The ADS is a radar-activated obstruction lighting system designed to turn blinking lights atop wind turbines and tall towers on or off, based on the presence or absence of aircraft in the vicinity.
MidAmerican Energy to install an 115m concrete tower for the tallest land-based wind turbine in the U.S.
MidAmerican Energy Company’s new wind farm in Adams County, Iowa will include a first for the company: a concrete wind turbine tower. Once installed, the wind turbine itself will represent another first because it will be the tallest land-based turbine built in the country to date. It is designed to capture more wind power at…
ACCIONA Windpower installs more than 1,000-MW of wind-power capacity using concrete-tower technology
ACCIONA Windpower (AWP), the ACCIONA Group subsidiary dedicated to the design, manufacture, and commercialization of wind turbines, has hit a new milestone in the wind industry. The company has installed more than 1,000 MW (1 GW) of wind-power capacity using concrete-tower technology. ACCIONA Windpower’s unique concrete-tower technology enables higher hub heights for better energy production, and…
Blattner Energy announces post-tension concrete tower offering
Blattner Energy, a power generation contractor and leading provider of renewable energy construction in North America, announced that it currently offers post-tension concrete towers that allow for significantly higher hub heights. Tower heights can be increased from an average of 80 meters up to 140 meters, allowing them to reach farther above typical wind speed…
Hempel launches new primer to improve two-coat system for wind towers
International coatings supplier Hempel has launched a new combined primer and mid-coat designed specifically for wind towers. The new coating, HEMPADUR 4774D, will be used in Hempel’s well-known two-coat anti-corrosive system for wind turbine towers to address previous UV stability issues. Hempel’s two-coat wind tower protection system dries up to 30% faster than equivalent three-coat…
ACCIONA Windpower inaugurates first concrete tower production plant in Mexico
ACCIONA Windpower, the ACCIONA Group subsidiary that designs, manufactures, and markets wind turbines, has set up the first operational plant in Mexico for the production of concrete towers for wind turbines at General Escobedo, near Monterrey. It means the creation of around 300 direct and more than 1,500 indirect jobs. The plant produces concrete segments…
Gear Keeper’s heavy tool tether offers 61% more stretch
The objective of personal tool tethering for at-height work is to secure tools, so as to prevent injury and damage to people and equipment below. It’s equally important to ensure this tether be ergonomically designed to maximize worker safety, productivity, and convenience. The new, ergonomic Gear Keeper model #TL1-3014 tether (for tools up to 15 lbs)…