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Epsiline has installed a YawAdvisor Lidar for Valemo, a wind farm O&M company, for the evaluation of the system operation and benefits at a commercially operated wind farm. The YawAdvisor is the first of Epsiline’s “next generation” turbine yaw diagnostic system for utility-scale wind turbines.
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Natural Power has launched ‘Portal’, a new information management tool that gathers and sorts multiple streams of asset data in to one simple and easy to use platform. Portal, which is an online, mobile solution, allows users to view key project information at a glance, anywhere there is an internet signal.
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Covestro, a supplier of high-tech polymer materials, has developed a new technology for manufacturing wind turbine rotor blades. The rotor blades are fabricated in a special process from a polyurethane resin and a glass fiber fabric. The company has now received the DNV GL certification for the resin.
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As part of an ongoing study to assess the effects of forestry on wind conditions Uppsala University have now analysed the first 3 months of wind data from an AQ510 SoDAR and compared it to data collected by a nearby fully IEC compliant 180 metre met mast. The distance between the met tower and the AQ510 is greater than 200 metres.
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Siemens has introduced Leading Edge Protection (LEP), a polymer-based solution that defends offshore turbine rotor blades from erosion.
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A new battery storage solution for offshore wind energy will be piloted in the Hywind pilot park off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Batwind will be developed in co-operation with Scottish universities and suppliers, under a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Statoil, the Scottish Government, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Scottish Enterprise.
- 50MW segmented ultralight morphing rotors for wind energy receives ARPA-E funding
- Prysmian launches new cable solution for offshore wind farms
- New GE offshore prototype to rise in Denmark
- SKF Enlight for wind puts turbine inspection in the cloud
- Reducing weather sensitivity of turbine component lifting reduces LCOE
- High-speed data acquisition system supports performance in nacelle test stand
- TÜV Rheinland hands over Type Certificate to Leitwind
- Covestro has developed the new solution for corrosion protection
- UK consortium secures grant to accelerate commercial development of kite power technology
- AXYS completes two floating LiDAR validation campaigns
- Service launched to extend wind farm project life
- MeteoPole launches of new cloud-based wind project assessment platform
- Adwen chooses Sentient Science for computational gearbox testing
- Pfisterer delivers first CrossPower system
- Umoe Firmus WaveCraft vessel arrives in UK
- Brave Tern upgraded to handle larger wind turbines
- Dedicated bat mitigation service saves lives and maximises energy yield
- DNV GL launches new service specification for wind power plants
- Whitford testing high-performance coatings at EMEC
- Spider provides blade access platform for Uruguay wind farm
- Getting blade bearings in shape for the turbines of the future
- Leviathan starts fundraising to certify Wind Energizer technology
- First PMG for GE’s Haliade 150-6MW leaves factory in France
- EOLOS FLS200 buoy successfully validated for offshore wind measurements
- Upgraded 5MW turbine from Adwen obtains Type Certificate
- Suzlon S111 receives Type Certification for both 50 Hz and 60 Hz variants
- Long-lasting rust protection for offshore wind turbines
- Spinner anemometer can now be used to measure power curves
- Fraunhofer UK and partners to address ocean energy electrical infrastructure integrity
- DNV GL issues Type Certificate for Siemens 7MW offshore wind turbine