In March 2004, a group of European wind energy companies/operators visited the Enertrag wind farm in Germany where 126 SKF WindCon systems (on-line condition monitoring) will be installed. This is the world’s biggest on-line condition monitoring installation in the wind industry. The visitors saw the SKF system in operation and got very positive feedback from the German customer.

Windstrand material that enables turbine manufacturers to build blades six per cent longer for up to 12 per cent more power

Every control loop designed to control the mass flow rates of fluids, gases or bulk solids can only be as good as the design and dimensioning of the valve implemented.

Kyoto Treaty is forcing many countries to turn to renewable sources of energy; local initiatives are driving the market in the US

The market for continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) to measure pollutants discharged from stacks will rise to $583 million/yr in 2009.

The new models in the SV809/810 range are suitable for all pressure levels between 45 and 100 bar, according to makers Witt

Scientists have found how to make ‘designer’ slow-light materials from the kind of semiconductors routinely used by microelectronic engineers

KraneSIM-6000 enables trainees to master all aspects of crane operation in a safe but realistic environment

An anticipated 1500 exhibitors and 50 000 visitors from 85 countries will gather in Calgary, Canada for the largest petroleum show in the world – the Global Petroleum Show (13th–15th June 2006).

LMain gearboxes in wind turbines can exhibit the phenomenon of torque inversion; where the load transfer in rolling bearings changes and leads to a displacement of the shafts relative to each other. These relative movements become bigger with increasing elasticity of the whole construction and with increasing bearing clearance.

The Siemens Power Generation Group (PG) is to build a turnkey biomass-fired power plant in a consortium with Kvaerner Power.

US Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have discovered that a phenomenon called carrier multiplication, in which semiconductor nanocrystals respond to photons by producing multiple electrons, is applicable to a broader array of materials than previously thought.

When a new technology grows as fast as wind energy has done over the last few decades, conventional parts and solutions often no longer fit. Siemens Wind Power is one of the major wind turbine manufacturers that have helped develop wind-power technology.

With most of an estimated £130 million of global capital investment earmarked for UK activity, a new report prepared for the Scottish Enterprise Energy Team says a diverse range of Scottish sectors are well placed to capture work in marine renewables projects.

The dramatic spike in heating oil, gasoline, and natural gas prices is bringing to the forefront the need for alternative, renewable energy sources such as solar technology.

The world’s largest solar power system  – located in Bavaria, Germany – is exceeding performance expectations since the solar photovoltaic array went live over a year ago.

The aim of fusion research is to reproduce in a power plant the way that the sun generates energy – from the fusion of atomic nuclei.

Geothermal power generating plants, which make use of the planet’s interior heat, are becoming increasingly popular around the world. Research is still being carried out into the most efficient way to extract the heat but commercial plants are already in operation.

A partnership of UK companies, Imass and Econnect, has been awarded a grant of £90 000 by the Department of Trade and Industry under its Collaborative Research and Development Technology Programme to continue their work in the Renewable Energy sector.

Cogeneration or Combined Heat and Power is an efficient way to deliver the maximum benefits of heat, power and cooling to industry and commerce