Pattern Energy Raises Nearly $1B In Equity For Wind

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Excerpt: Pattern Energy has raised $800 million in equity to fund a 2 GW development pipeline of wind projects in North America within the next five years. Riverstone Holdings was the primary contributor, with additional investment from company management and employees. Riverstone purchased the assets in …

Tests show Trelleborg bearings wear exceptionally well at low velocities

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Excerpt: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions’ Orkot® TXMM bearing material has proven to be one of the best in direct electric motor propulsion systems on ships. The motors operate at low shaft velocities and, subject to boundary lubrication, bearings used must demonstrate exceptional wear resistance. An exte …

Wasatch Wind signs 20 year power purchase agreement with PacifiCorp

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Excerpt: Wasatch Wind recently announced a new development of its Pioneer Wind Park, two wind energy facilities that will be located south of Glenrock and Interstate 25 in central Wyoming. The Park will consist of two installations, each with a capacity of 50 megawatts. The projects are expected to generate …

Composites One and 3M Renewable Energy Division Form Alliance

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Excerpt: Arlington Heights, IL - Composites One announced that it has formed an important alliance with the 3M’s Renewable Energy Division. This agreement will allow Composites One and 3M to continue to penetrate the emerging wind energy industry with products geared specifically toward wind turbine m …

Excel Gear Announces Two Key Appointments

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Excerpt: Excel Gear, Inc. of Roscoe, Illinois announces the appointment of Denis Bermingham as the manager of manufacturing engineering and special projects, plus William “Bill” Powers as the company’s marketing manager. Both appointments were made by company president N.K. “Chinn” Chinnusam …

Lincoln Electric signs $3.2 million with Ventower

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Excerpt: Lincoln Electric and Ventower Industries signed a $3.2 million contract today at the AWEA Windpower 2010 conference. Lincoln Electric will supply two installments of Lincoln Electric welding power sources and accessories to Ventower's new Michigan facility. Ventower Industies new tower manufacturing …

NREL Study Shows Power Grid Can Accomodate Substantial Increase In Wind & Solar

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Excerpt: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released an initial study assessing the operational impacts and economics of increased contributions from wind and solar energy producers on the power grid. The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study examines the benefits and challen …

Fire suppression for wind turbines made automatic

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Excerpt: The FIRETRACE automatic fire suppression system from Firetrace International is on display in Booth 11948. The device was developed for the fast and reliable protection of critical components in onshore and offshore wind turbines. The system operates without need for external power so it can act …

Inverters for 500 to 5,000 kW

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Excerpt: Magnetek’s E-FORCE Wind Inverter, on display in Booth 15707, maximizes the full potential of wind turbines operating with permanent-magnet generators. The modular platform can be customized for 500 kW to 5 MW applications. E-FORCE Wind offers peak efficiencies of over 97% when operating at full po …

Alliance pursues manufacturing of wind turbine components

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Excerpt: Linamar Corporation, in Booth 11449, and German-based NCB Lohmann GmbH say they have formed a strategic alliance to pursue wind turbine components for clients in North America. Linamar, a manufacturer of precision components, will provide manufacturing infrastructure and machining capabilities to Lo …