The U.S Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office has announced a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled “Advanced Next-Generation, High-Efficiency, Lightweight Wind Turbine Generator.” The primary objective of this FOA is to develop a lightweight, more efficient wind turbine drivetrain system (gearbox and generator, or direct drive generator) that minimizes the use of rare…
Wind-turbine test facility readies for second massive concrete pour
Construction of Clemson University’s Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility at the Restoration Institute reaches another milestone today when the foundation for the larger test rig is poured. Engineers with Choate Construction will pour 1,900 cubic yards of concrete into a pit 50 feet wide by 100 feet long by 15 feet deep, all resting on…