By Marla Keene, technology writer, AX Control U.S. adoption of offshore wind technology has been slow compared to European counterparts. Europe’s first offshore wind installation, Denmark’s Vindeby, ...

Most wind turbines fall into one of two general categories: horizontal axis and vertical axis. Wind turbines can be classified as utility scale and small scale and then into a horizontal axis (HAWTs) ...

Demonstrator projects show that offshore floating wind is technically proven as a feasible concept. The challenge is how to deliver it for utility-scale projects within the budgets already committed ...

By Subhankar Pal, research and innovation executive, Altran 2016 was pretty momentous. Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election and the UK voted to leave the European Union. Spotlight won best ...

The global shift to renewable energy and expanded use of wind power has significantly increased the number of wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. The demand for wind turbine maintenance is also ...

Vestas has secured a firm order from Pattern Energy to power a major portion of its SunZia Wind project in New Mexico. It is Vestas’ largest order to date in the U.S. market and the largest single ...

Written by Barbara Rook Contributor It can be tough to predict, and even tougher to manage. But wind-farm operators are finding success navigating around Mother Nature in cold climates. After ...

From articles in Windpower Engineering & Development, we learn that lightning bolts carry from 5 kA to 200 kA and voltages vary from 40 kV to 120 kV.So if we take some averages, say, 100 kA and 100 kV ...

By Gerrit van Doornik, President of Wind Solutions, Clean Energy Services Ever since its invention to lift water for irrigation 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, the crane has been essential for lifting ...

By Robert Speht, CEO and co-founder of FloatWind Ltd The world’s first gigawatt-capacity floating offshore wind farm remains a little way off, but advances across the industry are bringing it ever ...

By Douglas Tshudy, Global Wind Sector Marketing Manager, Lubricant Solutions, Shell. As wind farms expand into increasingly diverse and harsh locations—from the freezing conditions of high-altitude ...

By Michelle Froese, Senior Editor Windpower Engineering & Development While OEMs strive to build reliable machines, at times the effects of weather are no match for even the most well-engineered wind ...