The DT Series consists of the eight-point ball bearing originally developed to provide maximum load capacity for given envelope and bolt-circle diameters. Slewing-ring bearings in the DT series of Slewinfinite product line Kaydon Corp. Bearing Div., … [Read more...]
North America demands policy that provides solutions to wind turbine supply chain surplus
Wednesday 02/23/ By Leave a Comment
Since wind power is the fastest growing manufacturing sector in the United States, with 400 new facilities opening up in the last five years, it is clear that developing a clear roadmap and package of new policies to support both offshore and onshore … [Read more...]
Weekly Intelligence Brief: February 14 – February 21
Tuesday 02/22/ By Leave a Comment
Ontario government criticised over offshore wind moratorium decision This week’s Wind Energy Update news brief includes the following companies and organisations: Trillium Power Wind, BluEarth Renewables; Principle Power, Energias de … [Read more...]
UK’s First Wind Farm, Now 20 Years Old, Refurbished & Relaunched
Tuesday 02/22/ By Leave a Comment
It may often seem that wind power is still in its infancy, or at least its childhood, adolescence (or some other metaphor implying there's still lots of growth and development but not nearly doing all that it could and should), but commercial wind … [Read more...]
Why develop wind in Wyoming
Friday 02/18/ By Leave a Comment
Wyoming is one of the top wind sites in the U.S., according to an NREL report “Wind Powering America.” The state is home to one of the oldest developed wind sites in the region, Medicine Bow online since 1982. Here, the Department of Energy … [Read more...]
Successful wind farm gets overlooked in current wind siting debate
Friday 02/18/ By Leave a Comment
Madison Gas and Electric issued a news release and a video on the tenth anniversary of the successful Rosiere Wind Farm: MADISON, Wis. – (Business Wire) Wisconsin’s first large-scale wind farm began producing clean, renewable electric … [Read more...]
Family Owned Ski Area Saved by Wind Power
Friday 02/18/ By Leave a Comment
As if it wasn't already hard enough to run an independent, family owned ski business, rising energy prices can put a chokehold on the whole operation. One ski family in Massachusetts has found a way to survive. The Berkshire East Ski Area has … [Read more...]
Gamesa Partners With Chinese Firms to Develop 600 MW of Wind in China
Friday 02/18/ By Leave a Comment
02/18/2011 - Gamesa, a global wind turbine manufacturer and wind farm developer, said it has signed two new agreements with Guangdong Nuclear Wind Power and China Huadian New Energy Development to develop a total of 600 MW wind projects in Jilin … [Read more...]
Ceramic coating can protect wind-turbine components
Thursday 02/17/ By Leave a Comment
An environmentally friendly coating provides a hard yet flexible protection for parts headed to hazardous duty on wind turbines. Nef Robles, NA Wind Energy Market Manager Patrick Scalera, Technology Manager, Surface Treatments Henkel … [Read more...]
Wind Powered Car Completes 5,000 km Journey Across Australia
Thursday 02/17/ By Leave a Comment
An engineer from Germany and a television host have traveled almost 2,106 mile (5,000 km) in a lightweight electric vehicle powered by the wind. Dubbed Wind Explorer, the car does not only use electricity from wind turbines, but rather kites. … [Read more...]