Rope Partner gets new investors for turbine service demand
Rope Partner, Inc., an international leader in wind-turbine blade repair, maintenance, and performance-enhancing services, has been acquired by funds advised by Magnesium Capital LLP...
Bachmann expands its retrofit capabilities with team acquisition
Bachmann electronic, an industry leader in wind automation solutions, recently strengthened its significant expertise by acquiring a team of 10 wind-energy experts.
With more than...
Study: Fall protection equipment market size worth $2.9B by 2026
The global fall protection equipment market size is expected to reach $2.9 billion by 2026, according to a new study by Polaris Market Research.
The...
3M product training for wind-energy customers in January
In January 2020, WINDSOURCING.COM GmbH will again offer free product training for customers from the service market of the wind industry together with its...
Evacuator Emergency Descent System Wins Offshore Wind Award
Global safety specialist Survitec recently took home a prestigious East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) Award during a gala End of Year Celebration and...
O&M Summit Includes Solutions-Focused Program
The Canadian Wind Energy Association will host its 2020 Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Summit in Toronto, Ontario, January 29-30. Now in its sixth year,...
NextEra donates borescopes to Northeastern program
Northeastern Junior College’s Wind Technology program has received a pair of borescopes donated by NextEra Energy Resources, one of the largest energy generation companies...
NextEra donates functional nacelle to Northeastern program
NextEra Energy Resources is donating a fully-functional decommissioned wind-turbine nacelle to Northeastern Junior College’s Wind Technology program as a learning tool for one of...
Mobil turbine oil approved for GE turbines worldwide
ExxonMobil’s Mobil SHCTM Gear 320 WT advanced turbine gear oil has been approved by GE for use in all of its wind turbines worldwide....
North American firms join to focus on wind safety
North America’s leading wind-power companies are joining together within the Global Wind Organisation (GWO), a non-profit focused on providing standardized safety training and emergency...
Checkmate launches Atom Xtreme self-retracting lifeline
Checkmate, the U.K.-based Pure Safety Group (PSG) brand, unveiled its new Atom Xtreme 6-foot self-retracting lifeline (SRL) in North America. The product is significant...
Rotos 360 completes offshore blade repair at Westermost Rough
For nearly a decade, Rotos 360 has developed its position as a global market leader in turn-key solutions for onshore and offshore wind-turbine blade...
AI engine developed for blade-damage detection
Sulzer Schmid, a Swiss company pioneering UAV technology for rotor blade inspections, and NNAISENSE, a world leading artificial intelligence specialist, have partnered to develop...
Dropsafe: Guidelines show how to prevent offshore drops
The publication of the Reliable Securing Booklet for Offshore Wind by G+, the global health and safety organization for the offshore wind industry, has...
Altitec Academy earns GWO blade-repair certification
Altitec Academy, the rotor blade technician training program from Altitec, a leading wind-turbine blade repair and inspection specialist, has secured the blade repair certification...
Chartwell confirms second Seacat Services CTV order
Class-leading offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator, Seacat Services, has taken up its option to build a second multi-million-pound Chartwell 24 catamaran for the...
Snap-on’s new torque wrench can achieve faster speeds
The new SpinTORQ 360 Continuous Rotation Torque Wrench from Snap-on Industrial is a continuously spinning, low profile torque wrench and is 80 percent faster...
Formosa Offshore Wind, Dropsafe tackle dropped object risk
Dropsafe, the leading provider of Dropped Object (DO) prevention solutions, recently announced that offshore wind developer Formosa I Offshore Windfarm (FOWI) has adopted the...
TGM Wind brings back cleaning services due to customer demand
Kardie Equipment, a TGM Wind Services company, leading AWP provider, and turbine cleaner for the past decade, has relaunched its specialized wind-turbine generator cleaning...
Crawler Cranes Use Tandem Lifts to Remove Blades from Turbine
On behalf of Enercon, Belgian crane service provider Aertssen removed the 72-metric-ton, 58-meter-long rotor blades from an Enercon E-126 wind turbine at a height...
