TEGAM has released a new 710A grounding and bond meter ideal for at-height wind turbine repair jobs. TEGAM’s new BKDP-M2 Display Probe puts the metering information in your hand with its display in the probe body to keep the information in … Read More
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FPS Engineering receives DOE funding for floating offshore wind turbine design
FPS Engineering & Technology, a newly formed engineering and technology company in Houston, recently received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Project Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) for hull design, analysis and optimization of the ARCUS Vertical- Axis Wind Turbine … Read More
500 Climb Auto Systems now installed at wind farms across the United States
3S Lift is proud to announce the installation of 500 Climb Auto Systems (CAS) in wind farms across the United States, adding to the 40,000 CAS installations worldwide. “We are very excited to see a growing number of North American … Read More
GE to deliver 576-MW turbine order to Invenergy projects throughout the Midwest
GE Renewable Energy announced a trio of orders for its 2.X onshore wind turbines with Invenergy. The 576-MW, 187-turbine order includes: 54 2.X-127 turbines for the 110-MW Crescent Wind Energy Center in Michigan 30 2.X-127 and 6 2.X-116 turbines for … Read More
Verton remote-control load orientation solution coming to Vestas turbines
Installation of offshore wind turbines is about to become considerably safer thanks to the new partnership struck between wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas and the inventor of a remote-control load orientation solution, Verton. Working on offshore wind projects presents unique … Read More
Tri Global Energy begins development of 255-MW Illinois wind project
A 255-MW, 15,000-acre wind project, Vermilion Wind, projected to be the largest in East Central Illinois, has commenced its development phase in Vermilion County with several key milestones in place. The wind development project is spearheaded Tri Global Energy (TGE), … Read More
Vestas and Hempel team up on wind turbine surface protection research
Vestas and coating solutions company Hempel are teaming up in a new strategic partnership to cooperate around innovative solutions for surface protection of wind turbines. The joint Vestas and Hempel ambition is to reduce surface treatment costs and support sustainable … Read More
IEA subsidiary begins construction on 302-MW Indiana wind project
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA), an infrastructure construction company with renewable energy and specialty civil expertise, has been awarded an EPC wind contract for the construction of a 302-MW wind farm in Northern Indiana. The contract was awarded to IEA … Read More
BP invests $1.1 billion into Equinor offshore projects near New York and Massachusetts
BP will acquire 50% of non-operated interests in the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects being built by Equinor off the east coast of the United States. The deal is worth $1.1 billion. The 2-GW Empire Wind project is located … Read More
$6 million now available to support offshore wind in New Jersey
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) have approved two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) that will make nearly $6 million available to support offshore wind and other clean energy projects in … Read More