Historically, generator inspections require rotor removal (Figure 1). There’s a significant level of risk during this process due to possible generator damage during the disassembly, and it also ...

Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis (MD&A) was contracted after a forced outage to perform a major overhaul on a cogeneration unit’s MS5001PA gas turbine, and to remove, test and inspect the generator ...

Siemens has started field testing its new 6MW offshore wind turbine in Østerild, Denmark. The direct-drive wind turbine is equipped with the world’s longest rotor blades – each measuring 75 metres in ...

A ceremony on Thursday 9th June marked the official opening of the 90 meter test stand for rotor blades at Fraunhofer IWES. The construction work took one and half years and the new 20,000 square ...

Draw-wire displacement sensors from Micro-Epsilon are playing a vital role in the testing of the latest generation of wind turbine blades at the Fraunhofer Institute in Bremerhaven, Germany. The test ...

Joining forces with the MaREI Centre at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway), through engineering partner Schottel Hydro (Germany), Sustainable Marine (Nova Scotia, Canada) reports ...

German utility EnBW and Aerodyn Engineering are testing a 1:10-scale prototype of a precast concrete floating wind platform carrying two wind turbines at the same time. The 18-metre tall prototype ...

A cadre of 15 European energy companies and organisations have launched a project to test a new-look floating wind power concept tailored to wind speeds seen in the Black Sea that are considerably ...

As covered in my previous blog post, all diesel-powered generators should be loaded to at least 30% of their standby nameplate rating when exercised during their monthly test. If the connected load ...