AC883: Delivering Parts, Solving Problems, Fast Special bolts from Germany, legacy parts for a 20-year-old turbine, and monster markups from OEMs. If headaches like
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.
Safety tips from the field! Wind turbine technicians working in cold weather freezing conditions need warm clothing, food, lots of extra batteries and they should avoid steel toe boots. Learn more in this practical guide.
What’s harder to predict than how the wind will blow? Well, money, people and technology come to mind. So, these aren’t predictions; they’re trends
What skills are needed to become a wind turbine technician in 2024? See what the job market is like and how new technologies like drones, robotics and AI changing the role of wind technicians.
How much does a wind turbine cost in 2023? This article looks at how different sized turbines, manufacturers, options and upgrades affect cost and wind operating expenses.
The outlook for wind turbine technicians remains strong in 2023, and wind techs have opportunities for growth and promotion.
Wind accounted for 71% of new power projects in the first half of 2022, and the ITC boosts existing and new projects. So why weren’t US companies well-represented in international trade shows?
What’s good, what’s bad, and what’s next for floating wind in the US, starting with the California BOEM lease auctions. Guest post from Philip Totaro.
The Wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) in the USA has been a powerful tool for asset owners to ensure the favorable financial health of their projects – and it’s driving repowering projects. To date, more than 75% of the 138GW of operational capacity in the United States has taken advantage of the PTC, and a total of 102 individual project phases have been repowered in the USA.