RenewableUK And EWEA Combine Efforts For 2017 Offshore Conference
The first ever joint offshore wind conference organized by EWEA and RenewableUK was announced in March. Offshore Wind Energy 2017 will take place in...
Achieving Quality By Calibrating Remote Sensing Devices
Recent years saw the advance of remote sensing devices (RSD) for measuring wind speed and wind direction in the wind energy sector. Depending on...
DOE Funds Research Of Large Turbine Blade Development
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced $1.8 million in funding for the development of larger wind turbine blades that will help capture more...
3A Composites Expands New Foam Core Extrusion Line In The U.S.
Brisk demand and the launch of the new product AIREX T10 stand behind 3A Compositesâ decision to invest in a new extrusion line in...
Clemson Center Named Top Energy Construction Project
The Clemson University SCE&G Energy Innovation Center, located in North Charleston, South Carolina, recently was named Best of the Best construction projects in the...
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...
GM Adds Wind Power To Corporate Renewables Mix
General Motors for the first time is procuring wind to power its manufacturing operations, enabling one of its Mexico facilities’ electricity needs to be...
AWEA Report: Wind Integration Boosts Grid Reliability
Adding wind power can help the U.S. meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan by cutting carbon pollution while keeping the lights...
U.S. Advances Sustainability Trend In 2014
The United States saw continued growth in renewable energy, natural gas and energy efficiency in 2014, according to the third annual Sustainable Energy in...
BOEM Issues Massachusetts Offshore Leases
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently held the nation’s fourth competitive lease sale for renewable energy in federal waters offshore...
Siemens, TenneT Inaugurate Offshore Grid Connection
Siemens has now handed over HelWin1, the second North Sea grid connection in quick succession, to its client TenneT. The German-Dutch transmission system operator...
Apex Clean Energy Receives $50M Financing Support From Prudential
Apex Clean Energy, an independent renewable energy company, recently announced that it has secured $50 million in financing from Prudential Capital Group. The proceeds...
SgurrEnergy Opens Operations Hub In San Francisco
SgurrEnergy has kicked off 2015 with the launch of a new office in San Francisco, California.
The Wood Group company’s growth follows the recent expansion...
Vestas Wins 33 MW Order From OX2 In Sweden
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 10 V126-3.3 MW turbines for the Maevaara 2 wind power plant. The order also includes...
Turkish Developer To Debut GE Turbine Model
GE recently announced it will supply energy developer IÇDAS with 19 brilliant GE 3.2-103 wind turbines for the BIGA RES wind farm, located near...
Gamesa Receives 260 MW Of Orders From India
Gamesa continues to grow in India, a strategic market in which it has firmly established itself as one of the leading turbine makers, having...
Vestas Reports Strong 2014 Under New Strategic Plan
2014 was the first year in the implementation of Vestas’ new strategic plan, Profitable Growth for Vestas, and it proved to be a year...
Nordex Awarded First Contract For N131/3000 In Finland
Launched last year, Nordex’s N131/3000 wind turbine is attracting growing demand outside Germany as well: Thus, Finnish asset management company Taaleritehdas has ordered the...
Vestas To Supply 298 MW For Kingfisher Wind In Oklahoma
Vestas has received from First Reserve a firm and unconditional order for 149 V100-2.0 MW turbines to be installed at the 298 MW Kingfisher...
