Protecting GE 2.X Blades from lightning damage
GE 2.X blades are experiencing excessive lightning damage. We know why this is happening, and we detailed the issues in a recent article in
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September 26, 2024
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Wind Turbine Cost: How Much? Are They Worth It in 2024?
In 2024, wind turbine cost per kWh remained fairly steady, but many factors affect equipment costs, installed cost, maintenance costs. This article is updated regularly with new resources and information.
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June 3, 2024
Lightning monitors: a shockingly vital investment
Lightning strikes are occurring at a much higher rate than initially predicted by the IEC 61400-24 standard. Here’s what to do now to protect your wind turbines.
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February 10, 2024
Improved Monitoring for Better Lightning protection of Wind Turbines
Will more monitoring lead to better lightning protection of wind turbines? Well, monitoring for the right things could certainly help. This article provides practical steps that owners can take now to get data they can act on and better protect their assets.
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November 2, 2023
Why New Proposed lightning monitoring standards won’t Improve Lightning protection
The IEC 61400-24 Lightning Protection specification is in the process of being amended. Public comment runs through November 2, 2023. The proposed update would likely increase LCOE and would not offer any new or actionable data for the wind industry.
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October 24, 2023
Counting the cost of lightning protection
Around 1 to 3 percent of lightning strikes to wind turbine blades result in blade damage. However, this figure can vary significantly, depending on the location of the wind farm, lightning strike characteristics, the type of turbine, and other factors. Let’s look at a few of the variables that contribute to the higher blade damage rates
Weather Guard
October 14, 2023
Lightning Damage and Blade Protection: What We’re missing
In rare instances, when lightning does tremendous damage, experts may say “it’s force majeuere.” But we know lightning is just air – so what really matters in turbine lightning protection?
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October 3, 2023
What affects the severity and cost of wind turbine blade lightning damage?
Only 1-3% of lightning strikes to wind turbine blades result in wind turbine blade lightning damage – some catastrophic, some not worth repairing. Find out how to minimize your losses and understand when repairs are really needed.
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August 10, 2023
Lightning Damage: Not always Force Majeuere
It’s springtime in the northern hemisphere, which means more lightning strikes to wind turbines. Most of the time they can handle the strikes, no
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April 27, 2023
Wind Energy Hamburg: A Strong Show
Trends and news from the 2022 WindEnergy Hamburg show. Making blade maintenance more affordable, and how manufacturers and engineers are responding to data overload.
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October 5, 2022