HUVR Launches with $2 Million Funding; FAA Approved Drone-Based Data Analytics Company
HUVRData, LLC, the drone-based data analytics company, officially launched and announced $2 million in funding from angel investment organizations that include the Central Texas...
GE Plans Wind Education Center in China
GE has announced that it will build a new wind education center in Shenyang, China. The approximately 500-square-meter facility will be built on the...
Wanzek Applies Lean Kaizen Approach To Improving O&M
The wind industry rebounded in 2014. According to the American Wind Energy Association, the 4,854MW of wind capacity added during 2014 was more than...
Moventas Makes Significant Updates To Repair Program
Moventas recently announced improvements to its Gearbox Pooling Program. With the improvements which include faster delivery, upgraded boxes, leading warranties, and new gearbox availability...
Deepwater Wind Selects Local Firm For Crew Transfer
Rhode Island Fast Ferry recently signed a 20-year contract with Deepwater Wind for the transfer of maintenance and service crews at the Block Island...
GE Envisions The Next Generation Of Wind Farms
GE recently announced the launch of its Digital Wind Farm, a dynamic, connected, and adaptable wind energy ecosystem that pairs world-class turbines with the...
Working Safely In The Blazing Summer Heat
You wouldn’t leave your dog in a car on a hot, sunny day. So, why would you leave your wind technician in a turbine...
Moventas Opens Multi-Brand Service Shop In Minnesota
Moventas, one of the world’s leading wind gear manufacturers and service providers, has opened a wind gearbox service workshop in St. Paul, Minnesota, answering...
Shermco Staffer Pens Electrical Maintenance E-Book
John Wiley Publishing, known for its extensive For Dummies collection of ‘how-to’ books, has published “Electrical Systems Maintenance for Dummies” by Lynn Hamrick, PE,...
PSI Repair Services Ships 20,000th Repaired Wind Part
PSI Repair Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries and an independent service provider to the wind energy industry, has announced that it...
Case Study: Broadwind Energy and Sentient Science
Life extension of a single-stage planetary gearbox
Reduction in contact stresses due to geometry changes and improvements in material quality led to quantified fatigue performance...
First Impressions: Fielding The Questions Of Incoming WET Trainees
Career-oriented colleges focused on preparing students for wind energy technician careers have not existed for very long. In fact, the public perception of our...
Expanding Wind Services Market Opens Doors For PE Growth
Market for wind services is growing continuously
Wind industry has grown more than 20 times in past two decades with installations reaching nearly 370 GW...
E.ON Enters U.S Renewable Energy Services Market
The world’s largest investor-owned utility is now bringing customized asset management, maintenance, and repair services to North American renewable energy projects. E.ON, one of...
Expediting Bolted Joint Maintenance With Load-Indicating Fasteners
In fastening, joint tightness is nearly always associated with the use of a calibrated torque wrench during installation. However, for any given fastener, the...
Making Sense Of At-Height Certification
Authorized climber? Authorized person? Competent climber/rescuer? Qualified climber???
Do all these terms describe the same certification? As an instructor of wind turbine safety at Ecotech...
GCube Targets Turbine Gearbox Failures In Report
Specialist renewable energy underwriter GCube Underwriting Limited has published an in-depth report, entitled Grinding Gearboxes, analyzing gearbox failure by addressing root cause, financial impact and proactive...
Washington Utility Extends 429 MW Service Contract With Vestas
Vestas has signed a 10-year extension agreement to service the Whiskey Ridge, Wild Horse and Hopkins Ridge wind projects. Located in central Washington, these...
EDF Renewable Services Extends Kansas O&M Contract
EDF Renewable Services, a provider of renewable O&M Services, has announced that Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L) has extended an operations and...
Participants Set For 2016 Collegiate Wind Competition
The Energy Department has announced the twelve collegiate teams that have been selected to participate in the Department’s second Collegiate Wind Competition. The Collegiate...
