North American Clean Energy 2021 Wind Buyers Guide

2021 WIND

BUYERS GUIDE

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DIRECTORY 04 ADHESIVES, SEALANTS, & SURFACE TREATMENTS

46 LUBRICANTS

04 AIRCRAFT DETECTION SYSTEMS

46 MET TOWERS

04 ALUMINUM EXTRUSION & METAL FABRICATION

47 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M)

06 ANCHOR BOLTS | FASTENING SYSTEMS

51 POWER TRANSFORMERS

10 BEARINGS

51 PROJECT DEVELOPER | OPERATOR

10 BLADE | TOWER MANUFACTURER & REPAIR

51 REMOTE MONITORING

12 CABLE, WIRE & CONDUIT

53 RESTORATION

14 COMPONENT SUPPLIER

53 SAFETY EQUIPMENT | FALL PROTECTION

22 CONDITION MONITORING

56 SAFETY WORK APPAREL

24 CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS & SERVICES | EPC CONTRACTOR

56 SMALL WIND TURBINE MFG (UNDER 100KW)

28 CONSULTING SERVICES 30 CONTRACTORS 31 CRANES | HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT | AERIAL DEVICES 33 DATA AQUISITION 33 ECONOMIC WIND DEVELOPMENT REGION 34 EDUCATION | RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT 34 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT & SERVICES | POWER GENERATION

57 SOFTWARE SUPPLIER 58 STAFFING 58 STEEL PLATE SUPPLIER 59 TESTING | INSPECTION SERVICES 60 TOOLS 62 TOWER FOUNDATIONS 62 TRADE FAIR 62 TRANSPORTATION | LOGISTICS

36 ENCLOSURES

66 WIND ASSESSMENT | FORECASTING

37 ENERGY STORAGE | GRID CONNECTION

67 YAW, PITCH & BLADE SENSORS

39 ENGINEERING

67 OTHER Balance of Plant Brake Pads Electrical Insulation Electronic Component, Service Repairs Elevators Legal Services Rescue & Safety Training Sectionalizing cabinets

40 FIRE SUPPRESSION 40 GEARBOX MANUFACTURING, SERVICES & REPAIRS 41 GENERATORS | MAINTENANCE & REPAIR SERVICES 42 INSURANCE SERVICES 43 LAMINATES 44 LARGE WIND TURBINE MFG (OVER 100KW) 44 LIGHTING 45 LOAD MONITORING

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WINNING THE BATTLE AGAINST BEARING WEAR WITH THE LOWEST PPM IN THE FIELD WE HELP MAKE IT HAPPEN Bearing failures are the most important issue in wind turbine gearbox maintenance, accounting for 70% of gearbox failures*. Castrol® Optigear® Synthetic CT 320 retains half the water PPM on average than our nearest competitor using similar types of chemistry**. Using Castrol Optigear can increase your bearing life by 50% and win the bearing life battle.

For more information go to castrol.com/windenergy

*WEU Operations and Maintenance Report 2016. **Based on sample data available to Castrol.

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2021 wind buyers guide Adhesives, Sealants & Surface Treatment

Aircraft Detection Systems

DeTect, Inc.

Hontek Corporation Hontek ReNew LEP rain/sand erosion protection coatings have been successfully field tested on dry onshore and wet offshore sites. Available as rollable and brushable, both have demonstrated rain erosion durability in high speed rain erosion tests. Works well on platforms, via rope access, or on OEM production floors. The coatings excel in 12% to 99% relative humidity for a wide range of weather conditions, providing less downtime waiting for the weather to comply. This product has a long pot life and a forgiving application process. User friendly application minimizes human errors, resulting in high quality repairs, high energy production, and long lasting blade life. www.hontek.com

DeTect developed the HARRIER Aircraft Detection Lighting Systems (ADLS) for automatic lighting activation of aviation obstructions such as wind farm turbines, high voltage transmission lines, and communication towers. The HARRIER ADLS provides continuous 360° radar surveillance of the airspace, automatically issuing signals to activate obstruction lighting when aircraft are detected at a defined outer perimeter. The FAA Performance Assessment Report on HARRIER ADLS states that the system met the performance requirements identified in Chapter 14 of AC 70/7460-1L and is published on the FAA Website. HARRIER is also fully compatible with all SCADA systems and turbines and is a widely deployed system with installations the US, Canada, and Europe. www.detect-inc.com

Aluminum Extrusion & Metal Fabrication

Sotek

Mankiewicz Coatings Mankiewicz’s two new advanced coatings products maintain turbine blade surfaces for optimal performance and efficiency. BladeRep5 is a fast setting putty that dries in one hour with the same profile-building and sandability traits of other Mankiewicz surfacing putties. And Mankiewicz’s new ALEXIT Leading Edge Protection singlecoat only requires one-coat application and provides substantial cost savings thanks to less application time.

Field testing has proved significantly longer product performance. Mankiewicz’s coatings also meet the requirements of the cosmetic blade maintenance market. www.bladerep.com

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With 35 years of experience, Sotek manufactures precision stators and rotors for demanding OEM applications in wind power generators. Sotek stamps and laser cuts electrical steel laminations using in-house equipment and capabilities. They manufacture vent plates, end plates, stator bars, and related components to meet the tough specifications of the wind industry, and assemble components to eliminate the demands on manufacturing and purchasing resources. Sotek’s team of manufacturing and assembly technicians serve North America and beyond from their Buffalo, NY facility. Commonly stamp, notch, stack, press, weld, braze, rivet, and offer thermal shaft insertion, robotics, manual, and CNC machining, provide value added services, increase efficiency, and streamline manufacturing. Additionally, Sotek’s supply chain partners deliver value suited to the unique demands of each project. www.sotek.com

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2021 wind buyers guide Anchor Bolts | Fastening Systems

Fastenal Manufacturing Cooper & Turner Cooper & Turner is a manufacturer of high quality, high strength, safety critical, large diameter (M16 to M100) hex bolts, double ended studs, and thread rod. Employing automation (including in process NDT inspection) and robotics results in high quality and consistent products, having full lot traceability, for supplying the global wind turbine market, OEM’s, and major tiers as well.

Providing anchor bolts to major construction companies in the USA using 100% USA material and manufacturing, producing anchor bolts to ASTM A615 Grade 75 and Grade 90, plus ASTM A722 Grade 150, with all accessories (nuts, washers, and PVC sleeves), with bolt caps and grease optional. All assemblies are tested in a USA independent lab. www.cooperandturner.com

Enerpac The new Enerpac HMT torque wrenches allow wind turbine technicians the ability to match a variety of cassettes to a single drive unit. Compatible with square and hexagon cassettes from most any brand on the market, the HMT eliminates the need to select and purchase separate tools. The 30° stroke and fine-tooth ratchet enables up to 25% faster bolting. The superior, lightweight alloys and surface treatment provides a long life. Operator safety is realized with an ergonomically designed handle and a link pin to prevent dropped objects. Modularity of the Enerpac HMT models offer maximum versatility for wind turbine bolting.

