Maxwell Technologies, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of energy storage and power delivery solutions, announced the launch of a new full-featured 3.0-volt (3.0V) product platform. With the introduction of these next-generation ultracapacitors, users have the ability to increase energy and power in the same form factor as the 2.7-volt product line and can significantly cost-optimize their…
Reducing O&M costs with ultracapacitors in emergency pitch-control systems
By Joshua Hitt, Senior Product Line Manager Maxwell Technologies While wind-farm operators work to optimize turbine performance and uptime, it’s inevitable that certain components will demand greater O&M attention. One aspect of turbine maintenance that typically causes multiple downtime hours per month is battery-based emergency pitch-control systems. Pitch control is an important turbine component used…
5 ways ultracapacitors operate in utility grids & microgrids
Editor’s note: This article comes MaxPower Weekly, a blog from Maxwell Technologies. It is authored by Dr. Kim McGrath Ph.D., Sr. Director of Business Development & Technical Marketing. Globally, grid modernization is driven by a number of factors including increased renewable energy generation and a decrease in generation from traditional fuels. Further energy generation is becoming more decentralized.…
Maxwell celebrates American Wind Week
Did you know that over 100,000 U.S. workers are employed by the wind industry? That 500 factories make wind parts? That the industry added 1,032 MW of new wind capacity in 2018? This week, Maxwell Technologies celebrates American Wind Week, an annual event put on by the American Wind Energy Association to acknowledge the contributions of the wind industry and…
The key role of energy storage backup power for wind-turbine pitch control
Editor’s note: This article comes from MaxPower Weekly, a blog from Maxwell Technologies. It is authored by Ralph Heick, Key Account Manager, EMEA. Wind turbines are strong, durable machines, but they are susceptible to damage by the wind they manage to harness into energy. To help protect the wind turbine from damage during excessive wind speeds or…
Maxwell Technologies adds new ultracapacitor cell to range of energy storage products
Maxwell Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of ultracapacitor-based energy storage and power delivery solutions, announced the newest addition to its K2 family. The 3-volt (3V), 3,000-farad ultracapacitor cell is now available in sample quantities. The new 3V has a 31% higher power than Maxwell’s 2.7-volt, 3,000-farad cell in the industry-standard 60-mm cylindrical form factor. Customers now…
Wind Talk: Advancing U.S. wind energy and technology
I’m Nic Sharpley, associate editor of Windpower Engineering & Development magazine. Welcome to another edition of Wind Talk, Windpower Engineering’s podcast series that gives you the opportunity to hear from the industry’s newsmakers in their own words. In this Wind Talk, Chuck Cook, Senior Application Engineer of Maxwell Technologies speaks about the benefits of electric…