Ecotech Releases Ebooks for the Renewable Energy Workforce
Ecotech Institute has announced the release of two free comprehensive e-book guides to starting a wind or solar energy career. These guides cover everything...
Yahoo! and OwnEnergy Enter 15-year Power Purchase Agreement for Kansas Wind Energy Project
OwnEnergy, a national leader in the development of mid-sized wind farms, announced that it has entered into a long-term Power Purchase Agreement with Yahoo!,...
European Offshore Wind Power: A World Leader
Wind turbines have been turning in European seas since 1991, when the first offshore turbines were grid connected off the coast of Denmark. That...
Report: U.S. Offshore Wind Market Gaining Traction
The Energy Department has released a report showing progress for the U.S. offshore wind energy market over the past year, including two projects that...
Research Buoys To Gather Vital Data At Offshore Demo Sites
Two massive, 20,000-pound buoys decked out with the latest in meteorological and oceanographic equipment will enable more accurate predictions of the power-producing potential of...
DNV GL And Partners Issue Recommended Practice For Offshore HVDC Projects
DNV GL, together with STRI (the Swedish Transmission Research Institute) and ten industry players developed a methodology for technology qualification of offshore HVDC technologies...
Avoiding An Ill Wind
After a lackluster 2013 for wind power development, the wind market is once again growing. According to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance report, installations...
EDF EN Canada Aligns With McLeod Lake Indian Band For Three Possible Wind Farms...
Representatives from EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, and McLeod Lake Indian Band (MLIB) today jointly signed a Memorandum of...
Preserving Electrical Safety
The 2015 edition of NFPA 70E is due for publication in October, and with it will be many changes that will affect wind farm...
Electrically Conductive Paste Provides Life Cycle Cost Savings For Turbine Electrical Connections
Drive down a country road in many states, and you’re likely to see a wind farm on a distant ridge-top sporting a dozen or...
Staying at the Top of Their Game
The wind energy industry is the tip of the spear when it comes to fulfilling the societal needs for renewable energy. Wind energy has...
As job growth lags in rural America, some communities see wind energy development as...
To many in rural communities, clean energy means a clean slate. Here it’s no secret that environmental considerations take a back seat to the...
CASE STUDY: KVCC Wind Turbine Technician Academy
Introduction
According to data from the American Wind Energy Association, wind energy supplied more than 4 percent of the United States’ electricity in 2013. On...
Preserving Integrity in Composite Components
Composite repair is an art, relying on high-tech tools and processes—in the hands of skilled technicians—to extend product life.
While composites are strong and durable,...
Turbine Orders
GE announces 3.9 GW of U.S. orders since ’13 PTC renewal
Manufacturer will add 2.8 GW to its U.S. installation tally by the end of...
White Structure Flaking in Rolling Bearings for Wind Turbine Gearboxes
Premature failures of rolling bearings occasionally occur in wind turbine gearboxes . One of the main failure modes is flaking involving a microstructural change....
Selecting the Right Drivetrain Inspection Technology
Vibration frequency analysis can be a powerful tool for diagnosing mechanical and electrical problems in wind turbine drive trains. However, it seems that some...
Rethinking The ‘Reactive’ Paradigm
As in other heavy industries that utilize rotating machinery, wind turbine operators have come to realize that effective monitoring of critical drive train components...
Las Vegas & Mandalay Bay To Host WINDPOWER 2014
In less than a month, much of the wind energy industry will converge on Las Vegas, Nevada for the industry’s premier event, WINDPOWER 2014,...
AWEA 4Q Market Report: Record Construction Numbers To Keep Industry Busy
The big story of 2012 was a record number of megawatts installed—over 13,000, in fact. Meanwhile, the American Wind Energy Association’s recently released Fourth...
