The goal of the Zero Failure test is to establish a minimum reliability for an assembly or one of its components, along with a confidence level for the outcomes.
Floating wind’s head start – don’t be surprised by rapid progress
The world’s largest floating offshore wind farm is Japan’s Fukushima Forward project.
Mammoet successfully loads out the first batch of jackets for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm project
Mammoet will place the jackets on the seabed to form a secure platform for wind turbine generators.
How electric vehicles are transforming the power sector
Mercedes-Benz global targets are 25% electric by 2025. Based on the couple of million cars we sold in 2017, that would mean about half a million electric vehicles sold a year globally.
3D navigation helps pin point an underground cable fault
Cable faults can be pin-pointed significantly more rapidly with protrac than with conventional systems.
BOEM requests feedback on new offshore wind leasing areas
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a notice in the Federal Register on April 6, 2018 requesting public feedback on identification of new U.S. East Coast offshore areas for wind energy development. Comments are due by May 21, 2018.
Report & forecast from Global Market Insights see 90 GW world wind power capacity market by 2024
Wind energy, being a low cost and pollution-free source, is forecast as rapidly exploited across the energy sector.
Trelleborg exhibits cable protection system at Global Offshore Wind
One of the ways that Trelleborg has contributed to solving offshore wind challenges is in the development of NjordGuard, a cable-protection system for offshore wind cables.
President Trump’s Interior Dept. charts big future for offshore wind
U.S. offshore wind development just received a major boost from the Trump administration.
Make Consulting analyzes emerging offshore wind markets in Northern and Eastern Europe
This Insight from Make Consulting provides analysis of eight emerging offshore wind markets in Northern and Eastern Europe. It evaluates the potential of offshore wind through 2027
Forbearer to Keystone’s ‘twisted jacket’ technology to be deployed for U.S. offshore wind
The braced-caisson is a forbearer of Keystone’s own innovative Inward Battered Guide Structure technology, which is commonly known as the ‘Twisted Jacket’ across the offshore wind industry.
How bearing life estimation models help with wind turbine maintenance planning and spares inventory
Bearing life calculations
Svendborg Brakes has ideas for minimizing yaw brake noise
The testing resulted in a kit that would let an engineer install eight grooves in total — four on the upper surface and four on the lower surface of the brake disc.
Torino power line sensor earns a U.S. patent
Torino’s real-time Power Line Monitoring system (the line sensor) for electrical power transmission and distribution grids is seen as a critical component for the digital transformation of the power grid.
Siemens Gamesa to build 39 more MW in Vietnam
Siemens has also recently announced a new offshore contract in Taiwan to supply 120 MW.
Torqeedo powers electric boat fleet in China
As part of the clean-up program, the Suzhou River Management Administration commissioned the construction of 177 electric boat designed specifically to remove floating debris from the water.
Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology offers forecasts for bird migrations
Birds typically migrate during clear weather and drop to the ground when it starts raining.
Manufacturer Des-Case acquires RMF Systems
Des-Case holds the leading position in the North American breather market and also provides world-class filtration and transfer systems of all shapes and sizes, while RMF is a major player in the European filtration market with particular focus on hydraulic solutions.
Beamex launches multi-platform mobile paperless way to execute and documente calibrations and maintenance inspections
bMobile 2.0 complements both the CMX software and the documenting calibrators providing a new, powerful and intuitive online and offline application for Windows Mobile or Android-based tablets or smartphones.
Argonne National Lab scientists see promise in Lithium-air battery
The key features of the team’s newly developed battery cell are a new protective coating for the lithium metal anode, which prevents the anode from reacting with oxygen and hence deteriorating, and a novel electrolyte mixture that allows the cell to operate in an air atmosphere.