The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has been awarded $2.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to develop a rapid, low-cost additive manufacturing – 3D printing – solution for fabricating large, segmented wind blade molds. In addition, the UMaine Composites Center will … [Read more...] about DOE Funds UMaine 3D Printing Research for Wind Blade Molds
Leosphere Upgrades WindCube Profiling Lidar
Leosphere, a Vaisala company that specializes in developing, manufacturing and servicing turnkey wind lidar instruments for wind energy, says it increased the measurement capabilities, services and turnkey options for WindCube – a vertical profiling lidar for wind energy applications. “With renewable energy technologies continuing to advance and proliferate, wind … [Read more...] about Leosphere Upgrades WindCube Profiling Lidar
Biden Aims to Double U.S. Offshore Wind Capacity in Next Decade
President Biden has signed an executive order that includes doubling offshore wind power generation in U.S. federal waters by 2030. The order also directs the Department of Interior to conduct a full assessment of the siting processes that will align U.S. public lands and water management practices with administration goals to advance renewable energy … [Read more...] about Biden Aims to Double U.S. Offshore Wind Capacity in Next Decade
IndentiFlight Detection Technology Reduces Avian Fatalities from Wind Turbines
IdentiFlight, a company that delivers and operates machine vision and AI technology for avian species detection, says bird fatalities in wind farms are greatly reduced with the company’s artificial intelligence technology system – resulting in an 82% reduction of eagle fatalities, a claim supported by the independent study, “Automated curtailment of wind … [Read more...] about IndentiFlight Detection Technology Reduces Avian Fatalities from Wind Turbines
BNEF: Corporations Invest in Record Amount of Clean Energy in 2020
Corporations purchased a record of 23.7 GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1 GW in 2019 and 13.6 GW in 2018, according to new research published by BloombergNEF (BNEF). The increase came despite a year devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a global recession and uncertainty about U.S. energy policy ahead of the presidential election. BNEF finds in its 1H 2021 Corporate … [Read more...] about BNEF: Corporations Invest in Record Amount of Clean Energy in 2020