Profile: Helukabel
Helukabel USA might be one of the few companies that can measure its success in actual miles.
In just the past five years alone, Helukabel...
Wind: Texas’ drought-tolerant crop
Many factors came together to make wind power in Texas a force to be reckoned with in the energy sector.
Geography and natural resources are...
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
In the sleepy town of Lunderskov, Denmark, there’s a 22-meter-long room that is climate controlled at minus-30 degrees Celsius. Dubbed the Ice Lab, it’s...
Chasing the Value
In any industry, value is often in the eye of the beholder. What works for one company may cost another significantly.
Five years ago, Gearbox...
Wind Powering Canada to a Low-Carbon Future
Globally, wind energy is one of the fastest growing major sources of new electricity around the world, with installations of more than 55,000 MW...
From Megawatts to Gigawatts
Corresponding to the demands for decarbonization and diversification of energy portfolios, the offshore wind market has witnessed a commendable proliferation on a global scale....
Critical Components Essential as Wind Power Scales Up
The wind industry continues to post impressive numbers. The American Wind Energy Association recently reported a strong outlook for 2017, with second quarter figures...
MARKET OUTLOOK: Continuing an American Success Story
Over the past few years, wind, solar, and natural gas have made up nearly all new electric generating capacity in the U.S. And earlier...
MARKET OUTLOOK: PTC Phase-out Spurs Unprecedented Growth
The global wind industry is no stranger to seizing opportunity as incentive schemes expire. In key markets, including China and Germany, installation totals ballooned...
MARKET OUTLOOK: Sooner, Not Later
Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain…
Renowned composers Rodgers and Hammerstein are much better known for their iconic musical numbers than being...
MARKET OUTLOOK: Wind Boom to Continue
The wind energy market boom is expected to continue in 2017 as the federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) drives new wind-project development and boosts...
Lubrication Technologies for the Wind Farm
When wind turbines go down due to equipment failure or maintenance issues, the resulting unplanned shutdowns and time-consuming maintenance fixes can exact a heavy...
Foam Rings and Turbine Foundations
When it comes to wind-turbine foundations, it seems appropriate to reflect on the traditional way foundations have been built and how their structural integrity...
Turning Tower Lights Off
Jim Patterson, manager of the FAA’s airport safety R&D section at the William J Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, talks about...
Aluminum Vs. Copper Conductors
Each year at the AWEA WINDPOWER expo, there seems to be a buzz within each sector of the wind industry’s supply chain.
This year was...
Analysis of Aged Wind Turbines for Continued Operation
As the global population of wind turbines continues to increase, large portions of the population are aging and ultimately approaching the end of their...
Maintaining the Green-Energy Progress
The renewable energy market is continuing to go from strength to strength, with 2016 marking a series of impressive milestones versus conventional, fossil-fueled energy....
Approaching Zero Downtime
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
That cliché can take an ominous turn when it comes to big complex systems like the ones that...
Leveraging Blade Management Software
The days of mind-numbing hours reviewing hundreds, even thousands of wind-blade pictures to find the areas of damage, and classifying that damage, are soon...
The Power of Data
The operations and maintenance of wind farms is experiencing a renaissance.
With the constant evolution of faster computers, instant data acquisition, high-speed processing, and advanced...
