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August, 8, 2011

Hydraulic tensioners for wind applications

Aztec Bolting Custom Design Tensioners and Enerpac Tensioners are fast, safe, accurate, versatile, and uniform. Call us today to talk with a specialist about your hydraulic bolt tensioner order.
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Better Bolting, Blowing Your Way

From factory to field; for fabrication, installation, verification and maintenance, Norbar bolting products work better for windpower. Handtorque Multipliers, Torque Testers & Sensors, Pneutorque Pneumatic Wrenches, USM-3 Ultrasonic Bolt Meters.
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PWS-Series air/water heat exchangers

Pfannenberg PWS-Series Air/Water Heat Exchangers use available cooling water to efficiently maintain electrical enclosures at design temperatures regardless of ambient. UL-Listed models are available with capacities to 10,000 W and optional Type ratings of 12, 3R, 4/4X wash-down/stainless steel.
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Reducing blade repair costs with suspended access platforms

Wind turbine owners are faced with expensive choices when it comes to blade inspection and repair work. For blade inspection and repair operations, suspended platforms offer a safe, productive, and cost-effective alternative to cranes, ground-based lifts and rope access solutions. Spider provides the wind access solutions from 25 locations in the Americas.
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Windpower fastening systems from DISC-LOCK

Windpower fastening systems from DISC-LOCK are vibration-proof, robust and install with proper tension every time. They consist of the DISC-LOCK heavy hex nut and tension control bolt combination. The locking cam action of the nut will not loosen under stress or vibration.
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California rich in offshore wind

California rich in offshore wind

The amount of wind blowing off the California coast has high potential. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory atmospheric scientists are working with a Norwegian company to leverage that wind as a valuable energy source. LLNL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sway, a renewable energy company that has developed floating towers for placing wind turbines in deep water.
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Around Windpower Engineering
		Looking to reduce wind turbine maintenance? Moog's slip ring provides reliable transmission of power and data signals from the nacelle to the control system for the rotary blades. Costly downtime is eliminated by utilizing fiber brushes and robust mechanical components in the slip ring design. More>>

		Get your training in composites Abaris Training offers composites training for the wind power industry. More than 17,000 students from 63 countries have taken courses in composite windblade design, fabrication of large prepreg and resin-infused structures and repair of those structures when damaged, whether by ballistics or lightning strike. More>>

		Reducing blade repair costs with suspended access platforms webinar Wind turbine owners are faced with expensive choices when it comes to blade inspection and repair work. But there are alternatives. The case studies in this webinar will show how suspended platforms provide a stable, simple, modular approach to blade access. More>>

		The right turbine and placement produces 10x power increase The power output of a wind farm of vertical-axis designs can be increased about tenfold simply by placing the turbines so they react with each other, say researchers at the California Institute of Technology. More>>

		DOE picks 6 projects for R&D funding U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu says six projects have been selected to receive nearly $7.5 million over two years to advance next-generation designs for wind turbine drivetrains. More>>

Renewable Energy Watch™

DISC-LOCK Vice President, Greg White, on vibration-proof fasteners.

Disc-Lock VP Greg White explains feature products at AWEA 2011 in Anaheim, CA.

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