Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
Damage from lightning can prove costly, lead to downtime and even put turbines out of action altogether. But when mother nature calls, could a solution be as simple as putting a coat on? PES discusses the issue with Neal Fine PhD, Founder and CEO of Arctura. PES: A very warm welcome to PES. I'm fasc...
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Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
The following article is based on a forthcoming White Paper on the subject of cable routing. The planned development of wind farms off the east coast of the United States brings into sharp focus some of the key considerations and constraints associated with their installation, and the maintenance of...
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Wind, Exclusive Articles, Comment — 13 September, 2022
In the wind power sector, importance is given to developing solutions to cater for individual requirements. This is one of LIFTKET's core competencies, with quality products that are adaptable to the versatile requirements of the wind power sector. In the mid 1980s, a new branch of industry develope...
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Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
Due to their height and exposed location, wind turbines prove to be perfect lightning catchers. Damage due to lightning strike is often considered an 'extraordinary event', meaning that it drives additional costs during the operation and beyond standard service. With a solution from Phoenix Contact,...
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Wind, Ask the Experts, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
As one of the innovators within the energy service sector, Sulzer Schmid's rotor blade inspection process employs autonomous drones to capture high-quality and consistent images. PES was keen to spend time talking to Tom Sulzer, CEO and co-founder of Sulzer Schmid, about its cloud-based 3DX' Blade P...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
Accurate Wind Resource Assessment (WRA) grows in importance as the industry, and turbines, grow in demand and in size. By understanding how recent wind energy industry innovations have evolved, we can help shape best practices for WRA, so that the wind energy sector can continue to meet demand and m...
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Wind, Think Tank, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
The certification of the grid characteristics of wind turbines has been mandatory for a long time, in order to maintain grid stability and voltage quality, as well as to obtain the grid connection permit. Ever faster product development cycles lead to time-intensive qualification and validation test...
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Wind, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 13 September, 2022
The growing DarkPulse family has created a list of world-class capabilities, cementing its position as the leader in infrastructure sensing and monitoring in all domains: air, land, and sea. By leveraging the expertise and experience of the DarkPulse family of companies, it combines the skills and i...
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