Fastenal Manufacturing services customers in the wind energy industry by providing MRO fasteners as well as OEM parts to the original equipment and parts manufacturers, construction sites, and operating wind farms. Fastenal Manufacturing produces high integrity fasteners that meet the requirements and specifications of the wind energy sector. www.fastenal.com

HEICO Fastening Systems HEICO Fastening Systems offers a wide array of critical fastener products. HEICO-LOCK WEDGE-LOCK WASHERS are a reliable locking system for demanding bolted joints including those under extremes of vibration or dynamic loads. HEICO Fastening Systems continues to expand its product portfolio with the addition of the HEICO-TEC TENSION NUT, which provides easy, fast, and reliable assembly of large bolted joints. HEICO-TEC TENSION NUTS eliminate the need for complex, bulky, or heavy tools, and make securing large bolted joints convenient and easy. www.heico-group.com

Howmet Engineered to meet the challenges of a wide range of assembly applications, BobTail offers high performance and reliability in a unique, pintail-less design. It offers high fatigue strength, quick installation speed, and high vibration resistance. BobTail is a suitable lockbolt for solar racking and wind applications (DIBt certified). www.afshuck.net/us

www.enerpac.com/hmt

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Reliable inverters use DC link capacitors from CDE.

Type 947D Power Film Capacitors Next Generation wind and solar power inverters demand reliable DC Link capacitors. 100% of our DC Link capacitors are conditioned at accelerated temperature and voltage before they leave the factory. We’ve demonstrated

TYPE 947D POWER FILM CAPACITORS

that this process produces the most thermally and electrically stable DC link

85, 90, 100 & 116 mm CASE SIZES

capacitors available today.

CAPACITANCE VALUES TO 3600 µF

If that’s the kind of reliability you’re looking for, trust the one company where

APPLIED VOLTAGE TO 1500 Vdc

it’s burned in.

RIPPLE CURRENT RATINGS >100 A rms

For technical information, visit cde.com/solutions/inverters

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NTC Wind Energy

Lightning Bolt & Supply, Inc. Lightning Bolt & Supply, Inc. is an ISO 9001:2015 fastener manufacturer and distributor.

Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, their sales team can meet the many fastener needs that arise in the wind industry within 24/7.

Common fastener grades include class 8.8, 10.9, A2/A4SS, as well as many specialty coatings (Geomet, tZn, GalZn Xylan).

NTC Wind Energy’s Super Duty Bolt Cap for the wind industry is made of Polypropylene Copolymer Construction, which is very strong and resists shattering or cracking. Made in the USA with minimal supply chain disruption, this universal fitted cap has an integrated O-ring, therefore no separate O-ring installation. It is vented to prevent vacuum water draw inside the cap. At 16” long, it will fit almost any bolt projection. It is reusable, easy to install, and both removable and re-installable by hand. www.ntcwind.com

www.lightningboltandsupply.com

Sherex Fastening Solutions Sherex Fastening Solutions is a manufacturer of fasteners for a variety of different industries, including renewable energy. Sherex manufactures rivet nuts, clinch nuts, inserts for composite, stud and nut plates, and wedge-locking products through its Disc-Lock and TEC Series product lines. Both Disc-Lock and TEC Series wedge locking products protect joints from loosening in high vibration and high load applications using their wedge locking technology. Their wedge locking solutions include: washers, nuts, and bolts, and they are used in a variety of applications in the renewable energy industry. www.sherex.com

MarkingPenDepot MarkingPenDepot carries industrial markers and torque indicating paste for marking and measuring fastener movement. www.markingpendepot.com

The Dyson Corporation The Dyson Corporation provides anchor bolts, nuts, caps, grease, and embedment rings for the wind power industry. www.dysoncorp.com

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2021 wind buyers guide Blade | Tower Manufacturer & Repair Williams Form Engineering Corp.

Williams Form Engineering Corporation has been providing threaded steel bars and accessories for rock anchors, soil anchors, high capacity concrete anchors, micropiles, tie rods, tiebacks, strand anchors, hollow bar anchors, post tensioning systems, and concrete forming hardware systems in the construction industry for over 95 years. Each wind tower supported by a Williams foundation anchor bolt can be relied upon throughout the life of the turbine. www.williamsform.com

Bearings

American Roller Bearing Company American Roller Bearing Company manufactures large bore (200mm to 2400mm) anti friction bearings, including tapers, cylindrical, spherical, and balls. They offer complete engineering services and expert repair on all types and brands. www.amroll.com

Janicki Industries Janicki Industries is a privately owned, full-service engineering and manufacturing company with facilities in Washington and Utah. Janicki specializes in manufacturing composite molds for wind turbine blades made of advanced composite materials.

Janicki can tackle large-scale projects, utilizing high-precision five-axis mills, curing ovens, autoclave, and out-of-autoclave curing. Janicki has experience using many composite systems, such as: syntactic putty; fiberglass, 160°F machined putty; 250°F carbon/fiberglass hybrid molds, and 350°F carbon fiber molds. This 100% in-house capability for the total tooling solution enables a one-stop, shop for customers. www.janicki.com

LM Wind Power LM Wind Power is a designer and manufacturer of blades for wind turbines, with 15 factories on four continents. Their LM 73.5 blades power Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the United States. LM Wind Power produces long wind turbine blades including the LM 88.4 P for an 8MW offshore turbine and the LM 107.0 P to power GE’s Haliade-X 12MW. www.lmwindpower.com

Rope Partner Midpoint Bearing Midpoint Bearing provides off the shelf solutions for wind turbine mainshaft, gearbox, generator, pitch and yaw, and sealing applications. With a large turbine related inventory, they can fill their customer’s needs in a timely manner. www.midpointbearing.com

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Rope Partner is a provider of quality at-height tower and blade maintenance services domestically and internationally. By combining a highly trained work force and utilizing rope access, suspended platforms, and Bronto skylifts, they deliver a cost effective approach to their clients. They are committed to building safe, long lasting, mutually beneficial working relationships resulting in extending asset life. www.ropepartner.com

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WHERE COLOSSAL, LOW-SPEED BLADES MEET EFFICIENT, HIGHVELOCITY CARGO HANDLING Twenty years ago, a 16-meter wind turbine blade was considered a long blade. The Port of Vancouver USA recently handled 77-meter-long blades—the longest ever imported into North America—nearly 5x longer than blades from two decades ago. Wind turbine size has increased in parallel with demand for wind components throughout North America. Any shipper’s list of port selection criteria has to include the laydown capacity to safely and efficiently handle such oversized cargo.

With its combination of favorable West Coast location, available laydown space, exceptional equipment and infrastructure and experienced labor force, the Port of Vancouver USA has a track record of success for handling wind energy components into the US and Canada.

Location and capacity Just over one hundred miles up the Columbia River from the Pacific Ocean, the Port of Vancouver USA enables shippers to bypass the congestion of other coastal ports. In addition, the port lies at the nexus of two interstate highways and a continent-spanning rail network, providing direct access from Asia to the US Midwest and Central Canada.

