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• Leine & Linde offers new stainless steel model 600 encoder for severe environments Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) - Leine & Linde introduces a new stainless steel version of the well known ISA and IHA 600 series of absolute rotary encoders. Designed to provide motion control and feedback for machines in harsh environments, the IXA 600 stainless steel model is useful in applications where...
• New system for measuring lightning data can reduce costly downtime Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) - The Lightning Key Data System is designed for natural integration into the harsh environment of the wind turbine hub and blade area. One sensor in each blade gives momentary measurements of the lightning behavior during a strike. The Lightning Key Data System measures the key...
• Milliwatts to megawatts: measuring power with LabVIEW and NI hardware Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) - The LabVIEW Electrical Power Suite adds several VIs for power calculations. One of the first steps of solving an engineering challenge is to define the problem. When discussing energy, the potential challenges include reducing usage and environmental impact, improving grid uptime and efficiency, and protecting...
• Goldwind installs low-wind prototype Windpower Monthly (Yesterday) - CHINA: A prototype of Goldwind's new low-wind 2MW turbine is operating and connected to the grid, the Chinese manufacturer has revealed....
• Fault with Senvion 6MW forces Nordsee 1 retender Windpower Monthly (Yesterday) - GERMANY: RWE Innogy has been forced to retender for the turbine supply for its Nordsee 1 offshore project in the German North Sea following a technical issue with Senvion turbines it was planning to use....
• Planning for the future with proactive and preventative wind maintenance Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) - Chris Cioni/SVP- Underwriting/ GCube Dan Cass/VP- Loss Control & Engineering Services/GCube The North American wind market continues to experience short-term bursts of fast-paced growth. This activity is coupled with a wider, long-term impetus to extend turbines’ operating lifecycles and increase the availability of existing wind...
• Sony to form energy storage JV Windpower Monthly (Yesterday) - Japan/Canada: Sony and Hydro-Québec have agreed to form a joint venture to research and develop a large-scale energy storage system for wind and solar energy....
• US to guarantee $4 billion in renewable energy loans Windpower Monthly (Yesterday) - UNITED STATES: The Department of Energy (DoE) has issued a draft $4 billion loan guarantee solicitation for renewable energy and energy efficient projects....
• US to Canada wind storage transmission line plans submitted Windpower Monthly (Yesterday) - UNITED STATES: Minnesota Power has submitted plans to regulators to build a 750MW transmission line that will facilitate the storage of energy from wind projects in the US in Canadian hydro projects....
• Siemens receives major order for BorWin3 North Sea grid connection from TenneT Wind Power Engineering (2 days ago) - The German-Dutch transmission grid operator TenneT is using low-loss, high-voltage direct-current transmission (HVDC) technology to reliably transport the electricity from the wind farms over long distances onto land. Siemens is implementing five of the nine offshore grid connections ordered to date for the North Sea,...
• Smarter Grid Solutions and HEVO Power to collaborate on smart grid technology for the electric vehicle sector Wind Power Engineering (2 days ago) - Smarter Grid Solutions, a smart grid technology company, and HEVO Power, the New York-based specialist in wireless charging systems for electric vehicles, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on smart grid technology. The agreement will see the companies collaborating on technology integration and...
• Gamesa launches innovative anti-icing paint for wind turbines Wind Power Engineering (2 days ago) - Gamesa has developed a system for the prevention of ice formation on wind turbine blades. This solution, called Bladeshield, consists of an anti-icing paint which not only prevents the formation of ice but also boosts the paint’s resistance to erosion. The Bladeshield system is the...
• Energy policy and tax policy are inseparable Wind Power Engineering (2 days ago) - By Michael A. Andrews and Abraham N.M. Shashy Jr. of King & Spalding LLP. Abraham N.M. Shashy Michael A. Andrews In his 2014 State of the Union address, President Obama championed our nation’s energy policy and the tremendous progress that has been made in the...
