As OEMs build larger wind turbines, they push the bounds of what’s possible for a 20-year service life. Occasionally, the boundaries push back with failures, often of gearboxes. Technicians at Broadwind Services, a division of Broadwind Energy in Abilene, Texas, say they can fix those broken gearboxes and make them better than new in a…
Bad gearboxes made good again
Broadwind Energy says the Development Corporation of Abilene awarded its Broadwind Services subsidiary, Energy Maintenance Service, a financial assistance package of about $902,000 which will be applied to facility improvements and support equipment at the company’s drivetrain service center in Abilene, Texas. A portion of the assistance package will create jobs at the drivetrain-service center.…