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...
juwi Wind Chooses H.B. White Canada As EPC Contractor For Community Wind Farms In...
The wind energy projects, have been developed by juwi Wind Services Canada, on behalf of the project’s community and institutional owners. The selection was...
CanWEA Revamps Website for Better User Experience
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is inviting visitors to explore its exciting new website. Re-designed to provide the ultimate user-friendly experience with improved...
Xcel Energy Retains Top Spot Among U.S. Wind Providers
For the tenth consecutive year, Xcel Energy has been named the country’s top wind energy provider, according to the American Wind Energy Association’s U.S....
Vestas, Mitsubishi Finalize Offshore Joint Venture
Final closing of the joint venture between Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), dedicated to offshore wind power, has now taken place. The new...
Energy Department to Issue $4 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Renewable Energy Technologies
The Department of Energy issued a draft loan guarantee solicitation today for innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects located in the U.S. that...
DNV GL Announces Winners of Wind Energy Award for Young Professionals
DNV GL recently announced the winners of its 3rd Annual Wind Energy Award at EWEA 2014 in Barcelona. Themed “Innovative ideas for wind energy,” DNV...
PMG vs. DFIGâthe Drivetrain Technology Debate
From The Switch
In the wind power industry, the debate on which generator and converter option makes for the best modern wind turbine drivetrains is...
AWEA Report: Record Wind Farm Projects Under Construction
Wind energy continued its forward march in 2013 as an ever-growing piece of the mainstream U.S. electricity mix, with a record number of projects...
ABB Installs Record-Breaking EFD Induction System for Short-Circuit Ring Brazing
Power generation and distribution giant ABB recently installed the largest single-shot shortcircuit ring brazing system yet developed by EFD Induction. The system, which was...
Warranty Worries In The U.S. Wind Maintenance Market
The scale of the shift from original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreements to independent maintenance contracts and its impact on the market is not to...
Excessive Water In Gear Oil Shortens Bearing Life
The additives in wind turbine gear oils can be very different for each manufacturer. Even the same manufacturer may use different additives for specific...
Construction Event Attracts Nearly 130,000 While Setting Exhibit And Education Records
The future on display as global industry showcase spotlights new product innovations, technologyCONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2014 took center stage in Las Vegas March 4–8...
