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• Renewable Energy Could Be Stored in Facilities Deep Underground Inhabitat (Yesterday) - Photo via Shutterstock A new study by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Bonneville Power Administration finds that two underground sites in the Pacific Northwest are ideal for storing energy produced by the wind. Compressed air energy storage plants could capture the wind during...
• Gamesa signs Indian deals totalling 230MW Windpower Monthly (Yesterday) - INDIA: Gamesa today announced two deals to supply 230MW of turbines to projects across India....
• Hy-Pro Filtration breaks ground on new Anderson headquarters and plant Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) -   Hy-Pro Filtration recently broke ground on its new 122,500-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Anderson, Indiana. The company is moving from a two-building facility in Fishers where it makes hydraulic, lubricating oil, and diesel-fuel products. “We’re out of space,” says Operations Manager, Aaron Hoeg....
• NAES ready to help power generators reduce O&M costs in shifting market Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) - Power Generators had cost reduction on their minds at the 2013 Electric Power Conference & Exhibition, which was last week at the Rosemont Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois. Faced with regulatory challenges and tightening margins, power generators are looking for ways to cut costs, including...
• Bosch Rexroth controller helps prevent rotor blade damage Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) - When serious damage is imminent, or blade conditions are approaching a preset condition threshold, (such as the blades in the pictures which are covered in ice) the system immediately sends a signal to the turbine control unit, which can then shut down the unit and...
• Nordex almost reaches break-even in Q1 2013 thanks to sales surge Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) -   Sales up around 31% to EUR 259.0 million Nordex order intake continued to climb in the first three months of 2013. At €327.9 million, new business rose by 5%, compared with the high level of the same period last year (Q1/2012: €312.3 million). Further...
• Capital Safety introduces DBI-SALA powered climb assist Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) - System provides effortless power-assisted climbing while inside wind towers This personalized climb assist suits a wide range of climbing styles and user weights, and can be easily transported to support multiple systems and wind towers. Capital Safety announces the new DBI-SALA Powered Climb Assist System...
• PREMO introduces new MV Inductive Coupler Kit Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) - The kit includes two units of its innovative medium-voltage, non-intrusive inductive coupler for smart grids (Prime & G3 PLC) – MICU 300A-S/LF Series. PREMO releases its MICU 300A-S/LF inductive coupler The MICU 300A-S/LF inductive coupler transmits the PLC signals between power lines and the PLC data transceiver without connection of communication cables to power...
• ICONICS intros Wind AnalytiX software Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) - AnalytiX is a suite of software that transform large amounts of real-time data from manufacturing and facility operations into actionable Intelligence. Software developer ICONICS has announced its expanded Wind AnalytiX software. This new software offers extensive integration of energy and meter sources into one unified...
• ANSI provides an umbrella to cover fall protection standards Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) - A Capital Safety technician tests a harness with weighted dummy body. The company maintains its own testing lab rather than use an outside facility, in part so that tests are done in a timely manner. For those who design fall protection equipment, ANSI standards provide...
• For industrial athletes (wind techs) fire resistant clothing Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) - This hoodie is intended for wear over a safety harness. Users experience increased freedom of movement, plus the warmth, and wind protection that only a premium fabric such as Polartec Wind Pro FR can provide, which is four times more wind resistance than standard fleece....
• RSF offers exposed linear encoder with LED status display Wind Power Engineering (Yesterday) - The multicolored LED on the MS 45 reader head makes the mounting quality visible at a glance during installation. The new RSF MS 45 brings to market an exposed linear encoder that features an integrated status display with a multicolor LED to facilitate simple mounting...
• Vestas announces 155MW Mexico deal Windpower Monthly (Yesterday) - MEXICO: Vestas has announced a 155MW order from Sempra Energy subsidiary IEnova for a project in Northern Mexico....
• Acciona signs 210MW Brazil deal Windpower Monthly (Yesterday) - BRAZIL: Acciona has been handed a 210MW deal by developer Voltalia for two projects in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte....
• CanWEA calls on Alberta to realise 5GW potential Windpower Monthly (Yesterday) - CANADA: The province of Alberta should implement key emissions-related policies to realise a potential 5GW of wind resource waiting to be developed, according to the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)....
• Falck puts 49% of assets up for sale Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - ITALY: Italy's Falck Renewables said it is seeking partners to acquire up to 49% in its operational renewable energy assets....
• GE replaces Ritter in European operations shake-up Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - GERMANY: GE is to replace Stefan Ritter, its general manager for renewable energy in Europe, as part of a shake-up for the company's European operations....
• Enel increases ownership on two GE-partnered wind farms Windpower Monthly (2 days ago) - UNITED STATES: Enel Green Power (EGP) has paid GE Capital $80 million to increase its stakes in two wind farms in Oklahoma and Minnesota, reducing GE to a minority interest on both projects....
• Gamesa cuts 394 jobs in Spain Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - SPAIN: Gamesa is to cut 394 jobs at three of its Spanish blade factories in response to market conditions....
• Carbon Trust launches offshore prediction study Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - UK: The Carbon Trust has unveiled a £2 million research project, aiming to improve prediction accuracy, cut financing costs and optimise wind farm layouts....
• Egypt resumes wind expansion with auction Windpower Monthly (3 days ago) - EGYPT: Egypt is consolidating its post-Arab Spring resumption of wind deployment with a state request for proposals (RFP) to build, own and operate a 250MW wind project in the Gulf of Suez....
• Dong installs final Anholt turbine Windpower Monthly (4 days ago) - DENMARK: The 111th and final turbine was installed yesterday at the 400MW Anholt offshore wind farm....
• Sany wins 153MW Ethiopian contract Windpower Monthly (4 days ago) - ETHIOPIA: Chinese wind turbine maker Sany has won a contract to supply 153MW turbines to the Adama wind farm in Ethiopia....
• Siemens worldwide B53 turbine curtailment Windpower Monthly (4 days ago) - UNITED STATES: Siemens is curtailing all turbines worldwide using its B53 blade after one broke off a SWT-2.3-108 turbine in California....
• Siemens worldwide B53 turbine shutdown Windpower Monthly (7 days ago) - UNITED STATES: Siemens is curtailing all turbines worldwide using its B53 blade after one broke off a SWT-2.3-108 turbine in California....
• Swedish Strawscaper Harvests Energy from the Wind With a Kinetic Hair-Covered Shell Inhabitat (7 days ago) - Every once in a while an idea comes along that is so unlike anything before that it defies reference. Take Belatchew Lab Architecture’s Strawscraper, a skyscraper covered in hair that can harness the energy of the wind. The building looks as though it belongs...
• Nordex wins 50MW Pakistan deal Windpower Monthly (7 days ago) - PAKISTAN: Nordex has received a 50MW order from Fauji Foundation for a project in the province of Sindh....
• Swedish Strawscaper Has a Hair-Covered Shell to Harvest Energy from the Wind Inhabitat (7 days ago) - Every once in a while an idea comes along that is so unlike anything before that it defies reference. Take Belatchew Lab Architecture’s Strawscraper, a skyscraper covered in hair that can harness the energy of the wind. The building looks as though it belongs...
• Gamesa attains Brazilan local sourcing accreditation Windpower Monthly (7 days ago) - BRAZIL: Gamesa has received the latest local sourcing accreditation issued by Brazil's development bank four months ago....
• Shale gas fan Moniz confirmed as US energy secretary Windpower Monthly (7 days ago) - UNITED STATES: Former Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist Ernie Moniz has been confirmed as US energy secretary by the Senate....

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