Free, informative webinar with EDF Renewable Services and 3M – Watch On Demand Due to shape and operation limitations, the blades of large pitch-regulated wind turbines often have suboptimal aerodynamic properties at the root. This frequently leads to undesired airflow separation – known as aerodynamic stall – and can have a significant impact on…
Webinar Series: Bearings Mini Series – what they are and how they work
Commonly used bearings and how they work on wind turbines Join us for an exclusive webinar mini series with Rick Brooks, manager of Wind Energy Aftermarket at Timken. Bearings 101: Main Rotor Bearings What bearing types are commonly used for main rotor bearings. Common bearing concerns for three-point, four-point, and direct mount designs.…
Webinar: Next Generation Leading Edge Protection for the lifetime of the Wind Turbine
3M’s next generation wind protection tape has 5X times the performance of standard leading edge protection. The tape can be applied even in the harshest environment in the field. Santhosh Chandrabalan will guide us through the importance of Wind Turbine Edge Protection as well as weathering impacts on wind blades and how it…
Webinar: Trends, strategies, and technologies for reducing wind turbine downtime
Improving turbine reliability and uptime is critical to reducing a wind farm operator’s Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) and remaining competitive in today’s renewable market. While in the past, much of an operator’s focus has been on improving the design and operation of gearbox assemblies in order to reduce downtime, there is…
On Demand Webinar: Power Performance Measurements: Cheaper Faster Better
This webinar will provide a vision of power curve testing under the new IEC standard. The use of lidar and other remote sensing technologies is expected to revolutionize power curve testing, eliminating the need for expensive permanent met towers for power curve testing. Since many turbines have failed to meet expected power performance levels, the…
Webinar: Effective Ways to Prevent Wind Blade Erosion
Maximizing efficiency of wind turbines is a vital consideration for operators, and managing erosion is a vital method to achieve this. Studies have consistently shown that erosion can lead to a loss in annual energy production (AEP) of up to 20% on severe cases. This figure is hard to ignore, and highlights the ROI benefits…
Reducing Composite Defects in Blade Manufacturing
3M has been the pioneer in developing process aids (eg. Dry Lay Up Adhesive – DLUA) to reduce defects such as waves, wrinkles, fiber misalignment etc. 3M’s proven solution has been used successfully in the market for more than a decade. 3M’s introduces the innovative Dry Lay Up Adhesive 2.0 which has revolutionized the spray…
Root Cause Analysis: Understand Why Electronic Parts Fail In Your Wind Turbine
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 2:00pm EDT/11:00am PDT Can’t understand why certain performance problems keep recurring with your wind turbines? Let PSI Repair Services show you the importance of identifying the source of electronic-related performance problems with root cause analysis. As a leading Independent Service Provider (ISP) in the wind energy industry, PSI uses innovative methods…
New Methods for Accurately Detecting Lightning Strikes to Turbines
Enjoy this exclusive webinar from Indji Systems and Vaisala by filling out the form below. Research has shown wind turbine blades are frequently struck by lightning and in some cases the same turbine is struck multiple times per year. Identifying which turbines were struck and when can lead to a targeted, more immediate inspection of…
WindBridge Advantage: Easy Anemometer Replacement for Any Turbine, Any Time
This webinar was recorded on September 1, 2015. Fill out the form below to watch on demand. Within the next years more than 80% of the wind turbines in North America will be operating past the expiration of the manufacturer’s warranty. This means these turbines be maintained under a series of maintenance contracts. The companies…
On Demand Webinar: How to Reduce OpEx With Engineered Parts
This webinar was recorded on August 18, 2015. Fill out the form below to view on demand. Watch this free webinar “Reducing OpEx With Engineered Parts – Gearbox Life Extension” brought to you by Windpower Engineering & Development and Upwind Solutions. A new strategy for reducing OpEx on a wind farm is by using engineered parts that are designed to…
Webinar: New Ideas, Methods and Materials for Improving Blade Repairs
Live webinar was recorded on August 12, 2015. Fill out the form below to watch on demand. Wind turbine blades need regular inspections and maintenance just like the rest of the turbine. While drones with high-res cameras may speed inspections, repairs will still be done with wind technicians on platforms and ropes. In this webinar Lou Dorworth…