In contrast to most other West Coast ports, the Port of Vancouver USA also has vast amounts of acreage available for marshaling and short-term storage of large wind components. The port’s Terminal 5 facility features more than 80 acres of laydown space immediately adjacent to the deep-draft shipping channel.

Experience and flexibility The Port of Vancouver USA has more than 18 years of experience handling the transit of wind components bound for Eastern Washington, Oregon and Canada. In-depth knowledge of handling procedures, fixture types and other manufacturer-specific requirements allows the port to rapidly, efficiently and safely accommodate the full array of component types, sizes and designs.

Velocity and certainty The Port of Vancouver USA offers logistics professionals the hard-to-find balance of fast and efficient cargo handling along with the peace of mind that components will be handled safely. The operators of the port’s two heavy-lift Liebherr cranes are experts in engineered and tandem lifts, plus representatives from heavy-haul trucking companies are on-site to manage cargo movement.

Considering all the advantages the Port of Vancouver USA offers the wind energy industry, it comes as no surprise that the port will handle more wind energy shipments than any other US West Coast port in 2020.

Find out more at portvanusa.com

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2021 wind buyers guide Cable, Wire, & Conduit Cameron Wire & Cable, Inc.

AerosUSA AerosUSA’s high performance cable protection systems protect wiring in harsh environments such as wind towers and outdoor installations. New UL Listed / UL 1660 Conduits are used where ANSI 356, NFPA 70, and NEC Codes apply. These UL94VO conduits and fittings are flexible, lightweight, and are self-extinguishing and flame retardant. They can also be coupled with their new splitable frame Cable Entry System to make the installation of pre-terminated cables and conduits efficient and cost effective. These splitable frames include integrated gaskets, are NEMA 4 / 4X rated, and accept a variety of cable grommets depending on the cable OD. www.aerosusa.com

Cameron Wire & Cable provides LV, MV, and HV (Aluminum and Copper) wind tower, nacelle, and site cables. Cameron offers cost-effective pricing and high performance cables for all applications, and will customize the cable package, offering cut-to-length or bulk cables, accessories, labels, and lugs supplied in kits. They also offer inventory management and will warehouse planned goods at no charge, shipping the same day to satisfy tight job deadlines. www.cameronwire.com

Concast, Inc. Concast’s Trench Systems, Pull Boxes, and Handholes are utilized for below-ground substation control, communications and power cables, waste water recovery systems, and industrial piping distribution. Concast’s Box Pads, Flat Pads, MGS, and Vaults are an underground solution for routing cables to padmount, padmersible, and submersible apparatus such as transformers, switchgear, inverters, and sectionalizing equipment. www.concastinc.com

American Wire Group (AWG) American Wire Group (AWG) is a single solution for all types of electrical conductors and hardware required to construct and maintain wind and renewable generation projects—for low, medium, and high-voltage applications.

Save schedule time and costs with AWG’s ability to supply an entire project’s cable requirements from stock. AWG inventories 35-kV UL MV-90 and UL MV-105 Collection System Cables in aluminum conductor in all standard sizes, including 1/0, 4/0, 500, 750, 1000, and 1250 (available in both CN or CTS). All of AWG’s Collection System Cables carry a 20-year factory warranty, ensuring protection for the longevity of projects. AWG also inventories the following: fiber optic; copperclad steel grounding; bare copper; transmission cables; OPGW; static wire; low-voltage cables; control cables; and associated hardware. www.buyawg.com

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CTC Global CTC Global, in association with 30 international manufacturing partners, produces the High-Capacity, Low-Sag ACCC Conductor. The ACCC conductor carries twice the current of other bare, overhead conductors with 25% to 40% less line losses. The use of ACCC can help reduce upfront capital costs for the tie line, and improve the overall economics of the generation project—reduced line losses translate into more power delivered for any wind energy investment. www.ctcglobal.com

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Mitigate construction and contractual risk Commissioning services for wind and solar projects Cost saving fuel efficiency programs Simulating grid conditions Readiness testing Fluctuation testing in real-time Capitalize on tax incentives Custom engineered systems

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HellermannTyton The Inline Ratchet P-Clamp borrows from the proprietary, adjustable clamp design of the original RPC with metal stamping. This version of the wire, cable, and tube bundling solution features an integrated, high tensile strength 9mm fir tree fastener. For applications where a pre-drilled hole exists, the Inline RPC can be installed one-handed. The fir tree design requires low insertion effort while delivering high extraction resistance. Once a bundle is inserted into the clamp, installers can close the ratcheting mechanism until snug. Just four parts cover bundles from 0.5” to 2” in diameter, reducing inventory versus one-size P-clamps and associated mounting hardware. www.hellermann.tyton.com

HELUKABEL USA, Inc. HELUKABEL provides system expertise to the wind power industry. Their main focus is on nacelles (Oil Res II and heat-resistant), cable-loops (all torsion cables are tested up to 18,000 cycles in their 26ft tall test tower), down towers (flexible aluminum, copper, and fiber optic cables) and tower controls/ transformers, including medium voltage applications. Their wind cables provide performance in climate conditions from -67°F up to 293°F (-55°C up to 145°C) for CCV and offshore applications.

They have been internationally approved by UL, CSA, CE, and VDE, are WTTC rated, and have passed the FT4 flame test.

Petroflex N.A., Ltd PNA CableGuard is a solution to the protection and upgrading of fiber optic and power cabling needs. Long, continuous run lengths (up to 14,000ft on 1”IPS for control cabling) minimize splicing and offer construction and rodent protection. Upgrading PV and power cabling on existing runs is simplified by having the conduit already in place. They install custom lengths and configurations to meet any needs on a particular job. Common configurations installed for solar are multiple 300-750MCM cables with a ground in longer lengths. Job costs are reduced by having the cable factory preinstalled, and it ensures protection before, during, and after the site installation. www.petroflexna.com

Prysmian Group - General Cable Prysmian Group’s cables are helping wind turbine manufacturers to harness the potential of this natural power source. Their cables support the work of turbine manufacturers, contractors, and developers. They provide a range of cables, accessories, and services for all wind power generation applications, from the generator to the grid. na.prysmiangroup.com

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Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. LAPP USA LAPP designs wind turbine tray cables, flexible control cables, industrial connectors, strain relief cable glands, and custom cable assemblies to withstand harsh environmental factors including humidity, vibration, extreme temperatures, oil exposure, and electromagnetic interference. Industrial Ethernet and data communication systems provide connectivity demanded by modern wind systems. Their cables are subjected to stringent tests and are compliant with several UL, CSA and LAPP wind industry standards. LAPP brands, including ÖLFLEX, EPIC, SKINTOP, and ETHERLINE are used globally. They also provide custom cabling solutions to meet any connection challenge.

Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. designs and produces sealing, connecting, conducting, and EMI shielding solutions that improve the performance and reliability of equipment used in wind, solar power, and other alternative energy production. Their solutions enable engineers to prolong service life, reduce maintenance, protect precision components, design more compact, efficient electrical connectors, and ensure consistent current/signal transmission. Their consultative engineering services streamline the design process, improving speed to market. Their products include the Bal Seal spring-energized seal, the Bal Spring canted coil spring, and the Bal Contact electrical contact. www.balseal.com

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BGB Technology Engineering solutions provider, BGB, manufactures and designs custom slip rings that include hub control/pitch slip rings, generator slip rings, fiber optic rotary joints, hydraulic unions, and lightning defense systems. BGB supplies complete assemblies and brushes from their Virginia USA plant. www.bgbtechnology.com

Cornell Dubilier Electronics BURNDY BURNDY announces the new PAT444ST3 Series. The TRACK TRACE TRANSMIT intelligence feature provides critical crimping information for all projects small and large. The BURNDY T3 Series tooling can flag individual crimps and has ability to enter both comments and photos for traceability. When using the PAT444ST3 only one crimp is required on #4 AWG to 950kcmil standard BURNDY terminals and splices. In combination the BURNDY new Clear Cold shrink tubing creates savings on both labor and overhead costs. Easy verification of BURNDY die embossment, correct number of crimps, location of crimps, and proper strip length. www.burndy.com

Continental Fan Manufacturing, Inc. Continental Fan provides fans and blowers for nacelle ventilation, GCU (generator control unit) cooling, and tower ventilation. Whether axial fans for high air volumes and low pressures, centrifugal blowers for higher-pressure applications, or TMK motorized impellers for ventilating electrical cabinets, Continental Fan has solutions for many applications.

100% of Cornell Dubilier Electronics’ 947D DC Link capacitors are conditioned at accelerated temperature and voltage before they leave the factory. They’ve demonstrated this process eliminates infant mortal failures and produces thermally and electrically stable DC Link Capacitors. www.cde.com

EMA Electromechanics, Inc. EMA Electromechanics is the designer and manufacturer of the VDH/GSMI outdoor 38kV combined vacuum circuit breaker and high speed, mechanically interlocked grounding switch, a unique and patented system specifically designed for switching and grounding of wind and solar energy collection circuits. It replaces traditional use of oil insulated grounding transformers combined with conventional circuit breakers in every feeder of a power substation, improving overvoltage mitigation and reducing costs.

Concerning LVRT and HVRT requirements for the power generation plants, VDH/GSMI support differentiation between internal and external faults providing a valuable discriminatory function. www.emaelectromechanics.com

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IMO GmbH & Co. KG IMO provides antifriction bearings for turbine sizes from 5kW to 14+ MW. Bearing diameters range from 200mm to 6000mm. They also offer ball slewing rings, triple-row roller slewing rings, and gear rims, as well as their patented bearing solutions, T-Solid and T-Solid 4IPC. Their blade bearing retrofit solutions include retrofit and replacement parts. www.imo.de

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Ingeteam, Inc. Ingeteam offers solutions for wind turbines of up to 15MW, including power converters, Indar generators, turbine controllers, CMS, SCADAs, and O&M services. Low and medium voltage power converters, optimized for DFIG and FC topologies. The power converters are specifically designed to increase reliability, boost efficiency, reduce maintenance costs, and fulfill strict grid codes. Air cooled, air/water cooled, and full water-cooled solutions for harsh environments. Based on IGBT power semiconductors and are equipped with a web application service tool that allows monitoring and remote control. www.ingeteam.com

Mersen Mersen now offers the USDK656 SPTS, Signal & Power Transfer System, using Mersen’s premium carbon brush grades to transmit signal, data, and power. The carbon grades are based on decades of tribology research and field application experience. The brushes feature low wear rates, which translate into less dusting, reliable data transfer, and power transmission to the hub. The unit has an integrated connection cabinet allowing for a quick installation and easy maintenance.

With a robust design based on ISO, UL, and CSA standards, the Class II IP54 seal provides extra protection from environmental contaminants. www.mersen.com

KRACHT CORP. KRACHT CORP. is a subsidiary of KRACHT GmbH in Germany.

KRACHT, is a medium-sized, family-run business with 370 employees. KRACHT is a manufacturer of transfer pumps (e.g. noise optimized for air containing oils), hydraulic motors, high pressure gear pumps, valves, pump units, gear type flow meters, and electronics. KRACHT CORP. is located in Maumee, OH. www.krachtcorp.com

Lighthouse Global Energy Lighthouse Global Energy is a spare parts distributor specializing in OEM parts. Lighthouse supplies spare parts on multiple turbine platforms, specializing in hydraulics, gearbox accessories, consumables, yaw drives, and electrical components. With over 27 combined years of wind industry experience, Lighthouse Global Energy is dedicated to each customer by providing competitive pricing and quick delivery of every part shipped. Lighthouse’s mission is to provide spare parts with less lead time, so their customers’ turbines have less downtime.

Morgan Advanced Materials Bearing fluting from electrical current is a major cause of costly pitch motor failures. To protect these motors, Morgan offers grounding solutions which are fast and easy to install, even up-tower, and without the removing or disassembly of brakes. By shunting electrical current around the bearings, they maximize protection of this valuable equipment. Morgan designs are lightweight, compact, and can retrofit existing motors. Morgan pitch motor grounding solutions come equipped with a constant force spring resulting in consistent brush pressure and a silver/graphite brush for low contact drop insuring this is the path of least resistance for current flow. www.morganelectricalmaterials.com

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Motion Industries, Inc. Motion Industries distributes industrial replacement parts and supplies such as bearings; mechanical power transmission products; electrical and industrial automation components; hose, belting, and gaskets; hydraulic and pneumatic components; process pumps; industrial and safety products; seals and accessories; and material handling products and solutions to MRO and OEM customers throughout North America and in the Asia Pacific. Services provided to renewable energy facilities include repairs of hydraulic and electrical components, OEM parts conversion, Industry 4.0 solutions, and field expertise in the areas of fluid power, electrical, hose and rubber, and pumps. www.motionindustries.com

TDK Electronics, Inc. The extensive range of TDK products includes passive components such as ceramic, aluminium electrolytic and film capacitors, ferrites and inductors, radio frequency products, piezo elements, and protective components. It also includes sensors and sensor systems such as temperature, pressure, magnetic-field, and MEMS sensors. TDK also provides power supply units and components for the storage of electrical energy, as well as read/write heads and more. Products are sold under the brand names TDK, EPCOS, InvenSense, Micronas, Tronics, and TDK-Lambda. www.tdk-electronics.tdk.com

Niagara Transformer Corporation Since 1933 Niagara Transformer Corporation has been designing and manufacturing transformers in Buffalo, New York. They have shipped over 75,000 transformers to 90 different countries in their 85+ year history. Their products comply with IEEE Standards and government standards practiced throughout the world. Their customers include OEM and engineering, procuring and construction (EPC) firms, as well as end-users in private industry, government, utilities, universities, and others. Their diverse product line includes inverter duty transformers, substation collector transformers, step-up collector transformers, grounding transformers, and load tap changing transformers. Base ratings up to 50MVA, 138kV, and 650kV BIL. www.niagaratransformer.com

Southern States LLC The Southern States CapSwitcher high voltage capacitor switching device has been specifically developed to provide restrike free switching of capacitor banks. This reliable, long-life, special purpose SF6 capacitor switch utilizes closing resistors for mitigating voltage transients and current inrush.

