LITCHFIELD -- A Litchfield company has become one of the few motor repair businesses in the country to specialize in wind generators. TRICO TCWIND Inc., formerly Tri-County Electric Motor Service, ...

When most of today’s wind projects were developed, first costs were the focus; operations and maintenance (O&M) costs were largely unknown. Now, with hundreds of turbine models in operation—sometimes ...

A WIRED guide to careers of the future. First things first: If you hate heights, being a wind turbine technician is probably not the career for you. Sure, we’ve had people who aren’t comfortable with ...

Somewhat lost in the buildup of the wind energy industry during the past few years is an important challenge that is getting more attention among wind farm managers and the composites industry: wind ...

Robots aren’t going to take over the world, but they can definitely make life a lot easier for humans. And that was the aim of BladeBUG, a UK startup that has developed insect-like robots to inspect, ...

Newly installed wind power is a growing source of U.S. energy, but GE has an easy way to make older turbines even more efficient, too. Charles Norz, an electrical engineer, explains, "The amount of ...