Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Altitec South Africa opens its doors

Altitec, the turbine blade access and repair specialist, recently opened the doors on Altitec South Africa, following last year’s signing of a joint venture...

Bachmann gets condition-monitoring contract

Juvent SA, the biggest Swiss wind farm, is to rely on condition monitoring systems from the Bachmann Monitoring GmbH for intelligent turbine automation. Bachmann, experts...

Small monitoring device checks grease lubrication flow to main bearings

Used in hundreds of wind-turbine installations, the Titan Enterprises OG2-700 flowmeter is a well-established monitoring device that provides valuable data helping to ensure safe...

MAINTENANCE

2018 Wind Systems Buyer's Guide - Maintenance

AEI Cables Provides Link For Offshore Wind Project

Specialist supplier AEI Cables has completed the supply of specialist fire performance products for control and instrumentation at the £1.5billion Galloper Wind Farm Project...

Bachmann Awarded Condition-Monitoring Contract For Canadian Wind Farm

Bachmann Electronic has been selected as the condition monitoring system (CMS) provider to one of Canada’s largest power producers. TransAlta commissioned an upgrade to its...

Crane Rental Places Large Order For Demag® Crawler Cranes, All Terrain Cranes

Poland’s Crane Rental is adding three new Demag® CC 3800-1 lattice boom crawler cranes, two Demag AC 220-5 all-terrain cranes, and a Demag AC...

Sterling Expands Popular WorkPro Static Rope Series

Sterling Rope Company Inc. has developed an entirely new approach to rope construction using mixed materials. With a polyester sheath and nylon core, the...

Leading Liftboat Operator Enters Offshore Wind Support Market

All Coast, LLC, the most experienced company in liftboat management and operations in North America, has entered the U.S. Offshore wind-farm market. All Coast operates...

Altitec and Nordex Team Up for South African End of Warranty Inspections

Blade inspection and maintenance specialist Altitec has completed end of warranty (EOW) blade inspections at the Amakhala Wind Farm in South African’s Eastern Cape....

New Radial Shaft Seal Ring Designed To Battle Shaft Runout

The global expansion of wind-power facilities is proceeding unabated. Based on figures from Global Wind Energy Council, nearly 487 GW of output from wind...

VeriSafeâ„¢ Designed To Minimize Electrical Hazards

Panduit Corp., an industry leader in control panel, wire harness, and heavy-duty cable management solutions for more than 60 years, announced the North American...

3M™ Fall Protection Launches Trade-In, Trade-Up program

For safety professionals, keeping workers safe means providing them with effective, dependable equipment while staying compliant with changing safety standards and regulations.  For workers...

Two-Year Crew Transfer Vessel Extension Announced On Offshore Project

CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, recently announced that Dong Energy, one of the key energy groups in Northern...

Wind Turbine Technician Academy Graduates 11

Eleven students from across the country have spent the last six months, five days a week for eight hours a day in Kalamazoo, Michigan,...

Vaisala Launches Easy-To-Use Smart-Probe Transmitter

Vaisala recently launched a new, digital transmitter to be used with Vaisala’s smart probes. The Indigo 202 provides an easy-to-use interface to different exchangeable...

Seacat to Support Siemens Gamesa at Galloper

Seacat Services and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy  have signed a two-year charter deal to support early Operations & Maintenance (O&M) activity at the 336MW...

Adjustable LED Emergency Light Certified for California Title 20

Fulham Co., Inc., a leading supplier of lighting components and electronics for commercial and specialty applications, recently announced its FireHorse FHEM10 series of adjustable...

Sea-Fire Protects Offshore Communications Hub

SeaRoc Group has launched a monitoring and voice-and-data communication solution that links land-based operations to distant offshore petroleum platforms and wind farms via satellite,...

Timken Acquires the Assets of PT Tech

AeroTorque Corp., a U.S. manufacturing and engineering firm for torque damping products and torque monitoring for wind turbines, has joined the Timken team. Timken...