An industrial-grade corrosion inhibitor and cleaner prevents rust and electrolysis while improving electrical function in wind-energy components.
Ensuring the long-term success of wind systems and the alternative energy sector will require protecting a wide variety of equipment from the elements in harsh outdoor settings while optimizing performance and minimizing required maintenance. For wind turbines of all sizes, critical components must be able to stand up to constant exposure to sun, rain, dew, […]
With their existing drivetrain monitoring systems, wind-farm owner-operators can now access insights on the health of turbine foundations.
Monitoring wind-turbine drivetrains is one of the most cost-effective tools operators have, enabling them to transform the way wind assets are run and slash operations and maintenance costs. When combined with real-world engineering knowledge and powerful predictive analytics, drivetrain data — specifically vibration — provides months of lead time for major component faults, making catastrophic […]
Purdue University engineers have designed a low-speed, high-torque powertrain system to reduce the operation costs, maintenance costs, and environmental contamination of turbines that generate wind energy and marine hydrokinetic energy. A prototype is scheduled to be tested and analyzed at the university. Jun Chen, a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, and Lizhi Shang, […]
GreenSpur Wind and Niron Magnetics announced a new rare earth-free generation solution for the offshore wind market. The findings have been verified by ORE Catapult, a UK technology innovation and research center for offshore renewable energy. “Existing turbines use radial-flux generators, and the current designs are reliant on rare earth magnets,” said Andrew Hine, commercial […]
Technology developer X1 Wind has laid its dynamic cable and is now ready for final installation of its floating wind prototype at the PLOCAN Test Site, in the Canary Islands. “The 20kV dynamic cable will allow us to fully validate the floater and wind turbine performance, feeding the electricity to PLOCAN’s smart grid, as well […]
Green energy infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds will bid for four seabed lease sites to decarbonize the UK’s oil and gas sector as this scale will remove more emissions quickly, keep costs lower for platform operators, and provide the anchor for large scale North-South offshore transmission. The floating offshore wind and green energy proposal for Crown […]
DNV has named Cici Vu as an associate director of energy and climate equity. Vu has more than a decade of experience across climate change, water and air quality, energy, natural resources, transportation, housing, homelessness, public health, and safety sectors. An experienced mediator and facilitator, she works with utilities, public agencies, and investors, who are […]
Siemens Gamesa’s RecyclableBlades are generating electricity in the first commercial installation of fully recyclable wind turbine blades, at RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind power project in Germany. Siemens Gamesa’s RecyclableBlades are generating electricity in the first commercial installation of fully recyclable wind turbine blades, at RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind power project in Germany. “We are proving […]
