DNV GL To Provide Project Certification for E.ON’s Arkona Offshore Wind Farm
E.ON recently awarded the project certification contract for the new Arkona offshore wind farm to DNV GL. The project covers the inspection phases from...
BASFâs Leading-Edge Protection for Rotor Blades Passes 50-Hour Rain Test
BASF, which supports the wind energy sector with special systems and products, announced that it has launched Relest® Wind LEP S, an innovative coatings...
HUVRdata and EdgeData Announce Collaboration to Optimize Aerial Wind Inspections
Two leading companies in aerial wind inspection services — HUVRdata, based in Austin, Texas, and EdgeData based in Grand Forks, North Dakota — recently...
Texas Tech Researcher Aiding in Study of Eagle Interaction with Wind Turbines
In the avian world, the eagle is known as the apex predator, meaning no other bird considers an eagle its prey. The eagle is...
Campbell Scientific Releases CR300 Datalogger
Campbell Scientific, a maker of research-grade measurement instruments for over 40 years, is releasing an innovative new data-acquisition product — the CR300 measurement and...
GE Renewable Energy Introduces New Suite of Digital Wind Farm Apps
At the American Wind Energy Association’s Windpower 2016 event in New Orleans, GE Renewable Energy introduced a new software applications suite for its Digital...
Siemens and Gamesa Merge Wind Businesses To Create Leading Wind Power Player
Siemens and Gamesa recently signed binding agreements to merge Siemens’ wind power and services business with Gamesa to create a leading global wind power...
GE Expands Onshore Wind Portfolio with North American Version of New 3.4-MW Wind Turbines
GE Renewable Energy recently introduced a North American version of its new 3-MW wind turbine platform in advance of the American Wind Energy Association’s...
Inox Wind Wins 100-MW Order from Leading Renewable Energy IPP
Inox Wind Limited recently announced that it has won two orders for a cumulative capacity of 100 MW from one of India’s leading renewable...
The Wind Professionalâs Guide for Flood, Debris, and Erosion Control
Challenges in providing adequate erosion control in the field require a diverse toolbox of solutions. As lands are disturbed, erosion and sediment control professionals...
SgurrEnergy Secures Beatrice Construction Monitoring Contract
SgurrEnergy, a leading renewable energy consultancy, was recently awarded a three-year construction monitoring contract for the 588-MW Beatrice offshore wind farm — the first...
American Wind Energy Generation Off to a Good Start in 2016
According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the American wind power industry had its most productive first quarter for installations since 2012 as...
NREL Distributes Fourth Round of Funding for Competitiveness Improvement Project
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is awarding four subcontracts under the fourth round of funding through DOE’s...
Enbridge To Acquire 50-Percent Interest in French Offshore Wind Development Company
Enbridge Inc. recently announced it has agreed to acquire a 50-percent interest in Éolien Maritime France SAS (EMF), a French offshore wind development company,...
Renewable NRG and Ventus Install Wind Iris Lidar at First Uruguayan Wind Farm
Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG) and Ventus Ingenieria recently announced the acquisition and installation of a Wind Iris nacelle-mounted Lidar at the 20-MW Caracoles wind...
AWS Truepower Acquires Energy-Related Forecasting Assets from Meso Inc.
AWS Truepower, an international leader in wind and solar energy consulting and engineering services, recently announced that it has acquired the energy-related forecasting assets...
Allianz Risk Transfer and Partners Develop Swap Solution To Hedge Volatile Revenues of Wind...
Allianz Risk Transfer Limited (ART) and partners have developed an innovative risk management solution for hedging wind volume risks for wind farms. ART has...
Cyberhawk Completes ROAV Inspections for Forewindâs Dogger Bank Meteorological Masts
Cyberhawk Innovations, a world leader in remotely operated aerial vehicle (ROAV) inspection and survey, recently completed an operation and maintenance inspection project on Forewind’s...
Ingeteam Improves DFIGâs Fault Ride Through (FRT) Behavior with Crowbarless Solution
Ingeteam recently introduced its “crowbarless” solution, a modular fault ride through (FRT) system for power converters that will strengthen the grid compliance of doubly...
DNV GL-Led Project Gives Green Light for Wind-Powered Oil Recovery
The DNV GL-led wind-powered water injection (Win Win) joint industry project (JIP) shows that, for suitable fields, wind-powered water injection is technically feasible, capable...
