Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, today introduced Leapfrog Energy, expanding the company’s offering to the energy industry to help solve the challenges of the rapidly evolving transition. Leapfrog Energy brings together Seequent’s geological modeling solution and geostatistical capability, along with the company’s experience in geothermal, mining, civil engineering and environment, into a targeted industry solution.…

Farmingdale State College (FSC) of Farmingdale, New York, received nearly $900K in funding for three proposals advancing offshore wind technology training and education at the school, as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement of $4 million in grants awarded by the Offshore Wind Training Institute (OWTI). The FSC awards represent three of 10 proposals that…

GE Vernova, the company’s portfolio of General Electric’s energy businesses, will invest $50 million at its Schenectady, New York, facility and hire approximately 200 new full-time employees including skilled union operators, manufacturing engineers and front line leadership to establish a new manufacturing assembly line for its onshore wind business. The site will assemble three key…

ONYX Insight has launched a new condition monitoring system, ecoCMS Flex, which allows operators to upgrade their legacy CMS (conditioning monitoring services) systems affordably with rapid plug-in technology. This CMS will modernize older systems in an easy-to-install manner. With legacy systems often utilizing aging approaches to capturing data or lacking the technology to recognize potential…

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released a report on the U.S. offshore wind market, revealing a rapidly growing pipeline of projects across 32 leases totaling 51,377 MW of expected capacity – enough electricity to power the equivalent of more than 20 million homes. Additionally, offshore wind project development, construction and operations are expected to…

Richardson Electronics announced its new ULTRAPEM line, a series of ultracapacitor-based modules that replace lead acid batteries within various wind turbine platforms using electric pitch systems. These new products add to the company’s portfolio of patented energy storage solutions. The new ultracapacitor-based energy storage series consists of pitch energy modules that operate at greater than…

Established supplier to the oil and gas sector, Balmoral has adapted and transitioned several of its proven buoyancy and protection solutions for use in the fixed and floating offshore wind sector. Products such as buoyancy, cable protection, bend limiting devices and crossover solutions have been readily accepted by the wind sector that is keen to…

Clir Renewables has announced the launch of Clir Insight for Asset Development, a new product that leverages 200 GW of data to improve technology selection and operation, and ensure mitigation of risk. In an increasingly competitive market, developers are faced with a dynamic risk profile, considerable practical challenges, and uncertainty for successful execution of renewables…

R&D Test Systems, a Danish wind turbine test system supplier, has received a follow-up order from ZF Wind Power to develop and deliver a new end-of-line test bench needed to verify the system functionality on manufactured powertrains, including the gearbox, generator and main bearing arrangement, prior to shipping to the OEMs. The test rig, which…

Siemens Gamesa has unveiled a wind turbine tower made of more sustainable steel. Towers consist of approximately 80% steel plates, and the new GreenerTower will ensure a CO2 reduction of at least 63% in the tower steel plates compared to conventional steel. Siemens Gamesa’s new thorough qualification process will verify that only a maximum of…

Michigan’s largest wind park, Meridian Wind, is now operational. Spanning three townships across Midland and Saginaw counties, the 225-MW wind park has 77 wind turbines and generates enough clean energy to power more than 78,000 homes. DTE Energy managed all aspects of Meridian Wind’s development, from land acquisition and permitting through construction, and will assume…

Madison Gas and Electric‘s (MGE) newest wind farm is fully operational and delivering renewable energy to the grid. MGE partnered with Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, on the 92-MW Red Barn Wind Farm. MGE owns 9.1 MW of the wind farm in the Grant County towns of Clifton and Wingville.…

Construction is underway for an expansion to the world’s largest manufacturing plant for wind turbine towers, a project designed to double production and lead to the hiring of at least 850 new employees. CS Wind executives welcomed Colorado Gov. Jared Polis for a groundbreaking Tuesday at the plant in Pueblo, where dozens of project partners,…

Mammoet, an engineered heavy lift and transport services provider, has secured contracts for two offshore wind projects in the United States, both of which begin construction in 2023. Together, the two contracts cover a range of port scopes, including the load-in, load-out, handling and temporary storage of XXL monopiles, plus the pre-assembly of turbines in…

Leading Light Wind, an American-led offshore wind project in the New York Bight, announced three initiatives to establish Staten Island as a hub for the American offshore wind industry. The first is a $900,000 partnership with CUNY College of Staten Island to develop the next generation of offshore wind workforce; an Offshore Wind Scholars Program…

ONYX Insight, a global provider of predictive maintenance solutions (PdM), and Nearthlab, an autonomous drone solution company, have entered into partnership to deliver a whole turbine predictive maintenance solution for wind farm operators. The industry is currently seeking to make operations more efficient amidst the backdrop of a labor, resource, and inflation-challenged environment. Together ONYX…

Peregrine Energy Solutions, an integrated multi-technology clean energy platform with a focus on utility-scale energy storage, will operate, redevelop and expand the assets of Old Gold Energy Center (formerly known as Top of Iowa I), an 80-MW operating wind asset in northern Iowa. The assets were acquired by Peregrine through a partnership with a global…

Attentive Energy One (AE1), a joint venture of TotalEnergies and Rise Light & Power, today announced plans for two offshore wind port facilities in New York Harbor generating $400 million in economic activity in the state. In connection with the 1,400-MW proposal, which AE1 submitted to NYSERDA in January 2023, the project has entered into…

As wind turbines get bigger and more powerful, the industry continues to try to reduce production costs. This requires production methods that can produce gears cost-effectively and in high quality, even with complex flank modifications. Gear sizes in wind power typically range from 800 to 4,000 mm, with some gears even reaching a diameter of…

DNV has completed a series of reports for Maine’s Governor’s Energy Office for the Maine Offshore Wind Initiative. The initiative was launched in June 2019 to outline a clear roadmap to develop floating offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine, while ensuring balance with Maine’s maritime industries and environment. Maine has abundant coastline and some…