This webinar was presented live on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Click below to watch it on demand. This webinar is about understanding exactly what our oil analysis lab results are trying to telling us. Should we take action or continue to monitor? Are we getting clues about oil condition or machine condition? This…
Webinar: Fight back against icing impacts this winter – November 4
This webinar was presented live on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Click below to watch it on demand. While no one can stop the weather from happening, you can do more to lessen the impact of icing events on wind farm operations. To do that you need a process or plan to address and…
Webinar: Blindspots of low voltage insulation testing
This webinar was presented live on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. Click below to watch it on demand. This webinar will focus on the theory and application of electric motor insulation testing techniques. If motors are shutting down your process, or you just want to take the next step toward improved equipment reliability. This…
Webinar: Strong Foundations: Advanced Sealing Solutions for Offshore Wind Systems
This webinar was presented live on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Click below to watch it on demand. Demand for clean energy sources across the world are growing, and offshore wind generation represents one of the most abundant and economic power generation alternatives available today. As more offshore wind farms are established, however, the…
Webinar: From Promise to Reality. How Operators are Using AI Enabled Asset Management to Reduce Cost and Increase Production – Postponed
This webinar has been postponed. The new date is TBD. In this webinar, we will discuss how wind and solar operators have moved beyond the hype and are receiving the benefits of AI enabled asset management in the day to day operation and management of their projects. Use cases such as AI based…
Webinar: Hydraulic oil best practices and how to maximize your hydraulic systems
This webinar was presented live on Thursday, February 13, 2020. Click below to watch it on demand. During this session we will discuss some of the best practices that will ensure that your hydraulic systems operate at their peak potential. Hydraulic fluid is the lifeblood of your hydraulic systems, and ensuring you are…
Webinar: Bolting solution to blade bolt failures
This webinar was presented live on Wednesday November 13, 2019. Click on link below to watch on demand. We will discuss the test plan and results that Nord-Lock and the operator developed to monitor the Nord-Lock washer solutions for their fleet’s blade bolt loosening issues out on the field. The test plan will…
Webinar: Identify wind turbine component failures before they occur with AI and Predict
This webinar was presented live on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Click below to watch it on demand. Predict, Greenbyte’s digital condition monitoring system, uses artificial neural network models that have been rigorously trained to learn from SCADA data and identify impending wind turbine component faults at an early stage. Predict alerts users of…
Webinar: Aircraft Detection Lighting System: Deliver Dark Skies
This webinar was presented live on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Click below to watch on demand. This webinar session will be focusing on the development of Aircraft Detection Lighting System (ADLS) solutions in the North American market. Our presenters will provide insights on the regulatory and social drivers of market interest in…
Webinar: Field Verification of VG AEP Increase
This webinar was presented live on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Click below to watch on demand. EDF Renewable Services has joined forces with 3M and SMART BLADE to analyze the effectiveness of 3M™ Wind Vortex Generators (VGs) during a six month pilot on the Bobcat Bluff Wind Project. This case study webinar will…
Webinar: Friction Shims as Enabler for Light Weight Design in Wind Turbines
This webinar was presented live on Thursday, November 16, 2017. Click below to watch on demand. This webinar will show how to reduce weight of flange connections and simplify designs with the help of 3M TM friction shims. The functional principle of friction shims will be explained and application examples will be shown.…
Webinar: New Safety Requirements for Climbing Ladder Fall Arrest Systems (CLFAS) — ANSI/ASSE Z359.16 Latest Revision
This webinar was recorded on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. Click below to watch the webinar on demand. The new ANSI/ASSE Z359.16 standard establishes requirements for vertically-oriented climbing ladder fall arrest systems (CLFAS). This webinar will walk through how this change impacts the performance, design, qualification testing, instructions for use, and many other issues related to your…
Webinar: Increase your AEP with Wind Vortex Generators
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…
Fall Protection Inspection and Care, what you don’t know can hurt you
Wind Turbines can be a dirty environment full of various kinds of oils, paints, solvents, and lubricants. Daily inspection for obvious wear and tear like cuts and rips are normal but what about the dirt, oil and other contaminants that can get on the product, are we paying attention to the less obvious hazards? In…
Webinar: A Holistic Solution to Premature Failures
This webinar was originally broadcast on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Watch anytime on demand: Premature Component failures plague our industry and hurt your bottom line. To control the damage, a holistic approach is needed. Many approaches have provided incremental improvements but not a cure. What if there was a force multiplier that not only enhances…
Webinar: Risks of Dropped Objects – Using 3M Fall Protection for Tools to Prevent Drops
This webinar was originally broadcast on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Dropped Object Prevention, or “Fall Protection for Tools”, is becoming an increasingly high priority for companies around the globe. Ranking as one of the major causes of death in the American workplace, with an OSHA recordable incident due to dropped objects every ten…
The latest in new wind-turbine cabling trends so you don’t fall behind
Check out this exclusive on-demand webinar designed to inform viewers of the latest cabling trends and system solutions being provided in today’s wind industry aftermarket. Join James Moorman, Wind & Energy Business Manager of Lapp USA, as he discusses electro-mechanical sub-assemblies designed for the next-generation of advanced wind turbines, as well as products and retro-fits for aging…