What Are Transient Loads, and How Do I Reduce the Effect On My Turbines?
In the wind industry today, there is more discussion than ever on loads in the drivetrain of turbines. A significant amount of work has...
Is the Tide Finally Turning for Offshore Wind in the United States?
For more than a decade, offshore wind has been viewed as the next big thing in the U.S. energy mix. In Europe, billions of...
Historic Milestone for Americaâs First Offshore Wind Farm
In a historic moment for the American offshore wind industry, the Block Island Wind Farm has reached its “steel in the water” milestone with...
Coastal Carolina Scientists Work On Wind Energy Studies
CCU’s School of Coastal and Marine System Science (CMSS) is deploying its meteorological and oceanographic instrumentation buoy to support long-term student research at the...
Siemens To Build Wind Power Plant In Cuxhaven, Germany
Siemens has invested roughly €200 million (approximately $221 million) to build its first production facility for offshore wind turbine components in Germany. The factory...
CWind Secures O&M Vessel Contract At London Array Offshore Wind Farm
CWind, a leading provider of integrated services to the wind industry, has announced that it has been awarded a contract for the supply of...
Reaching New Heights
Drones will eventually be “as ubiquitous as pigeons,” London-based futurist Liam Young recently predicted. They are omnipresent already. Only five years ago drones belonged...
Manufacturing Versus Remanufacturing: A Technician’s Perspective
Not all wind energy students plan to climb towers for a living. Fortunately, there are plenty of career opportunities for Ecotech Institute grads that...
Profile: Redstone College
Since its founding in 1965, Redstone College in Denver, Colorado has been committed to providing students with quality, skill-based educational opportunities centered around industry...
Responding To Student Concerns About Wind vs. Cheap Oil
If you read my article last month, you may have enjoyed some of the naïve but entertaining questions prospective wind energy students ask the...
Improving LCOE By Training The Human Assets
When I worked for large international wind companies, like GE and Nordex, I saw entire infrastructures — engineering, EHS management, spare parts warehousing, SAP...
Educational Opportunities Abound At WINDPOWER 2015
The U.S. utility-scale wind energy industry gathers once again this month for the American Wind Energy Association’s annual WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition. The 2015...
Validation Of Journal Bearings For Use In Wind Turbine Gearboxes
That also applies to gearboxes in windpower turbines functioning as the main constituent of the drive train. Journal bearings now offer a technology that...
AWEA WINDPOWER 2015
Companies and individuals representing the global utility scale wind energy industry will gather once more next month, as the American Wind Energy Association hosts...
DOE Unveils Updated Wind Vision Report
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a new report looking at the future of wind power through 2050 and the economic benefits that...
Wind Power Led New U.S. Electric Generation In 2014
American wind power added significantly more new electricity than any other resource in 2014, according to U.S. Department of Energy data released in early...
Thousands Attend EWEA OFFSHORE 2015 In Denmark
Over 8,000 delegates from 54 countries descended on Copenhagen this year to attend the EWEA OFFSHORE 2015 event at the Bella Center — the...
Turbine Component Safety Compliance
As wind energy continues to grow, the increase in the annual number of wind turbine installations will draw more manufacturers of wind turbines and...
Siemens To Supply Three Projects In South Africa
Siemens has secured a large wind power contract in South Africa with an order for 157 wind turbines for three projects in the South...
The Shift Toward Optimization
As the wind power industry matures, project developers, owner-operators, and financiers are asking for ever more reliable predictions of power output from both new construction...
