Trelleborg Launches New Boat Landing Systems Maintenance Service
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has launched a new maintenance service for Boat Landing Systems (BLS). The new service is designed to identify degradation in...
Innovative Wind Turbine Monitor Developed
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received a patent for its self-regulating terrestrial turbine control through environmental sensing.
Wind energy is a widespread clean alternative...
System Monitors Motion and Impact of Offshore Vessels
UK Electronic Solutions (part of NSSLGlobal Group), has created a new self-contained motion and impact monitoring system suited to offshore vessels.
The system, Oceanic Dynamics,...
Flexible Coupler Kit Eliminates Need for Bonding Jumper
The T&B® Cable Tray flexible coupler kit from Thomas & Betts (T&B) features a bendable plate that allows for electrical continuity, which eliminates the...
Senvion Acquires Kenersys Assets in India
Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, will acquire the wind-turbine nacelle production facilities and infrastructure, complete product portfolio suite, wind turbine inventory,...
High-Power Density CD Couplings Have Smaller Machine Footprint Designs
The quest for smaller machine footprints continues as designers seek new ways to reduce machine size while increasing output. The Zero-Max CD coupling provides...
A.K. Suda Liftboat Delivered to Owners
A.K. Suda has completed the design of a 320-foot (97.5-meter) truss-legged liftboat. This vessel was recently delivered to its owners. The vessel follows on...
Vestas Receives 100 MW Order in Michigan
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power has ordered 29 V126-3.45 MW turbines from Vestas. The turbines will be deployed at the 100 MW Apple Blossom...
Siemens to Supply 64 Wind Turbines for U.S. Onshore Project
Siemens has received an order to supply, install, and commission 64 onshore wind turbines for the onshore Grant Plains Wind project in Oklahoma for...
Adwen and Winergy Develop the Worldâs Biggest Gearbox
Adwen and Winergy have developed the biggest gearbox in the world for Adwen’s AD 8-180 offshore wind turbine. With an input torque of close...
Report: Canada Can Reliably Integrate Large Amounts of Wind Energy
Canada can get more than one-third of its electricity from wind energy without compromising grid reliability — and at the same time realize economic...
Wind Investment Grows During the Second Quarter
U.S. wind-industry activity approached record levels in the second quarter as utilities and other purchasers locked in record-low wind costs.
More than 18,200 MW of...
New York Gets Historic Clean-Energy Standard
The New York Public Service Commission recently issued an order requiring 50 percent of New York’s electricity come from renewable, clean energy resources such...
A Temporary Solution
The repair of wind-turbine generators involves transporting damaged components long distances to repair workshops. As the components are often large, this logistical effort results...
SgurrEnergy Gets O&M Contract for Inch Cape Offshore Met Mast
Leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for the Inch Cape Offshore Met Mast off the coast of...
Maturing the Wind Industry: OEM Aftermarket Support after Midlife
While at my local automobile service shop waiting for my truck to be serviced, I drew some parallels between the well-established automotive industry and...
Antaira Expands with New Ethernet Switches
Antaira Technologies — a global leading developer and manufacturer of industrial device networking and communication product solutions for harsh environment applications — is expanding...
Joint Project to Standardize Floating Turbines
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has launched a new joint industry project (JIP) together with 13...
First-Ever UK Built Offshore Turbine Blades Arrive
The first six 80-meter-long blades for the 258 MW Burbo Bank Extension project recently arrived at the MHI Vestas Offshore Wind pre-assembly facility in...
Nordex Secures 243 MW Order for U.S. Wind Farm
The Nordex Group has secured a new, 243 MW wind-turbine order for the United States. The manufacturer has completed an agreement to supply 81...
