation begins.

 

Q&A: Kenneth Westrick

Founder/CEO, 3TIER

 

 

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