Taking advantage of renewable energy potential
Ahead of Electricity Transformation Canada, the country’s largest renewable energy and storage conference, Wind Systems sat down with the Canadian Renewable Energy Association’s President...
Laying the foundation for wind turbines now and in the future
In 2000, the average land-based wind turbine had a hub height of 190 feet, a rotor diameter of 173 feet, and produced 900 kW...
Medium voltage cables for wind-power collection systems
Extruded-dielectric medium voltage (MV) power cables make up the backbone of underground power distribution systems. The construction of MV underground distribution cable provides for...
Bearing and gearbox failures: Challenge to wind turbines
With ever increasing energy requirements, the energy sector is seeing an unparalleled growth in renewable energy production with wind energy in the lead. Land-based,...
New Policy Blows New Life into Wind
Long-awaited policy certainty provides a critical shot-in-the arm for the wind industry, leading to a growing pipeline and reinvigorated domestic supply chain.
Last year will...
AI Turbocharges Renewables: Successfully Scaling a Diversified Fleet
The global community’s expectations for corporations have changed as climate-related catastrophes continue to strike with increasing devastation. In 2020, Bloomberg investigated board members across...
Back and Forth with Oscillating Bearings
Cranes, wind-turbine blades, and airplane wing flaps all have a similar problem: The bearings that help them rotate don’t go in a full circle....
AI Applications in Wind-Energy Systems
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been receiving a lot of attention in recent years, and for good reason; this technology has the potential to revolutionize...
Lidar: The Path Forward for Wind Resource Assessment
The development of a successful wind-farm project depends on the developers’ knowledge of how much energy can be produced in the potential development area....
Building Wind, Building a Workforce
Achieving net zero will require us to simultaneously clean up and dramatically scale up electricity generation to two and half times today’s levels by...
Maximizing the Potential of High-Power Wind Turbines
Offshore wind, now globally recognized as a proven and reliable source of renewable energy, is likely to maintain a high growth rate in the...
Offshore wind opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico
As the United States’ burgeoning offshore wind industry has dominated headlines and begun putting steel in the water along the Eastern seaboard, it has...
How drivetrain monitoring systems can pack a hidden punch
Monitoring wind-turbine drivetrains is one of the most cost-effective tools operators have, enabling them to transform the way wind assets are run and slash...
UL 6141/UL 6142: Electrical standards for turbines in the U.S.
Wind turbines are built to last an average of 20 years or more before they are either repowered — which requires a major component...
Predicting the unpredictable
While the demand for cleaner energy and falling prices has increased the supply of wind power, the growth rate for new wind capacity is...
Wind industry powers forward despite delays, disruptions
In 2021, disruptions from COVID-19 affected wind markets around the world. Increasing commodity prices and the meteoric rise in freight costs pressured manufacturing margins...
Focusing on helideck safety
Helicopters are an integral part of offshore wind operations. Whether transporting crew members, moving equipment, conducting rescue operations, aiding with turbine maintenance, or conducting...
Ecological noise aspects of wind turbines
This article focuses on the ecological noise problem and economical aspects justifying wind turbine installations. The environmental issue such as physical limits, noise levels,...
Swarming: Adding Value to Wind Assets
The energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables is fully underway. Concerted action by industry leaders and investors is set to rapidly accelerate renewable...
Taking on Industry 4.0
The next phase in the Industrial Revolution is here: Industry 4.0. Following on the heels of the last great revolution in industry — the...
