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Company Profile: Spider Wind Access

It began in Renton, Washington, in 1947 when Spider—now a division of SafeWorks, LLC—was formed by the Fisher brothers. Painters by profession, they recognized...

Company Profile: Ecotech Institute

For “green” companies and concerns, Colorado’s embrace of renewable energy and sustainable practices provides fertile ground for growth. That was a primary factor behind...

Company Profile: Wind Energy Services Co.

For the past 24 years Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG) has been manufacturing blades, nacelles, and spinners for the North American wind industry, specializing...

Company Profile: Sapa Extrusions

As wind turbines grow larger, the weight of related component parts increasingly becomes a concern, and when considering the remote sites with extreme weather...

Company Profile: Wind Energy Services Co.

For the past 24 years Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG) has been manufacturing blades, nacelles, and spinners for the North American wind industry, specializing...

Company Profile: Alltite, Inc.

In 2003 two brothers who were both employed as representatives for a leading manufacturer of torque and bolting tools decided that it was time...

Construction Profile: White Construction

It’s a typically American story. During the late forties the son of immigrants bought a dump truck to haul coal and gravel in and...

Maintenance Profile: Rev1 Renewables

To understand someone’s situation, as the old saying goes, you’ve got to walk a mile in their shoes. That is certainly the case with...

Manufacturing Profile: Romax Technology

When Romax Technology was considering the best location for its new office supporting the North American wind industry, a number of factors played into...

Company Profile: Transcat, Inc.

When Transcat acquired Westcon in 2008, it came with a pleasant surprise: a new market direction. “We were interested in the company because it...

Company Profile: Quaker Chemical

It began in 1918 as a small company producing industrial compounds for surrounding machine shops and textile manufacturers in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, just northwest of...

Company Profile: Shermco Industries

Founded in 1974 by Pete Sherman, Shermco Industries originally focused on servicing airborne military generators and small motors within the state of Texas, where...

Company Profile: NAES Corp.

When a company is the energy industry’s largest independent provider of operations and maintenance services—currently operating about 120 plants producing some 34,000MW throughout the...

Company Profile: New York State Energy and Research Development Authority

The basic philosophy of the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) can be found in the opening words of its vision...

Company Profile: Broadwind Energy, Inc.

Just as a wind technician’s adjustments ensure that a turbine is operating in top form, smart companies are constantly fine-tuning their operations as well....

Company Profile: Alignment Supplies, Inc.

Just as the North American wind industry benefits from the expertise of companies that have been active in the more-mature European market for many...

Company Profile: BS Rotor Technic U.S.A.

Anyone who’s waited too long to change the oil in their car and experienced an expensive—and avoidable—meltdown is fully aware of the high price...

Company Profile: NRG Systems, Inc.

It’s one thing to talk about being a good environmental steward, but one Vermont-based manufacturer of wind measurement systems and turbine controls provides proof...

Company Profile: ACCIONA Windpower

As part of a company founded more than 160 years ago, and today a leader in manufacturing cutting-edge turbines, ACCIONA Windpower is firmly rooted...

Company Profile: FARO Technologies, Inc.

When Simon Raab and Greg Fraser met some 30 years ago while working toward their doctorates in biomedical engineering at McGill University, they bonded...