ZF Wind Power gets certificate for its SHIFT 4k platform
ZF Wind Power’s SHIFT 4k platform received a “type and component certificate” from the international classification society DNV GL, for its complete platform range.
In...
Acciona installs photovoltaic modules on turbine tower
The Energy Division of Acciona has developed a pioneering solution in the field of hybridization between wind and photovoltaic power. It consists of covering...
Operators need to invest in disruptive tech, says Onyx Insight
Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) have radically changed the return on investment model for turbine condition monitoring in the United States, helping wind-farm owners make...
NRG Systems sells Bat Deterrent System to Hawaii wind farm
NRG Systems, Inc. has announced the first commercial sale of its Bat Deterrent System to Kawailoa Wind, Hawaii’s largest wind farm. Located on the...
Vaisala expands weather radar offering to include X-band
Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurement, recently announced the development of an advanced X-band Weather Radar. The smaller size and...
Emerson, Vayu to optimize wind farms with machine learning
Emerson has formed an alliance with Vayu, a Ystrategies Corp. company, to provide automation technology solutions for wind-farm energy optimization in the Americas, Caribbean,...
Vaisala fortifies comprehensive wind-industry product range
Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements, recently introduced Leosphere’s industry-leading Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) technology into its portfolio of...
Geo-location mapping project crosses 100K turbine milestone
An ambitious project led by IntelStor to map the geo-locations of every wind turbine in the world has hit a major milestone.
IntelStor has now...
Ericsson and Comau show 5G Digital Twin at Hannover Messe
Ericsson and Comau recently showed the Digital Twin enabled by the 5G connectivity to the Hannover Messe. This innovation project, which is being tested,...
ONYX: Operators must embrace disruptive technologies
Embracing disruptive digital technologies for the collection and analysis of wind-turbine data offers the best route to reducing the costs of operations and maintenance...
NRG’s Bat Deterrent System reduces bat fatalities by 67 percent
A trial of NRG Systems’ Bat Deterrent System at the Pilot Hill Wind Project in Illinois yielded an overall reduction in bat fatalities of...
AMETEK Spectro Scientific expands its software platform
AMETEK Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed-water analysis instrumentation and software, expanded its cloud-based TruVu 360™ Enterprise...
Vestas expands 4 MW platform for sites with extreme weather
As part of its efforts to offer innovative solutions to meet customer needs, Vestas is introducing the V136-4.2 MW Extreme Climate wind turbine. This...
Deutsche WindGuard accredited for calibrating Lidar
Deutsche WindGuard Consulting GmbH is now accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 for the calibration of nacelle-mounted Lidars. The calibration laboratory can now...
Bazefield software manages 23 GW of renewable energy
Bazefield has had strong growth in the wind and solar domain.
Bazefield software manages 23 GW on installations across 23 countries. This includes sites in...
Sulzer Schmid slashes cost of drone inspections
Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories AG, a Swiss company pioneering next-generation technology for the inspection of wind-turbine rotor blades, recently announced it has launched a...
Global distributor, sensor maker modernize ice sensors
Wind Cluster ApS, global distributor of wind-turbine components and accessories, together with New Avionics Corp, leading maker of modern optical ice sensors for industry...
Lidar lights up wind opportunities for Tilt in Australia
Tilt Renewables, a leading developer, owner, and manager of renewable energy generation assets in Australia and New Zealand, has confirmed the use of wind...
Field measurement campaign begins on wind turbine
Three innovative 20-meter-long rotor blades developed within the context of the SmartBlades2 project will be assessed under natural weather and wind conditions in Boulder,...
Bat Deterrent System reduces fatalities by 54% at Texas facility
NRG Systems, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of smart technologies for a range of wind, solar, and meteorological applications, has announced that a trial...
