At-height wind turbine operation and maintenance specialist Rope Partner formed a new partnership with Scottish firm Edge Solutions to install a new type of turbine blade protection. Armour Edge is a protection shield that uses thermoplastic material created specifically for wind turbine blades. The shields are operating successfully at a number of offshore wind farms…

South Fork Wind, a joint venture offshore wind project developed by Ørsted and Eversource, has signed an agreement with environmental organizations to further enhance measures designed to protect the North Atlantic right whale during the construction and operation of the offshore wind farm. The agreement with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), NRDC (Natural Resources Defense…

In response to growing market demand, polymeric technology company Belzona now offers a leading-edge repair and protection solution. Optimized to be easy-to-apply, fast-curing and hard-wearing, the combination of Belzona 5711 and Belzona 5721 is specially designed to fortify wind turbine blades with outstanding protection against leading-edge erosion for the long term. From Norway to North…

The Biden Administration joined 11 governors of states along the East Coast to launch a federal-state offshore wind implementation partnership to accelerate the offshore wind industry. The partnership will support efforts to provide Americans with cleaner and cheaper energy, create good-paying jobs, and make historic investments in new American energy supply chains, manufacturing, shipbuilding, and servicing.…

Semtive USA has launched the Nemoi M wind turbine system, a vertical wind solution for homes and commercial entities. Generating clean energy for a highly competitive levelized cost of energy (LCOE) as low as $0.01/kWh, the Nemoi M can be installed as a standalone system or to optimize solar and energy storage as part of…

The development of offshore wind power is booming. Last year the wind industry installed more than 6GW of new capacity, despite the pandemic. As we see this rapid rise continue, its vital the technology is in place to support offshore wind but also ensure its future is sustainable. Here, Darren Dale, director of product management…

Over 350 energy, business and industrial leaders from North America’s largest organizations will come together in Houston, November 9-10 at Reuters Events: Energy Transition North America 2022, where they will discuss the urgent need to decarbonize North American energy production and deliver strategies to turn global net-zero ambition into meaningful net zero action. Upon the…

International Wind Congress takes place in Berlin, Germany, on November 7-8. It focuses on wind energy and provides its participants — developers, operators, EPC(I)s, Electricity TSOs — with a place to discuss their projects in a closed-door format. The two-day business program features more than 45 case studies from wind energy experts, including Energinet, Maple…

By Evgenia Golysheva, VP of strategy and operations, ONYX Insight In their quest to lead the fight against climate change, clean energy industry stakeholders have had to overcome no end of challenges. And in doing so, huge progress has been made; the levelized cost of solar and wind energy has tumbled in the last decade,…

Exus Management Partners, expert in powering sustainable investments through operational excellence, is partnering with commodities trader Vitol to manage three wind farms, totaling 244.4 MW, in Pennsylvania. Vitol has agreed to acquire the portfolio from a BlackRock managed fund, with the transaction expected to close later this quarter. Exus will deliver full construction, energy, and…

Over 350 energy, business and industrial leaders from the North America’s largest organizations will come together in Houston, November 9-10, 2022 at Reuters Events: Energy Transition North America 2022, where they will discuss the urgent need to decarbonize North American energy production and deliver strategies to turn global net zero ambitions into meaningful net zero…

The Timken Company announced that it is designing and supplying main shaft bearings for GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X wind turbine. Each Haliade-X turbine will have a capacity of up to 14 MW and be able to generate up to 74 GWh of clean energy a year. Initial Haliade-X installations are scheduled to begin in 2023.…

By James Moorman, Vice President of Sales Legacy fleets that are operating today and approaching the end of their service life will be analyzed by asset owners and technicians on whether these aging turbines can be overhauled to continue operating or be decommissioned. For wind farm operators who decide to overhaul and repower their existing…

The increasing dimensions of wind turbines operating in harsher offshore environments create engineering challenges for large flange connections that join wind turbine towers to their foundations. To prevent bolts loosening – an issue often associated with significant repair costs and downtime – the connecting flanges must be flat to within millimeters. Capable of two-millimeter accuracy,…

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced offshore wind lease sales in two regions on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore California. This is the first-ever offshore wind lease sale proposed on America’s west coast. In May 2021, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, Under Secretary of Defense for…

Stora Enso and wood technology company Modvion are partnering on wooden wind turbine towers. The collaboration’s purpose is to demonstrate the vast possibilities in using wood in demanding constructions. Modvion builds wind turbine towers with laminated veneer lumber (LVL), which proportionate to its weight is stronger than steel. Stora Enso is a supplier of mass…

EDF has deployed a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to carry out what is believed to be the first autonomous wind farm foundation inspection at its Blyth Offshore Wind Farm in Northumberland, England. The ROV, equipped and operated by researchers from the ORCA Hub, a strategic project within the National Robotarium, was modified to include robotic…

Case study by Eaton Gear-driven wind turbines are the heart and soul of sustainable, green energy generation from wind. With the urge of maximizing efficiency and reducing costs, engineers strive to build bigger, safer and more powerful turbines. Eaton’s customized TWF Twinfil filter systems enable designers to reduce weight of the gearboxes significantly while maintaining…

GE Renewable Energy has developed Sierra, an onshore wind turbine platform designed specifically for the North American region. The 3.0-3.4 MW turbine features a 140-m rotor and at a range of hub heights, including a 500 ft option and includes GE’s two-piece blade GE has today manufactured, installed and commissioned its first site of Sierra…

International energy developer TotalEnergies has been named a winner by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for the development of an offshore wind farm off the coast of North Carolina. Located 20 nautical miles (37 kilometers) from the coast, the lease covers a 120 square nautical miles area (222 square kilometers) that when built out…