End-of-Life consideration for offshore turbines
With Mother Nature’s clock ticking and as the climate shifts, renewable energy has become a heightened priority. The goal toward sustainable infrastructure is clear,...
The Rising Tide of Offshore Wind: Strengthening American communities and economies
The offshore wind industry is rapidly transforming the American energy landscape, bringing substantial economic benefits and job opportunities to communities across the nation. This...
New hybrid foundation solutions for offshore wind turbines
This article reviews the latest developments of substructures for offshore wind turbines focusing on investigations and applications of hybrid foundations. Model tests and numerical...
Beating the heat Protecting wind-energy workers from climate change
As the world transitions toward renewable energy to combat climate change, the wind-energy sector has seen remarkable growth in recent years. Wind farms, both...
Detecting blade problems before they become an issue
Condition monitoring can cover a wide array of preventive measures to ensure wind turbines function optimally. In many cases, this monitoring is focused on...
Recovery on the horizon for U.S. wind
After a year of lackluster onshore deployments and turbulence in the offshore sector, the U.S. wind industry appears poised to embark on a resurgence...
Cultivating wind resources in the Gulf of Mexico
For generations, oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico has been a leading driver of employment across South Louisiana, creating and sustaining...
3D printing vs. CNC machining for component manufacturing
In the face of rising pressure to meet sustainability goals, manufacturers are urgently seeking the most energy efficient ways to produce parts for demanding...
Energize wind operations with more modern control
As renewable energy gains more traction in the global economy, wind-farm owners and operators have new opportunities as what was once a niche market...
Lidar vs. Met masts for wind-energy measurement
Our ability to harness the power of the wind plays a pivotal role in the transition to a greener and more sustainable future. Staring...
Headwinds for offshore construction
Renewable energy development in the United States has grown significantly in recent years. That development is driven by governmental requirements, including renewable portfolio standards;...
Unlocking big savings: The role of predictive maintenance in component reliability
As demand for clean energy rises, the wind industry is scaling rapidly to keep pace with the energy transition. With Wood Mackenzie expecting 1.4...
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.
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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...
