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Triton Anchor, a subsea innovation company, announced it has been awarded two patents in the United States for its ...
Equinor, the developer of Empire Wind, officially launched the Service Operations Vessel ECO Liberty on June 28 for ...
By Marla Keene, technology writer, AX Control U.S. adoption of offshore wind technology has been slow compared to European counterparts. Europe’s first offshore wind installation, Denmark’s Vindeby, ...
Written by Barbara Rook Contributor It can be tough to predict, and even tougher to manage. But wind-farm operators are finding success navigating around Mother Nature in cold climates. After ...
An inquisitive reader recently asked a curious question on Facebook: Does a bolt of lightning provide enough energy to power a town? I don’t know, but there is a way to get a fair estimate. Let’s find ...
Written by Chris McKay Director North American Sales, Power Systems Northern Power Systems Back in 2017, GTM Research published a report on the state of the U.S. energy storage market through 2016.
UPC Power Solutions confirmed the successful completion of the repowering of all eight projects in its Stockyard Wind Portfolio. The last of the newly repowered turbines achieved full commercial ...
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In 2019, 9.1 GW of new wind power was brought online, representing 39% of new utility-scale power additions. With these additions, operating wind power capacity in the United States now stands at over ...
Axial cracking Axial cracks on inner rings of high speed and intermediate speed bearings have become a leading cause of wind turbine gearbox life issues. Many technical papers on axial cracking in the ...
Lightning damage is a concern for operational wind projects around the world. Disputes between wind turbine owners and manufacturers regarding lightning damage to wind turbines, most commonly to ...
The increasing dimensions of wind turbines operating in harsher offshore environments create engineering challenges for large flange connections that join wind turbine towers to their foundations. To ...