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Friday, 31 August 2007 |
The Front Cover
The wind turbine sector is growing quickly. The number and capacity of wind turbines has grown substantially in the last few years, and there is the prospect of greatly increased capacity as newly developed turbines are installed. The article on page 7 will discuss the current requirements for the monitoring and inspection of wind turbines. The image show GL experts inspecting a rotor blade using the rope access technique.
Publisher's Note
Features
Monitoring and Condition Inspections of Wind Turbines
By Torsten Muuss, Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services, Germany
The Technology of the 200-Metre Met Mast
By Walter Sass, CEO and Chief Engineer at Second Wind, USA
In Defence of the Wind
By Trey Cox, Attorney, Lynn Tillotson & Pinker, Dallas, Texas, USA
Comprehensive Solution with Added Value
By Peter Mages, Industry Group Manager Marketing and Application Engineering, and Ari-Pekka Holm, Global Accounts Manager Wind Energy, Klüber Lubrication München KG, Germany
Hull (Massachusetts, USA) Offshore Wind Project
By J. F. Manwell, J. G. McGowan and C. N. Elkinton, Renewable Energy Research Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts, USA
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