Maintenance Profile: Rev1 Renewables
To understand someone’s situation, as the old saying goes, you’ve got to walk a mile in their shoes. That is certainly the case with...
Manufacturing Profile: Romax Technology
When Romax Technology was considering the best location for its new office supporting the North American wind industry, a number of factors played into...
Company Profile: Transcat, Inc.
When Transcat acquired Westcon in 2008, it came with a pleasant surprise: a new market direction. “We were interested in the company because it...
Company Profile: Quaker Chemical
It began in 1918 as a small company producing industrial compounds for surrounding machine shops and textile manufacturers in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, just northwest of...
Company Profile: Shermco Industries
Founded in 1974 by Pete Sherman, Shermco Industries originally focused on servicing airborne military generators and small motors within the state of Texas, where...
Company Profile: NAES Corp.
When a company is the energy industry’s largest independent provider of operations and maintenance services—currently operating about 120 plants producing some 34,000MW throughout the...
Company Profile: New York State Energy and Research Development Authority
The basic philosophy of the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) can be found in the opening words of its vision...
Company Profile: Broadwind Energy, Inc.
Just as a wind technician’s adjustments ensure that a turbine is operating in top form, smart companies are constantly fine-tuning their operations as well....
Company Profile: Alignment Supplies, Inc.
Just as the North American wind industry benefits from the expertise of companies that have been active in the more-mature European market for many...
Company Profile: BS Rotor Technic U.S.A.
Anyone who’s waited too long to change the oil in their car and experienced an expensive—and avoidable—meltdown is fully aware of the high price...
Company Profile: NRG Systems, Inc.
It’s one thing to talk about being a good environmental steward, but one Vermont-based manufacturer of wind measurement systems and turbine controls provides proof...
Company Profile: ACCIONA Windpower
As part of a company founded more than 160 years ago, and today a leader in manufacturing cutting-edge turbines, ACCIONA Windpower is firmly rooted...
Company Profile: FARO Technologies, Inc.
When Simon Raab and Greg Fraser met some 30 years ago while working toward their doctorates in biomedical engineering at McGill University, they bonded...
Construction Profile: Geopier Foundation Co.
Wind farm developers understand the critical nature of providing adequate foundation support in advance of erecting towers, since soft soils can lead to poor...
Maintenance Profile: Eaton Corporation
Founded in 1911, Eaton Corporation has grown from a supplier of small truck parts based in Bloomfield, New Jersey, to a global diversified power...
Manufacturing Profile: Lincoln Electric Co.
When John C. Lincoln founded The Lincoln Electric Company in 1895, he did so with a capital investment of $250 and with the sole...
Company Profile: PH Windsolutions, Inc.
As wind turbines grow larger, so do blades, requiring ultra-efficient manufacturing processes that ensure the highest possible structural integrity. And with blade-manufacturing facilities under...
Company Profile: GL Garrad Hassan
The year was 1984, and Drs. Andrew Garrad and Unsal Hassan had been working for the Wind Energy Group—an R&D venture comprised of three...
Company Profile: Bergey Windpower Co.
After serving as assistant chief engineer at the Piper Development Center, where he designed aircraft such as the Piper Cherokee, and then working in...
Company Profile: AWS Truepower
As is the case with many successful companies, the early years are spent following lucrative opportunities that present themselves along the way. Without pausing...
