May 2022
Wind industry powers forward despite delays, disruptions
While disruptions and delays kept the U.S. wind market from meeting expectations, 2021 still neared records as federal and state leaders helped offshore wind to finally take off.
New construction methods for offshore foundations and towers
New wind farms 50 to 100 miles offshore will be supported by either semi-submersible or spar-buoy floating foundations. These foundations and towers, supporting the wind-turbine generator’s nacelle and blades, incorporate new construction methods and materials resulting in lifespans measured in millennia rather than decades or centuries.
How weather-decision support improves safety and reduces risk
Understanding and managing the weather is the key to safe and successful offshore wind projects.
April 2022
Focusing on helideck safety
New offshore wind-farm technologies can ensure that helicopter crews get to and from a site safely.
Getting wind of an opportunity
Massachusetts Maritime Academy partners with Building Pathways South to introduce offshore wind to pre-apprentice participants.
March 2022
Ecological noise aspects of wind turbines
When looking for a wind-turbine site, it’s important to make sure environmental factors such as noise are considered.
Constructing a drag-based wind turbine
This article displays in detail the main stages needed to develop, manufacture, and install a Lenz vertical axis wind turbine.
A safer way to look inside the blade
Internal wind-turbine blade inspection using an innovative drone technology can cut inspection time in half, allowing 40 percent more of the blade to be inspected.
February 2022
Swarming: Adding Value to Wind Assets
The key to unlocking the potential of existing and new wind assets is to connect the dots and ensure turbines are sharing and acting on crucial data streams to operate for the benefit of the entire wind farm.
Increasing bearing capacity at onshore wind farms
While new wind-farm construction is vital for the transition to sustainable energy, the maintenance and upgrade of existing facilities will play an increasingly important role in renewable energy delivery.
Avoiding Catastrophe
It’s important that operator-owners take fire risk assessments seriously in the global wind industry.
January 2022
Investigating offshore methodology
A new approach for a short-term wind speed model could optimize the design of offshore wind turbines.
The wind at your back
It’s important to tackle turbine downtime and lost energy to counter wind resource volatility.
Taking on Industry 4.0
As the wind industry embraces the importance of Industry 4.0, it becomes more important that the available tools are capable of communicating across multiple platforms.