Written by Barbara Rook Contributor It can be tough to predict, and even tougher to manage. But wind-farm operators are finding success navigating around Mother Nature in cold climates. After ...

Written by Sushmita Dutta Project lead-energy at Kline Reprinted with permission of The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Renewable sources of energy, which include wind power, have ...

Michelle Froese, Senior Editor Windpower Engineering & Development This article is part of Windpower Engineering & Development’s February 2017 issue. A complete digital version of the issue is here.

By Marla Keene, technology writer, AX Control U.S. adoption of offshore wind technology has been slow compared to European counterparts. Europe’s first offshore wind installation, Denmark’s Vindeby, ...

Vestas has secured a firm order from Pattern Energy to power a major portion of its SunZia Wind project in New Mexico. It is Vestas’ largest order to date in the U.S. market and the largest single ...

The SAWT, a vertical axis design, solves the three technical problems in the vertical axis wind turbine industry.

Written by Chris McKay Director North American Sales, Power Systems Northern Power Systems Back in 2017, GTM Research published a report on the state of the U.S. energy storage market through 2016.

By Robert Speht, CEO and co-founder of FloatWind Ltd The world’s first gigawatt-capacity floating offshore wind farm remains a little way off, but advances across the industry are bringing it ever ...

An inquisitive reader recently asked a curious question on Facebook: Does a bolt of lightning provide enough energy to power a town? I don’t know, but there is a way to get a fair estimate. Let’s find ...

German wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON signed an agreement to acquire shares in Dutch wind turbine manufacturer Lagerwey.

By Michelle Froese, Senior Editor Windpower Engineering & Development While OEMs strive to build reliable machines, at times the effects of weather are no match for even the most well-engineered wind ...

The cost of gearbox maintenance and replacement, along with the costs associated with the inevitable downtime, are a significant part of wind turbine operation losses. The condition of gearbox oil in ...