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June 2010

 

FEATURES

Company Profile: Safety Supply South

By: Russ Willcutt

When work crews aren’t adequately equipped, downtime occurs and money is lost. This company will help you to avoid that scenario.

 

A Tower for Power

By: P. Scott Burton

With the escalation of the U.S. wind industry, identifying reliable tower manufacturing sources is gaining importance. Here’s an inside view into what to look for in a partner.

 

Remote Condition Management

By: Antti Turunen

Not only does the CMaS system from Moventas gather critical data while your turbines are in operation, it is analyzed by a team of experts to help ward off unexpected failure.

 

Brushing Up On Turbine Performance

By: Hank Richert

In a perfect instance of technology transfer, improvements made for nuclear submarines promise cleaner, longer-life brushes for wind turbines.

 

Film Technology for Wind Applications

By: Chris Reynolds

The high-voltage power systems required by cutting-edge wind energy applications depend on improvements made in electrolytic capacitor technology. Learn how that has been achieved.

 

Constructing Cable Confidence

By: Scott Rowles

By gaining insights into each other’s worlds, two companies have built a longstanding relationship from which they both benefit.

 

The Hidden Costs of Ownership

By: Wm. Christopher Penwell

By understanding—and addressing—a host of related issues, wind turbine buyers and owners can avoid a host of hidden costs. Here’s how.

 

DEPARTMENTS

CONSTRUCTION

By: Jerry Parola

When the upper soil structure is too weak to support a wind tower foundation, driven piles offer a deep foundation solution.

 

MAINTENANCE

By: Merritt Brown

Once your warranty period has drawn to a close, inadequate O&M staffing can lead to unexpected downtime as well as huge repair costs. Here’s what you should know.

 

TECHNOLOGY

By: Jose R. Zayas

Lab and field testing enables engineers to continually improve their designs, resulting in the continued viability and resilience of the wind industry.

 

LOGISTICS

By: Hüseyin Kizilagac

Logistics experts must be able to take both a global and a local perspective, monitoring shipping conditions worldwide while establishing local relationships as well.

 

Q&A: John LaRue

Executive Director/Port Corpus Christi

 

 

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