December 2017
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Successful Wind Farms Start Underground
With its beginnings in apple orchards, this company has returned to its green roots by machining large parts for the wind-power industry.
The Great Dismal Swamp was once a place “where the abundant growth and vegetation of nature, sucking up its forces from the humid soil, seems to rejoice in a savage exuberance, and bid defiance to all human efforts either to penetrate or subdue.” That was according to Harriet Beecher Stowe, whose novel, Dred: A Tale […]
Offshore wind farm installation vessels have come a long way, keep evolving
With its beginnings in apple orchards, this company has returned to its green roots by machining large parts for the wind-power industry.
With the installation of the first operational wind farm by Deepwater Wind off the coast of Rhode Island and the promise of the U.S. offshore wind market, there is a scramble to provide the assets necessary to transport and install offshore wind turbines. The available assets in Europe may not be suitable for the 8- […]
A proper balancing act
With its beginnings in apple orchards, this company has returned to its green roots by machining large parts for the wind-power industry.
If you’re involved in wind power or another endeavor with elevated work, you likely already know that a dropped object prevention program is important. Some might say: “The first step is admitting you have an opportunity.” Once acknowledged, the bigger question is: “How do we get there?” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 519 […]
