Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released their Wind Trends Bulletin for February 2019. Monthly wind performance maps for February show deviations from average conditions in the wind resource for the month in every region of the world. The monthly Wind Trends Bulletin is based on a custom combination of three re-analysis datasets: ERA-Interim, MERRA, and CFSR. The…
UL releases 2018 Annual Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released its Annual Wind Trends Bulletin. Annual wind performance maps for 2018 show deviations in the wind resource from average annual conditions in every region of the world. According to global re-analysis data, many of the world’s key wind power producing areas experienced below-normal winds in 2018. The wind speed deficit…
UL releases January 2019 Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released their Wind Trends Bulletin for January 2019. Monthly wind performance maps for January show deviations from average conditions in the wind resource for the month in every region of the world. The monthly Wind Trends Bulletin is based on a custom combination of three re-analysis datasets: ERA-Interim, MERRA, and CFSR. The…
UL releases Q4 2018 Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released its quarterly wind performance maps for Q4 2018. The maps show deviations in the wind resource from average Q3 conditions in every region of the world. In the fourth quarter, winds were above normal relative to the long-term, fourth quarter norm (1988-2014) across the Canadian Maritimes and Central Europe. Winds were…
UL releases December 2018 Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released their Wind Trends Bulletin for December 2018. Monthly wind performance maps for December show deviations from average conditions in the wind resource for the month in every region of the world. The monthly Wind Trends Bulletin is based on a custom combination of three re-analysis datasets: ERA-Interim, MERRA, and CFSR. The…
UL releases November 2018 Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released their Wind Trends Bulletin for November 2018. Monthly wind performance maps for November show deviations from average conditions in the wind resource for the month in every region of the world. The monthly Wind Trends Bulletin is based on a custom combination of three re-analysis datasets: ERA-Interim, MERRA, and CFSR. The…
UL releases October 2018 Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released their Wind Trends Bulletin for October 2018. Monthly wind performance maps for October show deviations from average conditions in the wind resource for the month in every region of the world. The monthly Wind Trends Bulletin is based on a custom combination of three re-analysis datasets: ERA-Interim, MERRA, and CFSR. The…
UL releases Q3 2018 Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released its quarterly wind performance maps for Q3 2018. The maps show deviations in the wind resource from average Q3 conditions in every region of the world. For example, wind in the third quarter of 2018 were above normal relative to the long-term third-quarter norm (1988-2014) across Scandinavia, India, Northeast China, and Central America.…
UL releases August 2018 Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released their Wind Trends Bulletin for August 2018. Monthly wind performance maps for August show deviations from average conditions in the wind resource for the month in every region of the world. The monthly Wind Trends Bulletin is based on a custom combination of three re-analysis datasets: ERA-Interim, MERRA, and CFSR. The…
UL releases July 2018 Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released their Wind Trends Bulletin for July 2018. Monthly wind performance maps for July show deviations from average conditions in the wind resource for the month in every region of the world. The monthly Wind Trends Bulletin is based on a custom combination of three re-analysis datasets: ERA-Interim, MERRA, and CFSR. The…
UL releases Q2 2018 Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released their Q2 Wind Trends Bulletin. Monthly wind performance maps for the first quarter of 2018 show deviations in the wind resource from average conditions for the month in every region of the world. In the second quarter of 2018, winds were above normal relative to the long-term, second-quarter norm (1988 to…
UL releases June 2018 Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released their Wind Trends Bulletin for June 2018. Monthly wind performance maps for June show deviations from average conditions in the wind resource for the month in every region of the world. The monthly Wind Trends Bulletin is based on a custom combination of three re-analysis datasets: ERA-Interim, MERRA, and CFSR. The…
UL releases May 2018 Wind Trends Bulletin
Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released their Wind Trends Bulletin for May 2018. Monthly wind performance maps for May show deviations in the wind resource from average conditions for the month in every region of the world. The monthly Wind Trends Bulletin is based on a custom combination of three re-analysis datasets: ERA-Interim, MERRA, and CFSR. The…
AWS Truepower is now officially UL
AWS Truepower was acquired by global safety science company UL in 2016. However, now AWS is officially changing their full brand to reflect the new identity. “Our company and our brand have been evolving since our founding 35 years ago through acquisitions, new products and service lines, a unique culture, and the expertise of our…
UL to feature all-in-one services for global wind energy at WINDPOWER 2015
UL provides services aimed at helping cut through the complexity of bringing wind-powered equipment to the global market. They provide knowledge and expertise to help customers navigate across the supply chain from compliance and regulatory issues to trade challenges and market access. UL will be exhibiting at WINDPOWER 2015 May 18-21 in Orlando, Florida (Booth…
UL provides all-in-one service for global wind energy
UL provides services aimed at helping cut through the complexity of bringing wind-powered equipment to the market, and offers a one-stop, all-in-one service for the global wind energy industry. UL will be exhibiting at WINDPOWER 2015 in Orlando, Florida May 18th-21st (Booth 2904). The services provided for wind turbine and component manufacturers includes: Certification of…
CellCube energy storage system gets UL certification
American Vanadium, the North American sales agent for Gildemeister energy solutions’ CellCube vanadium flow energy storage systems, announced that the CellCube has received Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 508A certification. The UL mark is the single most accepted product accreditation in the United States and is generally a pre-requisite for permitting and insurance. “Our customers rely on…
Testing center opens for turbines of all sizes
West Texas A&M University and UL have opened a turbine testing facility on 480 acres in Canyon, Texas. The Advanced Outdoor Wind Test Facility will provide services for manufacturers of large, small, and micro-scale wind turbines, as well as research and design testing. The facility lies in the middle of the Great Plains Wind Corridor,…
West Texas A & M, and UL break ground on advanced wind turbine test facility
Officials at West Texas A&M University (WTAMU), representatives from Underwriters Laboratories LLC (UL) and other dignitaries recently broke ground at the WTAMU’s Nance Ranch for a large scale wind turbine testing facility. The ground-breaking ceremony marks the collaboration between WTAMU and UL in association with The DEWI Group, a UL company. The entities have signed…
Why certification makes sense
The U.S. Department of Energy is expecting to hit 20% wind energy or 300 GW of generating capacity by 2030. Unlike traditional energy sources, the challenge of achieving this goal is not related to availability of raw materials, but rather increasing the manufacturing capacity of wind-energy generation equipment. One government study says achieving 20% wind…