Out-Of-Service Turbine Blades Get New Life As New Products
Global Fiberglass Solutions Inc. and Washington State University recently announced that they have successfully manufactured a variety of composite products with fiberglass material taken...
DHi Receives UL Certifications For Pitch Control Slip Rings
Virginia-based Defense Holdings, Inc. (DHi) recently announced it has received unrestricted certification from Underwriters Laboratories for its pitch control slip rings with HiPerCon Brand...
Moventas Seeks To Ease Cost Burden Of CMS Retrofits
Moventas North America has introduced an innovative financial solution with their Condition Monitoring Lease Program that converts the upfront installation costs for condition monitoring...
DOE Funds Research Of Large Turbine Blade Development
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced $1.8 million in funding for the development of larger wind turbine blades that will help capture more...
3A Composites Expands New Foam Core Extrusion Line In The U.S.
Brisk demand and the launch of the new product AIREX T10 stand behind 3A Compositesâ decision to invest in a new extrusion line in...
Vestas Wins 33 MW Order From OX2 In Sweden
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 10 V126-3.3 MW turbines for the Maevaara 2 wind power plant. The order also includes...
Turkish Developer To Debut GE Turbine Model
GE recently announced it will supply energy developer IÇDAS with 19 brilliant GE 3.2-103 wind turbines for the BIGA RES wind farm, located near...
Gamesa Receives 260 MW Of Orders From India
Gamesa continues to grow in India, a strategic market in which it has firmly established itself as one of the leading turbine makers, having...
Vestas Reports Strong 2014 Under New Strategic Plan
2014 was the first year in the implementation of Vestas’ new strategic plan, Profitable Growth for Vestas, and it proved to be a year...
Nordex Awarded First Contract For N131/3000 In Finland
Launched last year, Nordex’s N131/3000 wind turbine is attracting growing demand outside Germany as well: Thus, Finnish asset management company Taaleritehdas has ordered the...
Vestas To Supply 298 MW For Kingfisher Wind In Oklahoma
Vestas has received from First Reserve a firm and unconditional order for 149 V100-2.0 MW turbines to be installed at the 298 MW Kingfisher...
Pattern Chooses Siemens For 200 MW Project In Texas
Siemens recently secured order from Pattern Energy Group to supply and install 87 wind turbines for the Logan’s Gap Wind project in Texas. The...
Slip Rings: Small Components With A Big Impact
When engineering a new wind turbine, it’s a design process that relies on thousands of different components working seamlessly together. While the focus may...
Global policy woes dampen wind supply chain
FTI Consulting, Inc., a global business advisory firm recently released FTI Intelligence’s latest renewable energy publication, “Global Wind Supply Chain Update 2015. “This report...
UK Alliance Issues $10.9 Million in Business Support
Manufacturers looking to take advantage of the growth in the offshore wind market have received a $10.9 million windfall of business support and capital...
Manufacturer Reports $7.3 Million in Orders from Wind
Cleantech Solutions International, Inc., a manufacturer of metal components and assemblies used in in various manufacturing industries, including clean technology, textile dyeing and finishing...
Report: Wind Turbines are in Oversupply Globally
A new report from Navigant Research examines the significant forces shaping the global wind power industry’s supply chain, including analyses of more than 500...
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to Serial Produce 80-Meter Blades for V164-8.0 at UK Facility
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind will serial manufacture the 80m blade for the V164-8.0 MW, the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine on the Isle...
Siemens Awarded Turbine Supply Contracts Totaling 315 MW for Two Wind Projects in Canada
Siemens’ Wind Power and Renewables Division has received two new orders for onshore wind projects in Ontario, Canada. The contracts include the supply, installation...
Sandia National Laboratories Project Eyes The Future Wind Blade Manufacturing
Sandia National Laboratories is helping makers of wind turbine blades improve the labor productivity associated with blade fabrication and finishing. This improved productivity makes...
