German-based wind-farm operator, BayWa r.e., has chosen Breeze software system for wind-farm management. This marks Breeze’s largest installation of a German wind portfolio to date. “We have done a thorough evaluation of a number of wind-farm management systems and found Breeze to be the most capable system according to our needs. The people from Breeze…

Continuum is an innovative, patent-pending approach to wind-flow modeling that produces highly accurate wind speed and energy estimates. The software has recently been updated and is designed to help wind-flow model developers eliminate guesswork with quick and accurate results. The company has released a demo where in the Continuum model is created and analyzed in less…

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, has signed a long-term international wind energy forecasting agreement with Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. The agreement was signed following a competitive two-month live trial where Vaisala demonstrated superior performance in several key accuracy metrics across multiple forecast horizon times at…

SeaPlanner, marine monitoring and management software, has been selected by Nordsee One GmbH as their marine coordination and management tool for the Nordsee One far shore wind farm development.

DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, recently unveiled new software for turbines and wind farms. The Turbine.Architect tool helps to reduce the product development time and costs of wind turbines by using integrated algorithms based on decades of design experience. The Turbine.Architect software enables engineers and component developers to quickly assess…

Software developer Cancalia has announced that the next version of their wind-flow modeling software is now available. Continuum 2.0 provides wind-flow developers with quick and accurate modeling and affordable licensing. “In Continuum 2.0, the wind-flow model was extended to include an innovative surface roughness model, which significantly improves the model’s accuracy at sites with variable…

Renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has been developing new models for more accurately predicting wind-farm performance. According to the company, the investment in new high-performance computing has enabled the business to produce results from its most advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models at wind-farm scale within five to six days. This is a large improvement over…

Editor’s note: Software company, Cardinal Wind, has officially changed their name to EverVest. The company will continue to provide advanced software for analyzing, valuing, and financing renewable energy projects, only under a new name. Here is a note from a company press release… EverVest is on a mission to ensure renewable energy investors make good choices. Whether…

Cancalia, the creator, developer, and supplier of a new approach to wind-flow modeling, is presenting its streamlined and updated wind-flow modeling software at next week’s AWEA Wind Resource & Project Energy Assessment Seminar. Continuum 2.0 arms wind-flow developers with new tools that provide unprecedented accuracy, rapid modeling, ease of use, and affordable licensing. “Wind-flow modeling…

Stephen Steen is the head of Industrial Internet Solutions at Sentient Science, a third-party solution provider for wind-farm owners, operators, and OEMs. The company recently developed a prognostics-based computational solution for wind farms, which lets turbine owners predict failures 90% earlier than by diagnostic approaches alone. In this Wind Talk podcast, Steen speaks to us…

MSC Software Corporation announced the new release of MaterialCenter 2015. MaterialCenter 2015 is a truly out-of-the-box Material Process and Data Lifecycle Management solution with direct integration into CAE applications that engineers regularly use. Highlights of this release include: CAE material model support Generate CAE models for the most popular CAE solver directly from MaterialCenter. Support…

Infolytica Corporation has released their latest MagNet for SOLIDWORKS update, the company’s electromagnetic field simulation add-in to the 3D CAD package. This update includes improvements made to the interface, post-processing, and speed of the software. MagNet for SOLIDWORKS is an embedded 3D electromagnetic field solver developed by Infolytica Corporation that’s based on their standalone MagNet…

When planning a wind plant, collector cable systems play a critical role in how efficiently power can be delivered from the point of generation to the grid. An optimal collector system design can help minimize electrical losses, cable and trenching costs and substation configuration costs. The new Wind Collector Optimization Service from GE’s Digital Energy…

Matthew Hendrickson / Global Manager of Energy Assessment / Vaisala / www.vaisala.com A wind resource assessment program should stand as one of the most crucial undertakings of the pre-construction phase of any new wind energy project, yet far too often it remains an afterthought. The projection of energy generation is one of the most sensitive value…

Greensmith, provider of grid-scale energy storage software and integration solutions, announced the addition of two new applications to its GEMS4 software technology platform. The new StorageModel and StorageView applications offer advanced simulation and visualization capabilities to energy storage developers and owners. With the new applications, energy storage developers and owners can test alternative energy storage…

Meteodyn will attend North America’s largest wind energy-related exhibition, May 18-21, in Orlando, Florida (Booth 1822). WINDPOWER 2015 is organized by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), and professionals attend from all over the world to network, learn, and advance their organizational missions. Meteodyn, an expert in CFD wind resource assessment and production forecasting, will…

There has previously been no single software tool on the market that covers both wind turbine and substructure-design analysis in one package. Fedem Technology and DNV Software have joined forces with a new coupled analysis module available in Sesam Wind – for use when wave loading influences wind-turbine performance. The offshore wind industry will benefit…

In conjunction with DistribuTECH 2013, S&C Electric Company has introduced new smart grid tools. The company says they will improve the efficiency and performance of utility power systems. The additions to S&C’s smart grid portfolio include new radios, controls and software that make it easier to deploy and manage the latest grid-based technologies for intelligent power…

Composites are getting more attention as design firms work to remove weight from products. MSC Software Corporation, a developer of multidiscipline simulation software that accelerates product innovation, says that ixent GmbH is using MSC Nastran for the layout and simulation of composite structures. Lightweight design is a primary objective for engineers at ixent GmbH. Aerospace…

A new product guide from Watlow, a manufacturer of thermal systems, includes product descriptions, specifications, features and benefits, applications, line drawings, and photos of temperature sensors, wire, cable, temperature controllers, power controllers, and supporting software. The catalog is in two sections. Watlow’s sensors, wires, and cables are listed first, followed by the company’s temperature, process,…