DNV GL’s Test center in Singapore will provide independent profile and compliance testing of communication components to enhance security and reliability of the grid Test Centre will focus on providing IEC 61850 and other related testing services to electricity utilities, large generation plants and grid-tied distributed energy resources in the Asia Pacific region Certification of…
Moventas’ Exceed gearbox testing surpassed expectations
Moventas has set a new performance standard in the onshore 3-MW turbine gearbox class. Testing and verification procedures of the first prototypes of an Exceed high-torque platform gearbox have been completed, and the results are even better than estimated. Launched in August 2014, the Exceed is a 3 MW and up product platform with the…
SoDAR AQ510 Wind Finder successfully passes first IEC classification test
SoDAR AQ510 Wind Finder achieved a major milestone toward full IEC compliance by performing the first IEC classification. AQ510 Wind Finder is the only SoDAR on the market with a first well-done sensitivity analysis. The classification results are very promising. AQ System Stockholm AB, cooperation partner of Ammonit Measurement GmbH in the field of remote…
DONG Energy and ESG complete largest-ever testing of offshore wind-turbine piles
DONG Energy and ESG have just completed one of the most comprehensive pile-testing campaigns ever. Initial results show great cost reduction potential for the offshore wind industry. The two wind companies have tested 28 piles on two different onshore sites to assist the development of new design methods for offshore wind farms. The testing has…
Gamesa and the Technical University of Madrid to jointly develop a wind-tunnel testing facility
Gamesa and the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) have signed a memorandum of understanding for the joint design, development, and operation of a high-performance aerodynamic-testing tunnel in Madrid. The facility is set to become a benchmark in Europe because it will enable the performance of extremely advanced aerodynamic, aeroacoustic, and aeroelastic measurements. “This aerodynamic tunnel…
Shermco introduces new oil lab sample kit
Shermco Industries is an independent provider of safe and reliable acceptance testing, commissioning, maintenance, and repair and re-manufacturing of electrical equipment and power distribution systems. The company recently announced its new offering of a free insulating oil sampling kit. The analysis kit includes all the components needed for easily drawing and shipping an oil sample.…
A sneak peek at Moventas’ latest gearbox testing results
Moventas has been testing their high-torque gearbox, the Exceed, and they can already shed some light on the promising results. The Exceed offers the highest torque-carrying capacity platform for high and medium-speed drivetrains in three-megawatt (MW) turbines and up. The platform approach enables adaptability, scalability, and cost efficiency. As per the image shown here, testing…
Duke Energy is funding $1 million in energy storage research for renewables
Storing energy from the sun and wind, and using it efficiently on the electric grid, will be the focus of new research at Southern Indiana’s Battery Innovation Center (BIC) near the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center. Duke Energy and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) are partnering with the Battery Innovation Center to…
Cornell University deploys dual ZephIR 300 wind lidars for accurate turbulence study of wind turbines
A pair of continuous wave ZephIR 300 wind lidars have been acquired by leading private institution of higher learning, Cornell University. Professor Rebecca Barthelmie, Croll Fellow, directs the Wind Energy Research Lab at Cornell University, and is a previous winner of the Scientific Award from the European Wind Energy Academy for “her extraordinary efforts and…
Schneider Electric Smart Grid Lab is officially open
Schneider Electric, Ryerson University, and the Ontario Ministry of Energy announced the official opening of the Schneider Electric Smart Grid Laboratory (SESG Lab) at Ryerson’s Centre for Urban Energy (CUE) in Toronto. The facility, Canada’s first university-based smart grid laboratory, is now available to partners and collaborators seeking to test new products or operational strategies,…
Chinese OEM and U.S. bearing manufacturer team up for turbines
The Timken Company and Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. have signed a memorandum of long-term strategic collaboration in the United States to cooperate on a range of technical services, products, and aftermarket support for the development, supply and maintenance of advanced wind-turbine components. The memorandum’s three-year term extends and broadens an existing relationship…
How to recognize drivetrain defects
A Wind Turbine Drivetrain Diagnostics Simulator (WTDS) generates wind-turbine-drivetrain faults so users can learn to recognize signatures in a controlled environment. The setup lets users learn signatures of drivetrain component faults such as gear surface wear, cracks, chips, and missing teeth. By sharpening the skills of client analysts, the bench-top system, can minimize gearbox, bearings,…