Atlantic Wind Transfers, the commercial wind-support services arm of Rhode Island Fast Ferry, joined local boat-builder Blount Boats and offshore wind-developer Deepwater Wind for an official Ribbon Cutting ceremony today. The companies will also tour the first offshore wind-farm crew transfer vessel in the U.S., which is currently under construction. The event at the Blount…
Sandia’s CREW to profile the nation’s wind fleet
The engineers at Sandia National Labs are collecting SCADA data from some 900 wind turbines and plan on slicing and dicing it to better understand how the national fleet is performing now and where to focus future improvement activities. At the NREL’s recent Gearbox Reliability Collaborative, Sandia’s Alistair Ogilvie spoke on the value of wind-plant…