Wind OEMs have been working for years to improve the variable-speed techniques that are utilized by almost all modern wind turbines. New technology by Clipper Windpower Inc. of Carpinteria, Calif., ...

Synchrotek, Inc. offers a line of standard and custom electric generators that feature variable speed input, which permits the power source to rotate at its optimal speed. This arrangement is ideal ...

Download this article in PDF format. Wind turbines larger than 6 MW are becoming common, particularly for offshore installations, where consolidating several smaller wind turbines into one large ...

Researchers have developed a nonlinear galloping-driven triboelectric-electromagnetic hybrid generator for harvesting low-speed wind energy, offering a new route toward self-powered sensors and ...

N C Machinery is a venerated, Anchorage-based company. Its Power Systems Division supplies and services rental generator sets, primarily to Washington and Alaska. It maintains 18 support facilities in ...

Six Northern Power 100 kW direct drive wind turbines produce power for Unalakleet, Alaska. The turbines are owned by Unalakleet Valley Electric Cooperative. Photo courtesy STG Inc. For years, wind ...