EDF RE Marks Completion Of Hereford Wind Project

EDF Renewable Energy and partner BlackRock Infrastructure recently celebrated the completion of the 200 MW Hereford Wind project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. State and...

Gamesa Selected To Build 220 MW Egyptian Project

Gamesa has signed a contract for the turnkey construction of the 220MW Gulf of El Zayt wind farm on the Egyptian Red Sea coast,...

Carbon Brushes Factor In Component Lifespan And Reliability

Given that maintenance for wind turbines involves the replacement of costly parts as well as time-consuming and dangerous ascents of turbines up to 100...

DOE Program Eyes Competition In Clean Energy Manufacturing

Energy Department recently launched the $2 million Technologist in Residence (TIR) pilot to strengthen U.S. clean energy manufacturing competitiveness and enhance the commercial impact...

Out-Of-Service Turbine Blades Get New Life As New Products

Global Fiberglass Solutions Inc. and Washington State University recently announced that they have successfully manufactured a variety of composite products with fiberglass material taken...

DHi Receives UL Certifications For Pitch Control Slip Rings

Virginia-based Defense Holdings, Inc. (DHi) recently announced it has received unrestricted certification from Underwriters Laboratories for its pitch control slip rings with HiPerCon Brand...

Moventas Seeks To Ease Cost Burden Of CMS Retrofits

Moventas North America has introduced an innovative financial solution with their Condition Monitoring Lease Program that converts the upfront installation costs for condition monitoring...

Maximizing Wind Build Returns Through Meticulous Planning

Although the U.S. wind fleet is relatively new, rapid growth in turbine size and hub height has resulted in an evolution in the necessary...

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 Composites’ 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...