How do offshore wind farms change the wind?
November saw the start of the X-Wakes “Interaction Between the Wakes of Large Offshore Wind Farms and Wind Farm Clusters With the Marine Atmospheric...
Case study: Turbine ‘multi-tasking’
Argentina is serious about increasing its renewable energy resources, aiming for 20 percent of its power to come from renewables by 2025. The country...
Additive Manufacturing in Blade Production
Additive manufacturing (AM) has been around for a little over 30 years. It brought agile development into the manufacturing world because companies could now...
Extending the Lifetime of Wind Turbines
Wind turbines have a planned service life of approximately 20 years. Nevertheless, it has been demonstrated that many turbines are able to operate beyond...
Offshore wind’s westward expansion
Permitting and financing offshore wind projects is a complex business — but one that has made great strides on the East Coast of the...
Wind energy the competitive choice for canada
n Canada and around the world, wind energy is providing more affordable and clean energy than ever before. Today, wind energy is installed in...
Offshore Wind is Ready for its American Moment
Offshore wind has arrived in the U.S., and it is poised to take flight off the East Coast. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...
MARKET OUTLOOK: U.S. experiencing wind-power boom
American wind power has seen a consistent string of strong years and so far, 2019 is proving to be no exception. In fact, in...
MARKET OUTLOOK: Women in renewables: Pioneers of inclusivity
It’s no secret that renewable energy is a rapidly growing market. With more than 250,000 expected new jobs in renewables by 2020 in the...
MARKET OUTLOOK: The long and windy road
It may be easy to look at spinning wind turbines and not be in awe of the plethora of hoops developers have to jump...
Lubricate Now, Save More Later
Wind turbines have been favored in many areas because of their ability to provide communities with environmentally friendly energy. According to Machinery Lubrication, most...
Cracking down on foundation cracks
We all know that the highly engineered foundation is of fundamental importance to the longevity and soundness of a wind-turbine generator. Even so, foundations...
The Latest Advancements in Submarine Cables Protection
Even though hidden deep in the sea and invisible to us, submarine cables are of crucial importance for our daily lives. Undersea cables carry...
Proper Care and Maintenance of Fall-Protection Equipment
Staying safe while working at height starts on the ground — long before a worker heads up the turbine for a maintenance or repair...
The Rise of the Rescue Kit
According to Energy.gov, the “United States is home to one of the largest and fastest-growing wind markets in the world.” This growth emphasizes the...
Monitoring wind turbine oils
Most wind turbines tend to be in remote locations, making physical access to the gears, bearings, and control systems difficult and not always practical....
The science behind A superior wear-resistant coating for roller bearings
Steel-to-steel contact is why many bearings fail, why proper lubrication is critical, and why The Timken Company, manufacturer of engineered bearings and power transmission...
Modern ice detectors for turbines and drones
One ice detector solution for OEMs and operators is to borrow off-the-shelf technology from the global telecommunications industry.
Smart phones are manufactured in extremely high...
Demand for wind drives record year
American wind power continued to push forward and reach new heights in 2018 — it was a record-setting year for corporate wind purchasing as...
Hydrogen-based wind-energy storage
Renewable wind and solar technologies are bringing power to millions across the world with little-to-no adverse environmental impacts. There are a significant number of...