Titan Wire & Cable Titan is an experienced wire and cable distributor specializing in servicing the solar and geothermal industry with 75 years of accumulated experience. They stock connectors, cable, cable management, and many more products so projects can be completed on time. www.titanwnc.com

United Equipment Accessories, Inc. United Equipment Accessories manufactures low-maintenance, high-quality slip rings for OEM and aftermarket clients. These slip rings feature new brush technology designed to provide long life in harsh environments. UEA’s design engineers work with their customers to custom build slip rings that meet their wind turbines’ specifications.

UEA can take current slip ring specs to design an interchangeable slip ring for the wind turbine. Single brushes can be replaced at any time, removing the need to replace entire units or sets of brushes. UEA products maintain functionality in a wide range of electrical/electronic circuits, environmental conditions, and rotational speeds. www.uea-inc.com

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Fluid Life Using current technology and proven testing methodologies, Fluid life helps their customers reduce maintenance costs and improve equipment reliability. Offering a wide range of condition monitoring and reliability services backed by in-house labs, they deliver fluid analysis and reliability solutions accurately and on-time. At Fluid Life, their flexible approach is designed with their customers’ individual needs in mind.

WECS Renewables WECS Renewables is a wind energy industry specific distributor of electrical mechanical, and hydraulic components to assist in maintenance of wind turbines of all vintages and models. Since 1982 WECS has been providing parts and the expertise to go with them to developers, operators, service companies, and OEM manufacturers across North America. From their ndustry specific inventory located in Palm Springs, CA, they can support long term inventory planning and overnight inventory requirements. Motors, brakes, skid materials, filters, IGBTs, contactors, circuit protection, cable and connectors, tools, and hardware. www.wecsrenewables.com

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LUDECAwind LUDECAwind systems are intended both for installation and for continuous maintenance work in the field. Their EASY-LASER systems are specially configured with functionality and hardware suited for wind turbines. No matter the manufacturer, coupling, or turbine type, EASY-LASER XT-series makes generator-togearbox alignment inside any nacelle easy. Their EASY-LASER E-series E910/E915 is suitable for measuring flatness and parallelism on tower flanges regardless of diameter, as well as for solving flange deformation and blades problems. www.ludecawind.com

Poseidon Systems

Dynamic Ratings Dynamic Ratings provides condition based monitoring products and services to the renewables industry. They help utilities have better awareness of their high voltage electrical equipment through HV and LV transformer monitoring, partial discharge monitoring, circuit breaker monitoring, and more.

Poseidon Systems is a wind industry provider of online condition monitoring with over 5000 turbines monitored in North America.

Using a single sensor to monitor gearbox wear debris in real time, Poseidon is able to offer early bearing and gear fault detection which provides operators with the foresight to mitigate catastrophic failures and remedy smaller issues with uptower repairs. Poseidon’s DM4500 Debris Monitor offers sensing technology with the ability to detect metallic debris as small as 40µm to identify faults before they lead to failures, reducing the need for visual inspections and mitigating turbine downtime. www.poseidonsys.com

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Powering Forward

Blattner Energy, a premier EPC contractor in renewable energy construction, has built some of the largest, most complex energy projects in the country. But that isn’t only what sets us apart. We deliver collaborative construction solutions that go beyond the finished product.

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STEGO, Inc. With accuracy, the STEGO smart sensor enables users to always know the temperature and humidity conditions of their wind investment. With real-time trending, it is possible to lower maintenance costs, optimize outage scheduling, and head-off costly forced outages. Avoid expensive truck rolls with condition based maintenance. STEGO’s splash-proof and simple-to-install design is an enhanced compliment to their broader climatization portfolio. www.stegousa.com

Blattner Energy, Inc. For more than a century, the Blattner Family of Companies has generated collaborative construction solutions to businesses across the United States. Today, Blattner Energy is a diversified power generation contractor providing construction solutions and expertise in renewable energy construction.

Blattner provides complete engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for utility-scale wind, solar, energy storage, and power delivery projects. www.blattnerenergy.com

Trimark Associates, Inc. Trimark Vantage is a scalable, flexible visualization tool that helps users determine if their power-generating sites are performing as expected. Vantage provides real-time SCADA information from numerous devices, including inverters, weather stations, meters, and more. Intuitive, customizable dashboards can display the performance of a single device, or an entire site. www.trimarkassoc.com

Construction Products & Services | EPC Contractor

Black & Veatch Black & Veatch’s EPC leadership is supported by an engineering team backed by decades of wind experience, including performance of one of the first environmental reviews for the Electric Power Research Institute in 1975. In recent years, Black & Veatch have been involved with the design, development, and implementation of more than 56GW of wind energy projects and have reviewed wind resources of sites throughout the world. Additionally, Black & Veatch has interconnected energy assets with more than 50 utilities, expanding utility relationships and knowledge of their requirements.

CONSERTEK USA CONSERTEK USA provides complete EPC products and services in the renewable energy sector for all meteorological analysis projects, including engineering, procurement, construction, instrumentation, and commissioning of MET Towers. In addition, CONSERTEK USA provides inspection and maintenance services on any MET Towers as per TIA-222 standards. CONSERTEK USA also provides support booms and accessories, instrumentation cabinets, and ancillary services for wind farms. The cabinets are designed, assembled, and installed by CONSERTEK USA’s technicians. The logger program is in-lab pre-tested. The supports booms are compliant with the latest edition of IEC 61400 www.consertek.com

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Samson Laminated Wood Systems, Inc. Laminated Wood Systems’ nationwide manufacturing network allows for structures to be produced and delivered in six to eight weeks after drawing approval. E-LAM structure designs typically include foundation design and all attachment hardware.

E-LAM structures are supplied as complete kits that include installation drawings, foundations, and all hardware.

For more than 140 years, Samson has been working with industry professionals to develop synthetic rope for energy operations. Samson has engineered products specific to the challenging conditions and demanding environments in energy applications. www.samsonrope.com

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Port Industries. Inc. Hydramaxx trenchers and plows are designed for one pass installation of electrical cable, conduit, ground wire, and caution tape. Whether plowing in cable, or requiring an open ditch, Port Industries has the equipment, guide arms, and lay boxes to meet any collection systems specific requirements. Port Industries works closely with their renewable energy customers. They design and build the guides and lay boxes based on each collection system’s unique requirements regarding cable spacing and backfill/ compaction coverage. They use internal designs and components to ensure cable installation will be achieved without cable damage. The Hydramaxx Chain Trencher is a solution for wind farm cable installation. www.portindustries.com

TRANSPORT

MAINTENANCE STORA STOCK ROLLS READILY AVAILABLE VOLATILE CORROSION INHIBITOR CUSTOMIZATION AVAILABLE CONTINUOUS PROTECTION PUNCTURE RESISTANCE WATER RESISTANT HEAT SHRINKABLE UV STABILIZED

APPLICATIONS Presto Geosystems Presto Geosystems’ 3D GEOWEB soil confinement system strengthens local fill, even sand, reducing cross section for building roads and pads for foundation construction, turbine component delivery and maintenance access. Over soft subgrades, one layer does the job compared to three layers typically required of geogrids. Confined infill remains stable under heavy loading. With 50% less cross section, use of onsite fill, and virtually no maintenance requirements, the system is a fast-built, low-cost road solution for stable access into the most challenging sites. www.prestogeo.com

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Signal Energy, LLC

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Signal Energy has 9000MW of utility-scale renewable project experience and 1600MW of wind project experience. They support their customers with in-house capabilities including Pre-construction Solutions Group, foundation construction resources, and high voltage EPC capabilities. Signal Energy is active in new project construction and in the re-powering of existing wind projects.

