A company that develops and manufactures permanent magnet generators (PMGs) and related converter systems that deliver wind energy to the power grid, announced it has secured $15 million in funding. Led by four renewable energy, venture-capital firms, Khosla Ventures, CMEA Capital, GE Energy Financial Services, and Statoil Technology Invest, along with independent contributors, the Series…
Gearbox and generator manufacturers fuse ideas
Moventas, a manufacturer of gears and gearboxes for wind turbines, and The Switch, a supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generators and converters, have collaborated on a power train for wind turbines. FusionDrive combines a high-quality gear set, traditionally the largest component in a turbine (manufactured by Moventas) with a reliable permanent-magnet generator (by The Switch)…
Upgrades get 1980 turbines ready for couple more decades
After finding that the wind industry had been working with less than up-to-date technology in its generators, WindPower Innovations CTO Ian Griffiths set about to find a more efficient design. The company’s business has been refurbishing older wind turbines, such as those from former OEM Micon which built turbines that produced less than 500 kW.…