This webinar was originally broadcast on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. Join Rob Budny, well-known bearing and gear expert, and president of RBB Engineering, and Rick Brooks, manager of Wind Energy Aftermarket at Timken, as they discuss why case carburized bearings do matter for wind turbine applications. In this webinar you will learn about: Review a case study…
Webinar: ecoCMS – Affordable and Effective CMS
This webinar was originally broadcast on Thursday, October 20, 2016. Deploying condition monitoring systems (CMS) for wind turbines does not need to be expensive or complicated. Romax InSight’s new condition monitoring system, ecoCMS, has overcome this barrier and is enabling wind farm owners and operators to minimize costs and improve operations and maintenance…
Webinar: Engineering Solutions To Wind Turbine Electronic Failures
This webinar was originally broadcast on October 11, 2016. Did you realize that 50% of wind turbine repairs are connected to electronic component failures? The emphasis on improving uptime in the wind industry has been a major topic of discussion at fleet engineering meetings, workshops, AWEA conferences, as well as board room and investor meetings. As a…
Webinar: Weathering and Performance of Leading Edge Protection
Leading Edge Erosion is a severe problem in the wind market. Many factors affect the performance of an effective leading edge protection. In this webinar you will learn some of the key weathering factors that affect the performance of Leading Edge Protection. You will also get an overview of how to evaluate and…
Webinar: Holistic Performance Monitoring of Wind Farms – Comparable performance measurement on any turbine, in any wind farm, at any time
Determining the true performance of each wind farm turbine is extremely difficult if not impossible. Nowadays performance measurements in wind farms are limited to single turbines with free wind sectors, defined flat areas and using dedicated met masts. Although lidars have the potential to replace met masts they are limited to the same…
Webinar: Making short lived pitch bearings work longer
Pitch bearings spend long periods in a fixed position. When they do move, the motions are small in amplitude and low in speed. These conditions present challenges in developing lubricant films in the bearing, which can result in premature failure. Other issues include insufficient system stiffness and manufacturing quality defects. What can an…
Webinar: Manage Lightning Risks with New Weather Intelligence
Severe weather season is here — putting your team and operations at risk. Lightning in particular is a major threat. Thankfully, there are cutting-edge tools and proven lightning intelligence to help you manage your biggest challenges. Please join Schneider Electric’s product manager, Shylesh Muralidharan, to learn how today’s cost-effective, innovative technology can help…
Webinar: Increasing uptime and lowering LCOE through strategic planning
The relationship between the OEM, supplier and operator has never been transparent in the wind industry. Operators have historically used suppliers recommended by the OEM or only purchased solely based on price, because the failure rates of the components and gearbox are not typically disclosed. Sentient knows those failure rates and has been aggregating the…
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: Blade Maintenance: Observations from the Field and Practical Solutions
Wind turbines and their blades represent a substantial investment for any renewable energy project. In this webinar, learn how our experienced blade service technicians use field knowledge to combat issues such as blade erosion and lightning damage. We will provide you with the knowledge of how a comprehensive blade inspection and repair plan can increase…
Webinar: Asset Management: Multiple Perspectives and Common Goals
Asset Management is the art and science of helping project owners make the right decisions to optimize the lifecycle performance and profitability of a project. In this webinar, learn how our Asset Managers provide oversight of wind and solar projects by managing the projects and their commercial agreements to optimize returns over a project’s lifecycle.…
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…
Increase AEP by 2% With Improved Wind Measurement
Wind Measurements in Front of the Rotor with iSpin: Higher Yield, Lower Loads, Better Insights The iSpin technology at the spinner allows owners to accurately measure the most important input parameter of wind turbine operation: the wind speed and direction. This allows operators to determine undetected yaw misalignment. After correcting the yaw misalignment, owners can…
Proactive Turbine Damage Reduction
This webinar was recorded on December 8, 2015. Fill out the form below to watch on demand. Quantifying the value of reducing Transient Loads, utilizing a cost-based FMEA approach There is ample evidence that many of the most critical and costly wind turbine drivetrain components require either repair or replacement long before reaching their often targeted…
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…
Comparing Remote Sensing Systems to Met Towers
Fill out the form below to watch on demand. Have you adopted remote sensing systems in your wind measurement program, or are you considering adopting them? Remote sensing systems are being used worldwide to help improve the profitability and efficiency of wind resource assessments and wind farm operations. By measuring wind at heights higher than…
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…