Wanzek is dedicated to supporting their partners by providing them industry expertise, skilled management teams, performance based solutions, and the crane fleet to get the job done. Wanzek serves many industries including renewable energy construction and services, power, oil & gas, infrastructure, crane services, agriculture, and industrial services. Wanzek specializes in comprehensive renewable power maintenance services, helping their clients maximize their investments in renewable power generation.

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Sentrex Wind Services, Inc. WECS Renewables WECS Renewables is a wind energy industry specific distributor of electrical medium voltage, low voltage, and fiber-optic components dedicated specifically to the renewable energy industry in support of Balance-of-Plant requirements for new construction installations and the long term O&M throughout North America.

WECS provides expertise in the selection of components for substations, cable connections, grounding, separable connectors, splices, tower terminations, junction enclosures, tools, and cleaners required. WECS is an inventory source for post construction replacements needs including emergency overnight requirements. www.wecsrenewables.com

Consulting Services

DNV GL DNV GL’s energy experts support customers around the globe in delivering a safe, sustainable, and reliable energy supply. They deliver advisory, certification, and testing services to the energy value chain, including renewables, storage, and energy management. Their expertise spans onshore and offshore wind power, solar, storage, and energy management. DNV GL is recognized by developers, investors, and utilities for its integrity and technical rigor. With DNV GL projects run smoothly, from the initial design stage through project completion.

Sentrex Wind Services provides project consulting and field services for SoDAR and and LiDAR operations, met tower installations and maintenance, solar installations and environmental monitoring instrumentation. Sentrex owns a 203m high IEC compliant meteorological test tow that is purpose-built for verification of LiDAR and SoDAR units. They provide rentals of AQ510 SoDAR units and manufacture power supplies for remote sites, with comp monitoring and control of their remote power supply operations through their custom built controls and interf www.sentrexwind.com

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Electrical Consultants, Inc. Electrical Consultants Inc. (ECI) was incorporated in 1985. For over 35 years, their in-house portfolio of services, including overhead and underground transmission engineering, substation and switchyard design, industrial power systems design, land survey and construction staking, right-of-way services, environmental planning, project management, construction management, and procurement services have provided a key resource for hundreds of utilities. ECI brings extensive experience in power delivery services through 500kV to their clients. www.electricalconsultantsinc.com

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Because of proximity to title, their ALTA survey services allow them to work directly with surveyors to avoid common problems that occur between title and survey. They have wind and solar experience in nearly every US state. www.terraprosolutions.com

Since 1962, Vertex has been a North American Environmental Services provider of Regulatory Compliance Monitoring and Site Assessments, Right of Way Land Acquisition, Biophysical Assessments (Wildlife, Vegetation, and Aquatic), Soil Survey and Acquisition, and Phase I, II, III Environmental Site Assessments. Vertex’s team of environmental professionals take the time to build an understanding of client needs and of the specific environments in which they operate, in order to help clients achieve their short and long-term financial, social, and environmental goals. www.vertex.ca

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Caldwell Marine International, LLC

Westwood Professional Services Westwood is a multi-disciplined engineering and surveying firm with experience gained from supporting more than 50GW of wind projects across the U.S. since 1997. Their services include environmental studies, permitting, civil engineering, electrical engineering, geotechnical engineering, HV transmission line engineering, land surveying, aerial mapping, and construction support. They have offices across the country and are licensed in nearly every state. www.westwoodps.com

Caldwell Marine International, LLC is a marine construction contractor specializing in submarine cable installation and heavy civil marine construction. In operation for over 65 years, CMI has carried out the installation and repair of hundreds of submarine power and telecommunication cables worldwide. CMI has successfully built and rehabilitated many piers and docks, as well as unique marine structures that required advanced installation techniques. With a wide range of specialized marine construction equipment, an Atlantic waterfront yard, and over 150 years of marine construction experience on staff. www.caldwellmarine.com

Low Impact, Inc.

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Low Impact Inc provides specialized off-road equipment services, sales, and rentals. They have a comprehensive line up of Hagglunds BV206, Morooka, Argo, Fat Truck, and Prinoth machines that are avaiable for purchase, rent, or hire with an operator. www.lowimpact.com

Rosendin Electric Rosendin is a large electrical contractor, constructing underground and overhead collection systems, fiber optic SCADA systems, as well as substations and overhead transmission lines connecting generating power plants to utility grids. Over the last decade Rosendin has installed more than 25GW of clean, renewable energy, including more than 125 wind energy projects throughout the U.S. and Canada, ranging in size from 1MW to more than 900MW. Rosendin has experience, a commitment to safety, quality, and a record of on-time performance for electrical construction services. www.rosendin.com

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Sentry Electrical Group, Inc. Sentry Electrical Group, Inc. constructs projects across the United States.

They provide high and medium voltage construction of electrical infrastructure for private companies who require HV and MV solutions and electric utilities improving their electrical facilities.

They also serve private companies in the growing renewable generation industry. Their offered services include engineering, procurement, or construction of HV and MV facilities. They offer complete turn-key solutions where all aspects of projects from planning to commissioning are required.

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Cranes | Hydraulic Equipment | Aerial Devices

i-BRUSH – a unique brush remote monitoring system Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. Bishop Lifting Products designs and fabricates below-the-hook lifting devices for wind energy components including universal nacelle lifting beams, J-hooks for lifting tower sections, counter balanced lifting beams, blade lifters and cradles, twin-path extra CoverMax slings, swivel hoist rings, and Crosby rigging hardware for wire rope and chain. www.lifting.com

FEATURES • Live control of slip ring system conditions • Alarm handling • Fits to standard brush holder • Plug and play system MEASURING • Brush wear • Brush temperature • Voltage drop • Current transfer • Humidity BENEFITS • Secured operation and increased uptime • Cost savings • Live brush conditions • Quick data overview

Ohio Carbon Industries, Inc. sales@ohiocarbon.com Toll Free: 888-248-5029 www.ohiocarbon.com

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Lampson International, LLC Lampson provides MEC 18000, MEC 16000, MEC 2250, MEC 14000, MEC 777, MEC 10000, MEC 222, MEC 4600, MEC 4100, MEC 999, MEC 4000, MEC 3900, MEC M250, Kobelco CK 2500, Kobelco CK 1000. Attachments include ringers, towers, standard and luffing jibs, MAXERS, and wind attachments. www.lampsoncrane.com

Mammoet Mammoet’s heavy lifting and transport expertise optimizes wind projects, specifically addressing O&M and repower requirements, and working with manufacturers and contractors on new construction projects. Their wind equipment services team brings projects to a safe completion and improves project efficiency by utilizing their experience and large fleet of equipment. With offices across North America, Mammoet is well positioned to provide the assistance where it is needed. www.mammoet.com

Leavitt Cranes Leavitt Cranes carries Krøll luffing tower cranes that are designed for the wind turbine industry. The Krøll wind turbine cranes achieves the max HUH without the use of tie-ins to the structure. It can reach greater lifting heights and accommodate the massive weights of the nacelles that spin atop the towers to generate wind power. A Krøll wind turbine crane will also be able to work on smaller hardstands and have design features that allow it to work where crawler or mobile cranes cannot.

