Wind-energy boom
In the past two years, the U.S. has seen impressive growth in the wind-energy market. Wind Systems magazine made the right predictions at the...
Increasing AEP: A coordinated approach
As wind turbines age, their ability to efficiently create power starts to decline.
To help fix this problem, wind-farm owners and operators can replace parts...
Cutting production time
An important process to get newly designed wind turbines up and spinning rests in the design phase.
Blade development can be a slow, arduous process...
Hybrid growth expected
The hybrid solar wind energy storage market is set to grow from its current market value of $1 billion to more than $1.5 billion...
Another successful WINDPOWER
At this year’s WINDPOWER show in Chicago, booths of more than 400 companies filled the McCormick Convention Center; 100 of them exhibited their expertise...
Offshore Wind makes waves
Since Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island started generating power at the end of 2016, several states are building up...
Extracting wind power from high altitudes
As you drive down the highway these days, wind turbines off in the distance are a familiar sight, sprouting up from the landscape like...
Optimizing wind and current trends
Pressure from wind owners to shift from availability driven operational models to performance optimized strategies has never been stronger. The trick, however, is being...
Making turbines last longer
Wind turbines are built to last 20 years. But as assets approach that 20-year lifespan, companies involved in wind-farm assessments such as UL are...
Maintaining A Healthy Gearbox
On December 12, New Energy Update presented a webinar on gearbox upkeep, focusing on how a gearbox’s maintenance requirements should be approached in order...
Small turbines; big returns
As technology and economics contribute to wind turbines getting bigger and more powerful with each passing year, the Department of Energy is hard at...
Wind: Texas’ drought-tolerant crop
Many factors came together to make wind power in Texas a force to be reckoned with in the energy sector.
Geography and natural resources are...
Reducing Its Carbon Footprint
In 2007, when Jiminy Peak installed a $4 million 1.5 MW wind turbine on the western flank of its mountain, many thought the 70-year-old...
Strong Wind From The North
The Canadian Wind Energy Association’s annual wind power show is October 3-5 in Montreal, and it has evolved quite a bit since CanWEA began...
Taking Care of Business
What happens when you’re on someone else’s massive property, in the middle of nowhere, 300 feet above the ground, and nature calls?
It’s not something...
Future of Opportunity
There was a lot to take in at this year’s WINDPOWER show in Anaheim, California, sponsored by the American Wind Energy Association.
Hundreds of exhibitors...
Women of Wind Energy Rebrands
After 12 years as Women of Wind Energy, the nonprofit organization is rebranding its image as its focus on renewables evolves.
Not only does that...
Old Tech Gets a New Spin
Look at any traditional wind turbine in the world, and a common theme appears: Three blades gently chase each other in circles to create...
Copying the Power of Nature
Traditional wind turbines have been spinning and creating electricity for almost half a century.
And although the technology that creates that power has evolved over...
Power Generation with Magical Inspiration
The science behind producing renewable energy may sometimes seem like magic.
That bit of poetic license has not been lost on the creative team behind...
