All Wires and Cables Are Not Created Equal
Choosing the right wires and cables for wind farms may be one of the most important elements to consider in terms of longevity, reliability...
Individual Pitch Control and Its Impact
How can we develop wind turbines that reduce the overall cost of electrical power generation? When answering this question, investment costs as well as...
Best Practice Machining of Wind Power Components
With wind energy still in its infancy, currently realizing only a fraction of its potential, manufacturing parts for the industry is a pure growth...
InSight Helps Wind Asset Owners Manage Operations
At EWEA, Copenhagen, UK-based Romax Wind launched a new software and service platform named InSight, which it claims will improve return on wind assets...
Staying Safe on Turbines
Every day workers risk their lives at extreme heights to accomplish tasks that are essential to the development and operation of wind turbines. With...
Prepreg – Lengthening the Design Envelope
Supplying materials to the wind energy market since 1995, Gurit specializes in the development of composite blade materials, meeting the demand for larger and...
Automating Wind Blade Development From Root to Tip
It’s a daunting endeavor for a company to competitively and successfully develop longer, lighter and higher quality wind turbines in today’s economic and political...
Are We Really Building the Best Wind Turbines?
Ever since the Wright brothers used cables to strengthen the wings on their early planes, this approach has been perceived as outdated, or simply...
Wind Turbine Obstruction Lighting
When the engineering team at International Tower Lighting, LLC considered the unique demands and requirements of obstruction lighting systems for wind turbines, they were...
Automated Wind Blade Production
Novel material and process technologies for wind blade design and production are critical to increasing the competitiveness of wind power generation. As part of...
Streamlining Your Maintenance Program
A few years ago a major operator signed a deal to operate wind farms at several locations over a multi-year period. The farms would...
A Virtual Toolbox of Technologies
Traditional design and verification procedures in developing a new product or improving upon existing technology can be time consuming, costly, and in some cases...
Gearbox Fault Detection
The wind industry has experienced a rapid expansion. As wind farms are aging, their operations and maintenance issues are gaining in significance. The wind...
Inspecting Gears for Wind
With some 60,000 of its wind turbine pitch and yaw systems installed worldwide, the Brevini Group is no stranger to wind power. Yet today...
Seeking a Skilled Workforce
The national unemployment rate is currently at 8.3 percent. The unemployment rate has been at or above 8.8 percent for the past 28 months....
Comprehensive Tool Management
It’s remarkable how tools and equipment can suddenly grow legs and walk off a wind farm or jobsite. A lost or missing tool may...
A Template for Success in Texas
Lubbock’s highly skilled and educated workforce, proximity and connection to major national and international markets, and affordable utility and living costs make it the...
The Evolution of Wind Training
As early as 10 years ago, training for wind technicians was informal at best. Learning in the field was a way of life, and...
Wind Power Forecasting
Electrical generation by wind turbines has grown dramatically over the past decade. Construction of wind turbines has been an attractive option for developers because...
Patenting the Winds of Innovation
Research and development activity at the world’s top wind-power companies has given rise to hundreds of new patents pertaining to all elements of wind...