It can lift up to 330,000lbs and can be transported to any build site around the globe for national or municipal energy projects. www.leavittcranes.com

Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH Liebherr provides mobile and crawler cranes with lifting capacities up to 3000t and special wind power crane configurations for both mobile and crawler cranes. Established in 1949, Liebherr’s mobile and crawler crane division supplies roughly 2000 cranes every year to customers all over the world.

Shuttlelift DB, SB, and SL Shuttlelift gantry cranes are available with lifting capacities up to 1500t. All cranes and spreaders are custom engineered for each project. www.shuttlelift.com

Snorkel The Snorkel (Mega Boom) 2100SJ reaches a working height of 216ft.

The Mega Boom boasts an horizontal outreach up to 100ft, and an unrestricted platform capacity of 660lbs. For enhanced access and flexibility at height, a 30ft jib boom provides exceptional up-and-over capabilities. Designed with a simple chassis and powered by a Deutz turbocharged 2.9L 74hp diesel engine, the lift remains a heavy duty performing machine at 80,000lbs. www.snorkellifts.com

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Xtreme Manufacturing LIFTKET Hoffmann GmbH Electric chain hoists from LIFTKET move any load from 275lbs to 55,115lbs (125kg to 25,000kg) and up to 656ft (200m) high, safely, and anywhere. www.liftket.de

The XR1285-B by Xtreme Manufacturing is a tall fixed boom telehandler, which reaches an height of 85ft with maximum lift capacity of 12,000lbs. The XR1285-B is equipped with a primary and a secondary boom. The multi-functional XR1570-C offers a maximum lift of 70ft with forward reach of 53ft and maximum lift capacity of 15,000lbs. A XR1570 offers the horizontal movement of a crane mixed with the lift capacity of a forklift. www.xmfg.com

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Data Acquisition

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DEWESoft DEWESoft provides data acquisition equipment specializing in electrical and/or mechanical applications.

With their instrumentation, the user can synchronously acquire electrical, mechanical, digital, video (high speed, thermal, etc.), BUS (many various protocols), and other inputs into their refined, user friendly, powerful software for a wide range of measurement applications. DEWESoft instrumentation is commonly used in commissioning, troubleshooting, certifying, monitoring, and general R&D for a wide range of applications. www.dewesoft.com

Black & McDonald Black & McDonald Inc. is an integrated, multi-trade service provider that safely delivers high quality construction, facilities management, and technical solutions. They are a family owned and operated company with over 5000 employees working out of more than 30 offices across North America. With nearly 100 years of diverse market experience, they are a forward thinking organization with a strong track record of delivering operational excellence and customer-focused solutions that stand the test of time. www.blackandmcdonald.com

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Abaris Training Resources, Inc. Abaris Training has been around for over 30 years, providing advanced composite training. They currently offer two Windblade Repair courses. R-5 Composite Windblade Repair is designed for those responsible for performing structural repairs to composite wind blades. This course covers fundamentals necessary to understanding aerodynamic skin, core, and trailing edge repairs; and R-15 Advanced Composite Windblade Repair is a follow-on to their Composite Wind Blade Repair course. This course is for those directly involved in providing high performance repairs to large area damage, spars, and tips. They also specialize in bringing their advanced composite courses onsite, anywhere in the world. they can provide an off-the-shelf curriculum, or tailor the training to meet their customers’ needs. They offer personalized service with up-front solutions.

Electrical Equipment & Services | Power Generation

Allied Industrial Marketing, Inc. Allied Industrial Marketing offers support for the diagnosis of electrical power quality problems, prediction of harmonic distortion and educational seminars. Their use of sophisticated software such as Ansys Simplorer and Easy Power, enables them to quickly model electrical power systems and run computer simulations to identify the root cause of the problem. Their goal is to help solve or prevent power quality problems. www.alliedindustrialmarketing.com

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Anderson Power Products Iowa Lakes Community College The Wind Energy and Turbine Technology program at Iowa Lakes has earned the American Wind Energy Association’s Seal of Approval for Wind Turbine Service Technician Programs. Students gain hands-on experience in their 50,000sq/ft Sustainable Energy Resources and Technology Center. They deliver rigorous coursework that produces the front-line technicians the industry needs. Students receive training in construction, maintenance, and wind turbine operations while learning the fundamentals of electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical theory and advanced training in power generation, programmable logic, and more. www.iowalakes.edu

Safety Technology USA Safety Technology USA provides a full range of GWO training courses at accredited centers in Texas, Iowa, and Kansas City.

Training courses include GWO Basic Safety Training and GWO Basic Technical Training.

Anderson Power Products SPEC Pak Connector Series are rugged and environmentally sealed (IP68) certified connectors made from PC, PC/PBT material that is UL94 V-0 flame resistant. Available in wire-to-wire or wire-to-panel configurations that include either pin and socket or flat wiping contact technology. SPEC Pak connectors are intended for applications that demand a waterproof high-power interconnect solution for power, ground, and signaling capabilities such as for use in wind power, solar, lighting, marine, agricultural, or off-road equipment applications. www.andersonpower.com

Denver Magnetic, Power and Distribution Denver Magnetic buys, sells, and rents oil filled and dry type transformers. They also recondition, re-manufacture, and repair.

From a 5KVA pole mounted to 50MVA station and anything in between. Pole mounted, pad mounted, and station class transformers as well as switch gear and reclosures. www.denvermagnetic.com

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EDE Electric Motor Testing The all-in-one MotorAnalyzer2 (MA2) offers comprehensive testing of generators and motors for up tower maintenance activities. The MA2 is suitable for on-site, predictive maintenance, machine health analysis, troubleshooting, and fault detection. Due to its size, weight, and battery operation, the MA2 is a solution for wind towers and many other applications requiring challenging access. It offers the ability to perform surge, high potential, resistance, impedance, inductance, and capacitance testing in a compact automated tester. Available software enhances the ability to create reports and store maintenance activities and results in a database structure.

Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. Helwig Carbon Products provides wind kit upgrades for Hitachi generators that feature improved brush holders, long life brushes, and easy maintenance features. The kit includes robust brush holders with adjustable, longer brush boxes. Constant force springs and quick disconnects provide ease of servicing. They also offer grounding solutions and wind pitch motor shaft grounding to protect motor bearings.

