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MCG Offers Unique Crane For Wind Turbines

on 14 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

Manitowoc Crane Group (MCG) of Manitowoc, Wis., has introduced the Grove GTK1100 crane for the assembly and maintenance of wind turbines.The crane’s design maximizes lifting [read more]

MG Systems Offers New Thermal Cutting Machine

on 08 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

MG Systems and Welding Inc., a Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based manufacturer of thermal cutting machines, has introduced the OL200s plasma lifter.The smooth drive motion and height [read more]

Northern Power Introduces Wind Power Converter

on 05 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

Waitsfield, Vt.-headquartered Northern Power, a subsidiary of Distributed Energy Systems Corp., has introduced the FlexPhase, a new wind turbine power converter that was selected by [read more]

AMSC's D-VAR System Will Connect Texas Wind Farm To The Grid

on 01 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

Westborough, Mass.-based American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC), a provider of power electronic systems, has received an order for its D-VAR voltage regulation systems for a Texas [read more]

Maplesoft, NAG Provide Tool For Designing Wind Generators

on 07 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

Maplesoft, a Waterloo, Ontario-based provider of software tools for engineering, science and mathematical professionals, has introduced its latest model - Maple-NAG Connector. The tool is [read more]

Unimar Releases Lighting System For Wind Turbines

on 05 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

Unimar Inc., a Clay, N.Y.-based manufacturer and supplier of lighting fixtures for large applications, has released the Synchronized Flasher Controller for wind turbines.According to the [read more]

Cutting Machine Manufacturer Upgrades CNC

on 02 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

MG Systems and Welding Inc., a manufacturer of thermal cutting machines used for manufacturing wind towers, has upgraded the EdgeMate and EdgeMaster plasma and oxyfuel [read more]

ITI Energy Funds Program To Develop Wind Turbine Maintenance Device

on 11 Jan 2007 by NAW Staff

ITI Energy, Aberdeen, Scotland, is funding a research and development program to create a new lifting device for the maintenance and construction of wind farms [read more]

Maxwell Technologies Receives Order For 3 Million Ultracapacitors From European Wind Energy Developer

on 11 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

Maxwell Technologies Inc., a San Diego-based developer of energy storage and power delivery products, has received a purchase order for 3 million of its ultracapacitors [read more]

New Crane Improves Efficiency At Port Of Vancouver

on 11 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

The Port of Vancouver, Vancouver, Wash., has developed a new mobile harbor crane to unload generators, blades and hubs for wind farms located in the [read more]

Schweitzer Addresses Motor Starting Problems

on 04 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. of Pullman, Wash., has introduced the SEL-710 Motor Protection Relay, which couples motor protection functionality with user-friendly settings, mounting and communication [read more]

GE's Enhanced 2.5 MW Wind Turbine To Be Manufactured

on 01 Dec 2006 by NAW Staff

Atlanta-based GE Energy, a global provider of wind energy products and services, has released its 2.5xl wind turbine for onshore use.The new machine’s rotor diameter [read more]

Accumetrics Offers Generator Monitoring Device

on 30 Nov 2006 by NAW Staff

Accumetrics Associates Inc., a Schenectady, N.Y.-headquartered provider of products that obtain sensor data from rotating components, has introduced the Earth Fault Resistance Monitor (EFREM) that [read more]

Suzlon Starts U.S. Blade And Nose Cone Manufacturing

on 29 Nov 2006 by NAW Staff

Suzlon Rotor Corp. (SRC), a subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Ltd., has begun wind turbine blade and nose cone production at its Pipestone, Minn., manufacturing facility.According [read more]

Knight & Carver Tests STAR Wind Turbine Blades For DOE

on 09 Nov 2006 by NAW Staff

Knight & Carver's wind blade division, which constructs and repairs wind turbine blades from its San Diego Bay facility, has completed the first in a [read more]