Recent wind power articles . By WPED Staff | March 5, 2025. ARESCA announces intent to publish national adoptions of wind energy industry standards The American Renewable Energy Standards and Certification Association (ARESCA) is notifying all directly and materially affected parties wishing to receive more information or to submit comments regarding the adoption of the following IEC TC 114 ...

Feb 11, 2025 · The report, “Trade war hits US onshore wind power,” finds that U.S. proposed tariffs of 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada and an additional 10% on Chinese imports could increase U.S. onshore wind turbine costs by 7% and overall project costs by 5%, with the current U.S. supply chain set up.

Jun 22, 2022 · Semtive USA has launched the Nemoi M wind turbine system, a vertical wind solution for homes and commercial entities. Generating clean energy for a highly competitive levelized cost of energy (LCOE) as low as $0.01/kWh, the Nemoi M can be installed as a standalone system or to optimize solar and energy storage as part of a …

Jan 18, 2012 · A gearbox is typically used in a wind turbine to increase rotational speed from a low-speed rotor to a higher speed electrical generator. A common ratio is about 90:1, with a rate 16.7 rpm input from the rotor to 1,500 rpm output for the generator. Some multimegawatt wind turbines have dispensed with a gearbox. In…

Sep 23, 2013 · Leading-edge erosion is a major cause of wind turbine blade wear. As the turbine rotor spins in the air, it hits dust, dirt, insects, hail, and more. That does not sound like much until you consider the blade tip could be spinning over 100 mph. Once the blade edge wears, water can invade, freeze, and…

Jan 26, 2010 · Most U.S. manufacturers rate their turbines by the amount of power they can safely produce at a particular wind speed, usually chosen between 24 mph or 10.5 m/s and 36 mph or 16 m/s. The following formula illustrates factors that are important to the performance of a wind turbine. Notice that the wind speed, V,…

Dec 4, 2024 · Designed to withstand the unique challenges and wide range of conditions in both wind energy and maritime applications, the newly released Vaisala Ultrasonic Wind Sensor WM80 brings accurate wind information to wind turbine control, offshore vessel dynamic positioning and navigation systems, enhancing performance and safety. “Leaning on insights from multiple decades of experience in ...

Jan 4, 2021 · 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, came online in 1991 with a capacity of 4.9 MW. The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has estimated that the winds off U.S. coasts could generate four-times the…

Apr 13, 2015 · Manufacturing today’s wind turbine can involve millions of dollars and hundreds of people. To better understand what comes from the years of research and development to the final days of production, let’s tour a modern turbine production facility and see how nacelles are made. The nacelle is the part of the turbine that houses the…

Aug 10, 2017 · According to the EIA, wind turbines accounted for 8% of U.S. installed electricity generation capacity as of December 2016. Source: NREL