Paul Dvorak / Editor At the recent WINDPOWER 2015 Conference in Orlando, a message of urgency came from the safety community in getting wind techs certified for particular tasks. It is no surprise that wind-turbine maintenance involves hundreds of tasks with more coming as wind-turbine OEMs add to their equipment portfolio. What’s more, safety rules…
A highlight of WINDPOWER 2015
U.S. energy secretary, Dr Ernest Moniz, spoke at the Opening General Session at AWEA’s WINDPOWER 2015 event today in Orlando, Florida. Moniz stressed that wind power is an important and necessary part of the solution to climate change. Wind could provide five times what it provides today, he said, with a goal of one trillion…
Avanti service lift services world’s largest wind turbine
The world’s largest wind turbine is now in operation at the Danish National Test Center in Oesterild in Thy near the coast in the north-western part of Denmark. The Vestas V-164, rated for 8 MW, sits on a 140-m tall tower. Each blade measures 80m and weighs 35 tons. The nacelle alone is 8m high…