On September 18, 2012, the actual, real-life sized 3 MW FusionDrive® was unveiled in front of a large audience at the joint The Switch and Moventas stand at Husum WindEnergy 2012. Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen, President and CEO of The Switch, and Arto Lahtela, Senior Vice President, Sales of Moventas, explai
New hydrokinetic energy technologies that generate electricity by harnessing the energy from ocean waves, tides, and river currents are advancing toward commercial development in the United States. They are not expected to add major power supplies anytime soon, but federal regulators this year appro
New wind turbine control technology being developed at the University of Hull was top of the agenda at a prestigious two-day workshop in Hull last week. Some of the world’s leading turbine manufacturers attended the workshop, providing an opportunity to share cutting-edge intelligence on making offs
Coastline Surveys has taken delivery of their new Datem 5000 CPT System (C-Pen35). After a series of robust acceptance tests the system was delivered on-time to Scotland and has immediately commenced work on a cable route survey in the North Sea for the Renewables Sector. The DATEM 5000 unit is a co
BMO announces the first sale of the Vessel Black Box to Frisia Offshore, Germany. The Vessel Black Box is a flexible, integrated vessel movement monitoring system. Innovative sensor solutions from the aerospace industry are used, with superior performance and much lower cost than conventional sensor
A device called PAMBuoy will be launched this week by a spin-out company SMRU Limited from St Andrews University. PAMBuoy is said to be useful first of all for offshore wind developers, as it allows detecting whales, dolphins and other sea mammals in the project area. A marine mammal scientist who w
It is extremely difficult to extinguish a fire in a wind turbine using conventional methods. The 130-meter high turbines are effectively outside the range of the fire department, and when it comes to turbines at sea, human intervention in the event of fire is virtually impossible. That’s why a compr
The rolling bearings for rotor shaft bearing arrangements are subjected to highly dynamic loads and operating conditions. Schaeffler develops solutions for rotor bearing arrangements for all modern wind turbine variants from 220 kW up to the current multi-megawatt class. The different concepts range
Fill presents the speedlayer, the fully automatic system for laying structure materials in spar cap production. It enables the production of very large rotor blades for wind turbines. Rotor blade production for wind turbines today is still characterized largely by manual labor. Fill automates the pr
Schaeffler has introduced a new Wind Power Standard (WPOS) for its INA and FAG brand bearings for wind power applications, which fulfills the increasing demands in terms of reliability placed on wind turbines and components in the wind power sector. This new standard for products and processes means
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) releases the design of its CETO 5 unit which will be used in the Perth Wave Energy Project (PWEP) at Garden Island in Western Australia. The CETO 5 design builds on the experience gained in previous generations and incorporates some important
Siemens has developed a wind power plant service portal based on Simatic WinCC Open Architecture for the operation management of wind power plants and wind farms. Visitors to the HUSUM WindEnergy from September 18 – 22, 2012 will have the chance to find out more about the new Siemens offering at boo
Romax Technology, one of the world’s leading independent gearbox and drivetrain design specialists, has launched a unique new ‘medium speed’ drivetrain design for the next generation of onshore and offshore wind turbines ranging from 3-10MW capacity. Available to wind turbine designers and manufactu
The Siemens Drive Technologies Division is showcasing Direct Drive Wind, its new gearless wind generator, at the Husum WindEnergy 2012 trade fair. Comprised of individual, preassembled generator segments, it is able to offer a high degree of flexibility in the implementation of a wide range of turbi
