A data-driven approach to offshore wind in the U.S.
Twenty-seven miles off the coast of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, cutting edge research is under way. Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind, a project...
Powering Canada’s net-zero carbon future
Canada wants to have net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and it is pushing those goals with some interesting organizational changes.
And while 2050 may feel...
MARKET OUTLOOK: Wind builds the future for Fortune 1000 companies
Companies in nearly every sector of the economy are building a new future for how to do business —they’re powering their stores, factories, and...
Non-destructive testing of turbine foundations
Proper quality control and quality assurance procedures are necessary to ensure safe and reliable performance of wind turbines. Various inspection tools and procedures have...
Training in the wake of corona
At the height of the global pandemic, as little as 24 percent of the usual amount of safety training was available for the world’s...
Where to locate wind farms?
Wind power is emerging as a sustainable source of electricity. As we know, finding solutions for improving the reliability and durability of gearboxes is...
MARKET OUTLOOK: ‘An exciting milestone’ for North Carolina
North Carolina has taken the first step toward what observers say is a crucial study of offshore wind — issuing a request for proposals...
AI for enhanced wind-turbine monitoring
As the worldwide installed capacity of wind turbines increases and plays a bigger role in the energy market, so does the need to ensure...
Winding down maintenance costs
It is no secret that the wind-turbine market is growing. Seen by many as the long-term answer to the future of power generation, the...
Wind: Largest Renewable Energy Source in the U.S.
The U.S. wind industry achieved two remarkable milestones in 2019 thanks to the ingenuity and hard work of the country’s wind-energy workforce. First, we...
U.S. Forecasts Call for Offshore Wind
Offshore wind projects are major undertakings that involve a vast array of stakeholders, so the key to the success of an offshore project is...
A new concept for offshore turbine tower construction
There are approximately 340,000 wind turbine generators (WTG) throughout the world: 320,000 onshore and 20,000 offshore. The power output of the majority of these...
Why women need to consider a career in renewables
Gender equality in the workplace is an increasingly pertinent issue. Across industries, there appears to be a continued imbalance with regards to the success...
Inspection of Composite Turbine Blades with Ultrasonic Phased Array Technology
1. Introduction
In-service wind turbines operate in harsh environments. While the wind blades are subjected to a high-level of stress, other components of wind turbines...
New high-performance main bearing solutions for wind turbines
Today’s modern wind turbines can produce more than 7 MW of electrical power per unit — with offshore prototypes capable of achieving an output...
Improving the Service Life of Rotating Equipment
Wind turbines are typically designed to support a 20-year life cycle. Components are often subjected to extreme operating and climate conditions that can affect...
Building an American CTV supply chain
It’s no secret that, to build an offshore wind industry, you first need to build boats. U.S. offshore wind is still nascent, but, with...
Challenges of Bolt Tensioning
If you are involved in wind-energy construction or operations and maintenance, you know that foundation anchor bolt tensioning requires careful attention to the equipment...
The Need for Remote Sensing
Autonomous vehicles. High-resolution maps. Weather forecasts. With advances propelling the technology forward over the past couple of decades, Lidar (light detection and ranging) has...
Concrete spar buoy made with new materials and formwork
More than 80 percent of the ocean resource potential is in deep water. That is ideal for floating offshore wind power. This power is...
