Sunday, October 13, 2024

Whirlpool Breaks Ground on Latest Ohio Wind-Power Project

Whirlpool Corporation recently broke ground on a project to build three wind turbines to help power its Marion, Ohio, manufacturing facility. The three turbines...

Siemens Celebrates Topping Out Ceremony at New Germany Turbine Factory

Siemens recently celebrated the topping out ceremony for its new wind-turbine manufacturing facility in Cuxhaven, Germany, attended by Parliamentary State Secretary Enak Ferlemann, Lower...

Siemens Receives Order for Onshore Wind Project in South Korea

Siemens Wind Power has received an order to supply 17 direct drive wind turbines for the Uljin onshore wind power plant in Gyeongsangbuk province...

Dong and Eversource Partner to Make Large-Scale Offshore Wind in the U.S.

Dong Energy is teaming up with Eversource Energy — the premiere transmission builder in New England — who has acquired a 50 percent ownership...

Grounding: The Key to Lightning Protection

By their very nature, wind turbines end up in harsh locations where damage from volatile weather makes them vulnerable. In fact, wind turbines may be...

CONSTRUCTION

2017 Wind Systems Buyer's Guide - Construction

A.K. Suda Liftboat Delivered to Owners

A.K. Suda has completed the design of a 320-foot (97.5-meter) truss-legged liftboat. This vessel was recently delivered to its owners. The vessel follows on...

Vestas Receives 100 MW Order in Michigan

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power has ordered 29 V126-3.45 MW turbines from Vestas. The turbines will be deployed at the 100 MW Apple Blossom...

Siemens to Supply 64 Wind Turbines for U.S. Onshore Project

Siemens has received an order to supply, install, and commission 64 onshore wind turbines for the onshore Grant Plains Wind project in Oklahoma for...

All-Terrain Crane Erects 14 Turbines at a Mile-High Altitude

The Terex® AC 1000 all-terrain crane recently proved it was virtually predestined to erect large wind turbines in hard-to-reach areas. Before Austrian crane service provider...

Alliant Energy to Invest $1 Billion in Iowa Wind Project

Iowans will soon see a significant increase in clean, economical wind generation from Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy CEO Patricia Kampling and Gov. Terry Branstad announced...

GE Renewable Energy’s First Offshore Wind-Turbine Nacelles Headed to the U.S.

The GE Renewable Energy offshore wind-turbine plant in Saint-Nazaire, France, is completing the manufacturing of its first commercial series of Haliade Offshore wind turbine...

The Wind Professional’s Guide for Flood, Debris, and Erosion Control

Challenges in providing adequate erosion control in the field require a diverse toolbox of solutions. As lands are disturbed, erosion and sediment control professionals...

SgurrEnergy Secures Beatrice Construction Monitoring Contract

SgurrEnergy, a leading renewable energy consultancy, was recently awarded a three-year construction monitoring contract for the 588-MW Beatrice offshore wind farm — the first...

New Concrete Tower Construction Method for Wind Turbines

A team led by Professor Johann Kollegger at the Institute of Structural Engineering at Technische Universität (TU) Wien has developed a new tower construction...

ENEL Starts Construction of New 150-MW U.S. Wind Project

Enel S.p.A., through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA), has started construction of the Lindahl wind project, which will be Enel’s...

Goldwind Americas Signs 160-MW Texas Deal with RES Americas

Goldwind Americas, a subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., recently announced that it has signed an agreement with Renewable Energy Systems...

SgurrEnergy Supports Canadian Wind Portfolio to Financial Close

A portfolio of wind projects in Canada has reached financial close after SgurrEnergy provided lender’s technical due diligence to support the financing process.  SgurrEnergy,...

Senvion Secures Turbine Order in Japan and Opens Office in Tokyo

Senvion, one of the world’s largest and leading wind turbine manufacturers, recently announced the opening of its office in Tokyo to service the local...

O&M Takes Center Stage in Mortenson’s New Wind Energy Study

The wind energy industry looks to be making a major shift, according to data in Mortenson’s new Renewable Energy Leadership Series study, “The 40-Year...