wind turbines

Rotary Electric Contact Method Could Change How Wind Turbines Generate Electricity

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed a fundamentally new type of rotary electrical contact. The technology is called Twistact, and it will eliminate the need for expensive rare-earth magnets in large wind turbines. Sandia’s Twistact is a novel approach to transmitting electrical current between a stationary and rotating frame, or between

By |2022-09-11T17:15:45-04:00September 11th, 2022|Clean Update, Featured|

Michigan Legislative Bills Would Create Uniform, Statewide Taxable Value For Wind Turbines

GRAND RAPIDS - Statewide legislation introduced this month hopes to resolve a years-long dispute between power providers and local governments over the taxable value of wind turbines and how much revenue is directed to local taxing units. House Bill 5326 — introduced on Sept. 22 and sponsored by state Rep. Pat Outman, R-Six Lakes — mirrors

By |2021-09-29T15:17:24-04:00September 29th, 2021|Clean Update, Climate Change, Politics/Government|

Livonia Manufacturer Hits 40,000 Repairs Mark For Wind Turbines

LIVONIA—PSI Repair Services Inc., the Livonia-based service provider to the wind energy industry, announced that it recently surpassed 40,000 repaired wind turbine parts for the wind energy market, following a busy 2018. PSI offers component repair and engineering services for GE, Vestas, Gamesa, Siemens, RePower, Acciona, Suzlon, Nordex, Mitsubishi, and Clipper wind turbines. PSI covers

By |2019-05-12T13:30:32-04:00May 12th, 2019|Clean Update|

Study: Fairness In Planning A Big Deal To People’s Perception Of Wind Turbines

ANN ARBOR – When local residents feel the planning process for building wind turbines is fair and open, their perceptions of the often-controversial energy source remain steady or improve with time, according to a new University of Michigan study. In fact, the openness with which the planning process is handled is more important in shaping

By |2019-02-07T19:51:28-05:00February 7th, 2019|Clean Update, ESD|

Artful Wind Turbines For Eastern Market Focus Of Crowdfunding Campaign

LANSING - Underused spaces within and around Eastern Market in Detroit will become activated with artful wind turbines through the help of a new crowdfunding campaign. The campaign, offered through the Michigan-based platform Patronicity is sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, CAN Art Handworks, and Eastern Market Corporation. If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding

By |2018-01-10T20:08:32-05:00January 10th, 2018|Clean Update|