Comparing Maintenance Options: OEMs and ISPs
The clock starts ticking the moment a wind turbine stops working. Wind turbine efficiency is evaluated in terms of minutes (of production up/downtime) and...
EDF Renewable Services signs O&M deal with DTE Energy
EDF Renewable Services has signed a multiyear operations and maintenance agreement with DTE Energy for the 75 MW Brookfield Wind Park. Located in Huron...
Moventas offers lubrication upgrade for WinWind 3 models
Moventas has developed a special gearbox lubrication upgrade for customers operating WinWind made WWD3 turbines, to extend their lifetime considerably. The first one of...
GE breaks ground on Advanced Manufacturing Works
General Electric today announced the construction of a new state-of-the-art Power & Water advanced manufacturing facility to be built in Greenville, SC. GE plans...
Educational program set for IMTS 2014 Conference held in September at McCormick Place...
Registration is open for the IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2014 Conference, which will run four days during IMTS, Sept. 8 –...
DNV GL advises on transmission line project in Kenya
DNV GL recently demonstrated its commitment to modernizing and developing power in Africa by advising on the construction of a 400kV high voltage overhead...
Thank you for making Windpower 2014 a success!
Wind Systems would like to thank all WINDPOWER 2014 attendees who helped make our conference a success by visiting our booth in Las Vegas....
Women of Wind Energy recognizes award winners
The winners of the Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) Awards were announced on Thursday May 8 at the annual luncheon held at AWEA’s WINDPOWER...
Nordex to invest heavily in rotor blade capabilities
Nordex SE has announced it will invest EURO 50 million in series production of modern, large-dimensioned rotor blades.
This investment will initially involve the expansion...
CASE STUDY: Building One of Chileâs Largest Wind Farms in Three Months
Wind energy has come a long way in Chile since the first wind farm was inaugurated in 2001, the Alto Baguales, a three-turbine farm...
Full-Field Wind Measurements Can Make Wind Power More Competitive
At present, the efficiency of a wind turbine cannot be accurately measured because of inadequate data on the wind field across the swept area...
GE Demonstrates Blade Extension Technology at WINDPOWER 2014
At WINDPOWER 2014 in Las Vegas, GE demonstrated its new blade extension technology which takes GE wind turbines from a 77-meter rotor to a...
Vestas Installs Next Generation Low-Wind Protype
Vestas has installed the first V110-2.0 MW prototype turbine at a test site in Høvsøre, Denmark. The turbine has produced its first kilowatt hour...
Siemens, Pattern Energy Agree to Long-Term Service Contract
Underscoring growing customer confidence in the valuable benefits Siemens Energy can provide with its flexible, longer term wind service agreements, the company has been...
Spider Provides Turnkey Blade Access with Largest Platform to Date
Spider, a division of SafeWorks, LLC, recently designed, manufactured and rigged its largest 360° Blade Access Platform (BAP) to date.
The customer, Alstom, required access...
GDF SUEZ to Upgrade 19 Gamesa Turbines in France
Gamesa has landed a contract from La Compagnie du Vent, a wind energy subsidiary of GDF SUEZ, to upgrade 19 wind turbines in the...
ACoS Condition Monitoring System Reduces Cost of Energy
Cost of energy (CoE) is the key measure of wind turbine efficiency, as well as being a top priority for turbine operators. Condition monitoring...
CanWEA to Ontario PC Party: Reconsider Wind
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) recently urged the Ontario PC Party to reassess its energy policy platform, and to acknowledge that affordable energy...
NREL Hosts Race to Zero-Energy Homes
The campus of the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) sprang to life on a late April weekend as 28 teams of university...
EPAâs Clean Power Plan draws support from wind and environmental advocacy groups
On June 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its Clean Power Plan guidelines, seeking to reduce carbon emissions from power plants.
According to the...
