Articles

- Not keeping wind turbines positioned toward the wind is a critical revenue killer for operators, not to mention the maintenance costs associated with slight positioning problems. Maintaining directional control requires properly functioning wind...
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- One of the most prevalent problems found across all Wind Turbine platforms happens in the yaw system design components. Further, from a point of view of the neighborhood community, noise emitting from the troublesome Yaw system (commonly referred to...
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- My background is primarily as a wind technician working on Siemens, Zond, and GE towers. Our goal here at WECS is to be a resource to you and your team in regards to wind turbine parts, BOP, and any other questions that pertain to the wind industry....
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- Sometimes, it’s a specialty distributor’s lot in life to see his specialty suddenly become the latest trend and find all kinds of generalists jumping into his business. Fortunately, that trendiness usually also means there’s a lot of new money...
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- As the temperate Southern California breeze rolls east past the San Jacinto Mountains and into the Coachella Valley, the blistering sun warms the air, drawing it to a higher altitude. The resulting vacuum creates a cycle of westerly winds that fuel...
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