Boulder Wind Power, a developer of advanced permanent magnet generators and full power converter technology for utility-scale wind turbines, announced an expansion of its product portfolio for onshore and offshore applications. Originally focused on developing and testing the core technology in direct drive applications, BWP now offers solutions for geared turbines while expanding its offering…
Boulder Wind Power technology leads to substantial cost of energy advantage
Boulder Wind Power (BWP) announced completion of a third-party review of its wind power technologies and cost of energy (COE) model. The independent assessment analyzed the technological and commercial risks associated with BWP’s direct drive generator, and resulted in an estimated 12 to 22% cost of energy advantage relative to four of the industry’s most…
Modular power converter sets precedent for high performance, low cost in wind apps
Boulder Wind Power (BWP) says the latest test results incorporating its proprietary power converter technology at full scale demonstrated an unmatched level of power quality for wind power applications. The converter design reduces damaging voltage stresses while improving the quality of the voltage and current waveforms at competitive industry costs. This unmatched level of performance…