High-strength, fast curing compound deemed suitable for offshore concrete structures MasterFlow 9500 from Master Builders Solutions by BASF is the first product of its kind to receive a DNV GL (Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd) certificate for Offshore Concrete Structures. The Type Approval Certificate issued by the internationally acknowledged test and ...
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Department of the Interior Issues Transmission Right-of-way
Feb 27Block Island receives first renewable energy transmission permit for federal waters Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Acting Director Walter Cruickshank recently announced that BOEM has offered a right-of-way (ROW) grant to Deepwater Wind Block Island Transmission System, LLC (Deepwater Wind) for the Block ...
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Record Low Costs Drive Opportunities for the U.S. Wind Energy Industry
Feb 27With fall comes the harvest of megawatts promised. As would be expected by third quarter’s end, wind energy project developers are cruising into the later stages of construction on many — but hardly all — of their record number of projects. The completed megawatts are beginning to add up. In fact, ...
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Electrical Acceptance Testing for Wind Energy Sites
Feb 27Good design and good construction means reduced maintenance costs The wind industry in North America is booming. Yes, it always seems like it’s on a roller coaster, but 2015 looks to be the best year ever. The USA already has over 62GW on-line, but a further 14GW are under construction ...
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GE Celebrates Installation of its 25,000th Turbine Worldwide
Feb 27GE recently celebrated its 25,000th wind turbine installation — a milestone for the company which now has more than 38 GW of installed wind turbines around the world. Altogether, GE’s 25,000 wind turbines generate the equivalent energy needed to charge 25 billion smartphones or provide the electricity needed for approximately 28 million European households ...
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