Michelle Froese, Senior Editor Windpower Engineering & Development This article is part of Windpower Engineering & Development’s February 2017 issue. A complete digital version of the issue is here.

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 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.

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 ...

By Michelle Froese, Senior Editor Windpower Engineering & Development While OEMs strive to build reliable machines, at times the effects of weather are no match for even the most well-engineered wind ...

The offshore wind industry in North America stands on the cusp of transformative growth, with considerable progress made toward the U.S. goal to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030. Yet, as the ...

Selecting an appropriate site is key to the success of any renewable-energy project, financially and technically. This applies to every type of project, from the smallest residential systems to the ...

The global shift to renewable energy and expanded use of wind power has significantly increased the number of wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. The demand for wind turbine maintenance is also ...

Written by Sushmita Dutta Project lead-energy at Kline Reprinted with permission of The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Renewable sources of energy, which include wind power, have ...

Several years of monitoring drive train loads on a range of turbines show how frequently occurring wind events and those common to normal operations abuse drive trains and shorten gearbox life. Doug ...

By Maxime Toulotte, head of technical marketing, Nexans Subsea and Land Systems business group (SLS) Offshore wind is enjoying a boom time, contributing more and more to the global energy transition ...

Therefore, if the red zone is reached in the application between maintenance intervals, surface damage is irreversible and the designed-for-load distribution across a rolling element can no longer be ...