Specialist renewable energy underwriter, GCube Underwriting, recently launched a unique report into wind turbine fires. Towering Inferno is the latest in a series of reports for GCube’s insured and broker community, analyzing the root causes, impacts, and mitigation of turbine fires and downtime. Fires are an infrequent occurrence in the global wind energy industry. The 300,000-strong international fleet…
ABB to host wind farm best practices forum prior to AWEA Windpower 2015
ABB, in conjunction with the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), will once again host a free pre-show technical training seminar on the latest technologies and best practices prior to the start of AWEA Windpower 2015. The three-hour training session is titled, “ABB Wind Farm Best Practices Series: Optimizing Your Wind Farm’s Output, While Improving Forecasting…
Five best practices for tool safety, productivity, and work quality
A variety of tools are often capable of completing a particular job. But in most cases, there is only one proper tool. The job may get done whether using the wrong size screwdriver, a poor quality wrench, or using a torque wrench to loosen a fastener. However, there can be consequences. For instance, damaging a…
Best practices for using Sodar and Lidar remote wind sensors
DNV has published a new Recommended Practice document that provides the wind power industry with in-depth information regarding use of remote wind sensing equipment used to characterizing wind resources. Document (DNV-RP-J101) addresses the use of Sonic Detection And Ranging (SODAR) and Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) equipment. These have been developed by DNV’s specialists in…