Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has partnered with the Masdar Institute to develop the UAE Wind Atlas, the first publicly available wind resource database in the Middle East. Launched at the World Future Energy Summit, this highly significant investment and infrastructure planning tool is free to access through the International Renewable…
First North American concrete wind-tower base reaches 40m
At AWEA’s recent WINDPOWER 2012 tradeshow, a precast concrete manufacturer unveiled its 40-m tall concrete wind-tower base with tours of its Conley, Ga. facility. Guests got a first-hand view from inside and outside the prototype built on company grounds. The base is intended to provide a less expensive structure than an all-steel tower for raising towers…