Acciona To Pilot Moventas’ High Torque Density Gearbox
Acciona Windpower has agreed with Moventas on prototype as well as serial deliveries of a 3 MW wind gearbox product based on Moventas’s new...
OFS Adds New Look, Increased Functionality To Website
OFS is recently announced the launch of its new website — www.ofsoptics.com — incorporating simpler navigation, a comprehensive product catalog and a fresh new...
RES Exercises 166 MW Of U.S. Supply Agreement With Vestas For Project In Minnesota
Vestas has received a 166 MW order for 83 V100-2.0 MW turbines for RES Americas’ 200 MW Pleasant Valley Wind Project in Minnesota. The...
Department Of The Interior Sets Auction For Offshore Maryland Wind Energy Area
The Department of the Interior announced in early July that nearly 80,000 acres offshore Maryland will be offered for commercial wind energy development in...
Microsoft Signs 20-Year Power Purchase Agreement With EDF-RE For 175 mw Pilot Hill Project...
EDF Renewable Energy has secured a 96 percent stake in the 175 MW Pilot Hill Wind Project (formerly known as K4) from Orion Energy...
Report: Global Wind Power Capacity Expected To Reach 678 GW By 2020, More Than...
Despite an overall slump in installations in 2013, the global cumulative wind power capacity will more than double from 319.6 GW at the end...
GE To Supply 94 MW For Wind Farm In The Scottish Highlands
Further advancing the growth of renewable energy throughout the United Kingdom, GE will supply SSE Renewables with 33 GE 2.85-100 wind turbines for the...
Siemens Eclipses 10 GW Milestone Of Wind Turbine Installations In The Americas
Siemens Energy has reached the significant milestone of 10 GW of installed wind power capacity in the Americas. Siemens has installed more than 5,600...
Nordex Sells Two Wind Farms In France
Nordex has sold the French wind farm projects, Aubigeon and Les Touches to the investment company GN Renewable Investments.
“We are pleased to finalize the...
Minnesota Power, Duluth Port Reach Wind Shipment Milestone
Minnesota Power and the Duluth Port reached a supply chain milestone recently as the 15th ship bearing wind generation equipment destined for a Minnesota...
EDF-RE Reaches Commercial Operation On Spinning Spur II In Texas Panhandle
EDF Renewable Energy recently announced that the 161 MW Spinning Spur II Wind Project in Texas has reached commercial operation. The company further announced...
RES Americas Closes $508 Million In Construction Loans
RES Americas, has reached financial close of a $222 million construction loan for the 150 MW Border Winds Project in Rolette County, North Dakota,...
FCR Technology Validated: Greater LiDAR Accuracy In Complex Terrain
LEOSPHERE, a leader in LiDAR technology, has announced today the validation of its patented Flow Complexity Recognition (FCR) system upgrade to deliver wind measurement...
The Switch To Be Acquired By Yaskawa Electric Corporation
Yaskawa Electric Corporation, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Switch, a supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and...
Advances In Technology Will Continue To Lower Wind O&M Costs, According To Market Report
Direct drive technology and tension control measurement technology for turbine bolts are among the innovations that considerably reduce wind O&M costs.
The O&M market’s growth...
Comparing The Alternatives In Wind Turbine Oil Changes: Interval-Based Versus Condition-Based
In recent years, the world is seeing expansive development of wind power. Sage Oil Vac recently exhibited its products at AWEA’s WINDPOWER 2014 Conference...
Fiberglass Team To Produce Material Targeted At Wind Blade Production
AGY, a global producer of glass fiber yarns and glass fiber reinforcements, has announced the start of production of S-1 HM glass in conjunction...
DNV GL Enables Sinoma To Increase The Quality And Reliability Of Rotor Blades Made...
DNV GL and the wind turbine blade manufacturer Sinoma have signed a partnership agreement for certification of Sinoma’s products to improve the reliability and...
Power Climber Wind Meets Strict Service Lift Regulations At Ontario Wind Project
Power Climber Wind recently provided 58 turbine service lifts (TSLs) to the Port Dover and Nanticoke Wind Project in Ontario, Canada.
Strict lift and elevator...
Laufer Wind’s Radar-Activated Obstruction Lighting System Passes FAA Scrutiny
Laufer Wind has successfully demonstrated its Aircraft Detection Sight Solution (ADSS), the first-ever trial against a radar-activated obstruction lighting system on a wind farm...
