The energy revolution underway creates additional opportunities for technologies and systems with superior performance and reduced costs.

SheerWind is nearing completion of its 200-kW INVELOX pilot project for Army National Guard-Michigan and is breaking ground for another in Florida for Tampa Electric. INVELOX is a multi-patented system that captures, accelerates, and harvests wind power through a funnel and converts it into electrical power. It is the first single wind tower capable of powering multiple…

Siemens plans to present their latest innovations to further reduce the cost of wind power at one of the most important trade show for wind energy in Europe, EWEA 2015 in Paris. The event takes place November 17 to 20 (M01 in pavilion 1 of the Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles) and Siemens will have a…

Moventas has been chosen as the sole gearbox development partner for Alstom to equip the raz Blanchard pilot tidal farm in Northern France. Moventas’ gearbox technology expertise will soon be harnessed in tidal energy for the first time. Alstom has been chosen to supply for a pilot tidal energy farm in raz Blanchard, and Alstom…

One thing wind turbines have going for them is their capacity to withstand freezing temperatures, especially with the latest in blade de-icing technologies. The same doesn’t hold true for solar panels where even a relatively small amount of snow on top of a panel can seriously impact the energy output of a solar system. Panel…

GEV’s pioneering approach to mitigating days lost through adverse weather was a winner at the Energy Innovation Awards, which took place at the end of April. The company scooped the award for Best Offshore Renewables’ Innovation. Judged by a panel of industry experts, the awards ceremony is a celebration of technologies and projects that inspire…

HELUKABEL, a global cable manufacturer, will introduce their latest cabling technologies for wind energy at the industry’s leading annual conference and exhibition, WINDPOWER 2015. One of the largest wind energy events in North America, WINDPOWER 2015 takes place in Orlando, Florida, May 18-21, and will gather thousands of industry professionals to promote unity within the…

Snappii, a leader in mobile apps for business and the creator of codeless app development platform, announced the first of its kind solution in the industry for organizations that want to utilize Mobile Forms and reduce or replace reliance on paper forms. Snappii’s solution removes all the barriers for organizations to replace paper forms with…

Defense Holdings, Inc. (DHi) is raising the bar for the wind industry, having recently received unrestricted certification from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for its pitch-control slip rings with HiPerCon metal fiber brushes. With this significant accreditation, DHi becomes: Only the second company to achieve a UL listing for WTG pitch slip rings, The first and only…

Ergodyne has announced an addition to its Chill-Its Cooling product line: the Chill-Its 6685 Dry Evaporative Cooling Vest. Providing a unique heat-stress solution, this new vest employs patented, dry evaporative technology, which keeps workers cool and dry in hot environments. Ideal for those working where heat stress is a concern, such as in the confines…

By Norm Augustine, American Security Project America is in grave danger of losing its edge. For over one hundred years, American leadership in science, technology, engineering, and manufacturing has been unrivaled. It has created for us not only one of the highest standards of living any civilization has ever achieved, but also brought American preeminence…

China’s wind power is increasing at a fast pace. In the next 20 years China will add an average of about 25 million kilowatts of wind power installed capacity, and make a yearly investment of more than 25 billion Euros in the wind power market. The land-based wind energy resource in Xinjiang accounts for 37% of the national total. By the end of 2015, Xinjiang’s wind power installed capacity will reach 60 million kW.