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Wind turbine couplings deliver 100,000 nm, retrofit and new

Energy Management 4th February 2011

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An ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturing firms says of its wind turbine couplings now cover a broad range of wind turbine applications. Zero-Max Wind Turbine Couplings are available as an upgrade replacement for existing wind turbines and for OEM applications. Successfully tested under conditions simulating a 20-year load spectrum of continuous operation, the turbine couplings easily [...]

Dynamic power resource (more than a battery) to keep Maui grid solid

Energy Management 4th February 2011

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One knock against wind power is that it’s unreliable because of its variable nature. But it need not be that way say engineers at Xtreme Power Inc. The company manufacturers Dynamic Power Resources (DPRs), utility-scale energy-storage systems with power management. The company recently announced it has been selected to provide power for First Wind’s Kaheawa [...]

Clear gel coat for blades, colored for nacelles

Energy Management 4th February 2011

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A commercial coatings group says it will globally market and distribute a new urethane gel coat for the wind energy market. Developed and manufactured by Plasticolors Inc., Ashtabula, Ohio, the gel coat comes in clear for wind blades and pigmented for nacelles. PPG will market that material. The clear gel coat, AGC200, is said to [...]

Advantages of extruded flat cables

Energy Management 4th February 2011

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A few advantages to extruded flat cables are that they can be extruded in continuous lengths in an automated, climate controlled process. Manufacture is easily set up for a wide variety of cables. Silicone jackets have complete integrity, totally surrounding cable elements in a durable one-piece construction. The cable shape is customizable and infinitely repeatable. [...]

100% renewable by 2030? Study says yes, with tiny ifs

Energy Management 4th February 2011

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Running the world on 100% renewable energy would mean building about four million, 5-MW wind turbines, 1.7 billion, 3-kW roof-mounted solar photovoltaic systems, and about 90,000, 300-MW solar power plants. Mark Delucchi, one author of the report published in the journal Energy Policy, said his team wanted to show that enough renewable energy could be [...]

China wind gets a boost by licensing U.S. tech

Energy Management 4th February 2011

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A power-technology firm says it has licensed several of its proprietary AMSC Windtec wind turbine designs to Beijing Jingcheng New Energy Co., Ltd. (JCNE). The Chinese firm has been producing wind turbines since 2006 and now has a base of operations capable of producing 2,000 MW annually. JCNE is a “new energy enterprise” that is [...]

Safety firm acquires another training facility

Energy Management 4th February 2011

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A manufacturer of fall-protection equipment has acquired the Technical Institute of Training in Height (ITFH,) a training-at-heights company in France. ITFH has been a specialist in training at height since 2001 and has 54 training programs. These cover a broad array of end users and vertical markets including rope access, wind energy, utilities, construction, scaffolding, [...]

French OEM has eye on Texas

Energy Management 4th February 2011

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A French manufacturer of wind turbines is setting its eyes on Texas. Alstom Wind and the National Institute for Renewable Energy (NIRE) have begun testing on the company's first turbine certified in North America. The company plans to construct a wind turbine assembly facility in Amarillo, Texas.

Get ready for your close up work

Energy Management 4th February 2011

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Workers needing bifocal vision correction and eye protection on the job now have access to an even stronger magnification lens option. To meet the needs of a growing aging workforce, Gateway Safety has added a clear 3.0 diopter lens option to its two bifocal eye protection styles—Scorpion MAG and StarLite MAG. Both come in five [...]

Weekly Intelligence Brief: January 10 – January 17

Energy Management 28th January 2011

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This week’s Wind Energy Update news brief includes the following companies and organizations: Dong Energy, Scottish & Southern Energy, PGGM, Dutch Ampère Equity Fund & Triodos Investment Management; Maryland Offshore Wind Task Force; Gamesa, Western Wind Energy Corporation & UniSource Electric; RWE Innogy; Vestavind Offshore, Reinertsen, Vattenfall, Technip, ViciVentus, AF Gruppen &Westcon AS; and Windstream Energy.