• Bord Na Móna scraps 2GW Irish wind projects Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - IRELAND: Irish utility Bord Na Móna has confirmed the end of its 2GW Clean Energy Hub development following the Irish and UK governments failure to come to a supply agreement....
• IFC funds 50MW Pakistan project Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - PAKISTAN: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested in a new 50MW wind farm to be developed in Pakistan....
• North American Development Bank funds 252MW in Mexico Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - MEXICO: The North American Development Bank (NADB) is funding two wind farms in Mexico with a combined capacity of 252MW....
• Wind tunnel tests support improved aerodynamic design of B61-12 bomb ScienceDaily (2 days ago) - Sandia National Laboratories has finished eight days of testing a full-scale mock unit representing the aerodynamic characteristics of the B61-12 gravity bomb in a wind tunnel. The tests on the mock-up were done to establish the configuration that will deliver the necessary spin motion of...
• A tail of innovation: Arizona professor designs new active flow control system Wind Power Engineering (3 days ago) - By Karina Barrentine of the University of Arizona College of Engineering. Israel Wygnanski’s active flow control systems may well be pushing the aircraft industry to the brink of its next major shift in design. “This new tool could change the entire way we design airplanes,”...
• Siemens now offering industrial online courses Wind Power Engineering (3 days ago) - Siemens, in cooperation with Tooling U-SME, is now offering a selection of online, self-paced, industrial courses. With nearly 400 different titles, these courses are well-suited for building a staff training plan and on-boarding new employees. Any 10 courses per person per year is $295. The...
• Akuo selects GE for 95MW Texas project Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - UNITED STATES: French developer Akuo Energy has handed GE a 95MW order for the Rocksprings Phase I project in Texas....
• GE releases new 9HA and 7HA natural gas turbines Wind Power Engineering (3 days ago) - General Electric has announced it will be releasing the 7HA and 9HA air-cooled gas turbines, according to a report from Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide. The H-class gas turbine will be released in two versions for the 50 Hz market, the 9HA.01 and 9HA.02, and...
• Akuo selects GE for 180MW Texas project Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - UNITED STATES: French developer Akuo Energy has handed GE a 180MW order for the Rocksprings Phase I project in Texas....
• Akuo selects GE for Texas project Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - UNITED STATES: French developer Akuo Energy has handed GE a 180MW order for the Rocksprings Phase I project in Texas....
• South Africa to select additional wind projects Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - SOUTH AFRICA: South African energy minister Dikobe Ben Martins has confirmed that the government will select additional projects submitted in round three of the renewable energy independent power producers programme (REIPPP) announced last November....
• Siemens wins first Saskatchewan order Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - CANADA: Siemens has agreed a deal with Algonquin Power and Utilities to provide ten 2.3MW wind turbines for the 23MW Morse project....
• Impax finances 27MW Finnish project Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - FINLAND: Impax Asset Management has reached financial close on its 27MW Joukhaisselkä wind farm in northern Finland with Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken....
• Siemens and Petrofac win BorWin3 contract Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - GERMANY: Tennet has chosen Siemens and Petrofac to supply technology for the BorWin3 grid connection, which will serve projects in the German North Sea....
• South Africa to select addition wind projects Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - SOUTH AFRICA: South African energy minister Dikobe Ben Martins has confirmed that the government will select additional projects submitted in round three of the renewable energy independent power producers programme (REIPPP) announced last November....
• Webinar: Wind Drivetrain Bearing Reliability Wind Power Engineering (4 days ago) - Live webinar is Tuesday, April 29 at 2 PM Eastern.  The bearings in a wind turbine drivetrain are the critical mechanical components whose failure most frequently causes costly downtime and repairs. Knowing the most common bearing failures is critical to successful wind plant operation. Understanding...
• A new way to visualize the wind energy tax credit Wind Power Engineering (4 days ago) - An AWEA guest blog by Jason Dedrick, associate professor, Syracuse University The question of whether the federal government should support wind energy has been debated since the Production Tax Credit (PTC) was created in 1992. The credit has been allowed to expire five times, most...

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