Made in USA and fast delivery. www.helwigcarbon.com

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PROVEN ENERGY STORAGE Those who count on wind or solar power systems to run their businesses, homes − and lifestyles − turn to Crown for renewable power storage solutions. We’ve been at the forefront of energy storage innovation since 1926 and offer tough, earth-friendly and budget-wise batteries to meet the needs of today’s RE system owners.

On- or off-grid, start at the top and take a look at Crown to keep things bright and moving along.

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Oldcastle Highline Oldcastle Highline manufactures fiberglass box pads and sectionalizing cabinets used on collection systems. They also have a complete line of polymer concrete pull boxes and splice boxes for running fiber optic cable. www.highlineproducts.com

TeamSesco TeamSesco has been providing repair services to customers since 1913 and has been providing wind turbine electronic repair over the past decade.

Every repair is backed by their exclusive warranty, and tracked using their barcode tracking system. Before any repair ships, it undergoes complete testing based on the original design. They utilize full load testing for applicable repairs ensuring the repaired unit works in the field. This level of testing is critical for overall quality control and reliability guarantee. www.teamsesco.com

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Sentinel Control Products The Sentinel CS-1 Control Switch Safety Covers protects manual and electrically operated control switches from accidental operation, ensuring that employees can safely protect, lock, and tag a Circuit Breaker control system. The CS-1 is made from high-impact clear polycarbonate, allowing view of the control switch position indicators. The CS-1 is easily added to existing rotary control switches, requires only a few minutes with no drilling required, no need to remove the switch from the panel, and no disturbing the wiring. The CS-1’s locking tab accepts multi-lock hasps or single padlocks. Their Control Switch Safety cover is compatible with Electroswitch, General Electric, Shallco and GE/ITI switches. The CS-1 is a “UL” recognized component and can be installed by “UL 508A” panel shops.

Virginia-Georgia Transformer designs, manufactures, and markets products related to power generation, transmission, and distribution.

A US based company manufacturing core form power transformer up to 1400MVA, 500kV, serving a range of markets including utility, commercial, industrial, mining, oil & gas, renewable, transit, and specialty Data Centers. They have been in the transformer industry since 1971 and produce both liquid and dry type power transformers manufactured from their four (4) facilities in North America. Their service division offers a full range of services and spare parts and provides lifetime extension programs for transformer assets. www.vatransformer.com

Enclosures

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Fibox Enclosures Fibox specializes in rust-free, UV resistant polycarbonate enclosures for the power generation industry. Ranging in size from 2” x 2” to 32” x 24”, Fibox’s UL listed NEMA 4X and 6P enclosing solutions protect products from hostile environments and resist impacts and UV damage, making them suitable for energy farms. Fibox can customize their products to meet exact project requirements. www.fiboxusa.com

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Energy Storage | Grid Connection

e-On Batteries, Inc.

Crown Battery Crown Renewable Batteries are an innovative array of responsible battery energy storage products, including their popular 2CRP1200 model which has capacity up to 55.9kWh (48VDC) for best available performance and ROI, is flexible and easy to handle, configure, deployable for new or existing systems and resilient in extreme operating temperatures, and earth-friendly being 99% recyclable. Crown can supply grid-connected with back-up power, off-grid, or custom storage applications. www.crownbattery.com

e-On Batteries, a Fort Worth, Texas area supplier with national scope, is developer of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) based energy storage systems with a focus on product safety.

The company’s UL 1973 listed and CEC approved and listed modules are engineered as scalable building blocks to enable larger systems, and its 19� rack-mounted modular systems are easily configured from 12.8kWh residential systems to 4.8MWh container-based systems and more. With over 20 million deployed calls and zero catastrophic failures, combined with cell-level BMS monitoring and control systems, expert engineering liaison and certified installers, e-On Batteries provides full value to their customers. www.e-onbatteries.com

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EnerSys The NorthStar BLUE+ Battery applies carbon technology for high cycle life and Partial State of Charge (PSOC) performance.

Thin plate technology delivers long life and high power output.

In addition, the NSB BLUE+ Battery is a UL1989-recognized product and is flame retardant to meet UL94VO. It is built in the United States, has a two-year shelf life, and offers fast, efficient recharge. The NorthStar BLUE+ Battery features special plastic components for operation in a wide temperature range. Its product range is 40-210 amp hours. www.enersys.com

FUERGY FUERGY is a technology company providing solutions for energy optimization. For this purpose, it has developed its own modular battery system and software platform powered by artificial intelligence, which meets the special needs of energy management. From energy storage to automated energy trading and dispatch systems, FUERGY offers complex, cost-effective, tailor-made solutions. The company was founded in 2017 by energy experts with the aim of changing the way people use and share electricity and thus accelerate the transition to energy decentralization with a high share of renewables.

Nel Hydrogen Nel Hydrogen manufacturers Alkaline and Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) water electrolysers, producing from 0.27 Nm3 to 5,000 Nm3 of H2 per hour. Units can be grouped together into electrolyser plants for even larger production rates. Electrolysers are used to store excess electricity from renewable resources in the H2 bond.

The H2 can then be sold to industry (converting curtailed power to cash), or burned in a turbine or run through a fuel cell to put the stored energy onto the grid during periods of low generation or peak demand. Due to their fast response times the PEM electrolysers are also used by renewable energy plants to balance the power the plant puts onto the grid. www.nelhydrogen.com

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SIBA Fuses

LEOCH Battery Corporation LEOCH 48-Volt Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries are equipped with a built-in Battery Management System (BMS) and optional LCD screen for hassle-free maintenance. LEOCH high performance LiFePO4 batteries offer 10,000 cycles @ 50% DOD or 3500 cycles to 100% DOD. Batteries can be placed in parallel for 48VDC, 1600AH capacity. www.leoch.us

SIBA Fuses works with medium and high voltage fuses with ANSI/IEEE, E-rated, and standard European for protection of transformers, including submersibles, MCC fuses for motor control centers, medium and high voltage switchgear, compact substations, overhead fuses, mainline fusing, and high voltage capacitor filter and harmonic banks. SIBA’s SSK Fuses for switch disconnect, include a special thermal sensor specifically invented by SIBA for this application, and are offered in both dry type and under oil, with unique SIBA-patented technology. All of their HHD fuses can be used in standard switchgear to special wind and solar applications up to 40.5kV and have a high breaking capacity. www.siballc.net

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POWER Engineers, Inc. Switch Power As an Independent Power Producer (IPP), Switch focuses on capital deployment in long-term infrastructure assets through creative projects, creative financing, and creative commercial structures. Switch provides innovative and sustainable power generation solutions by meeting load customers needs by lowering electricity costs through physical supply with multiple technologies and filling grid capacity with low-cost electricity supply from sustainable sources. They provide resiliency and ancillary services to both physical customers and the grid with energy storage, as well as utilize energy management and predictive market algorithm-based software systems.

POWER Engineers, Inc. provides owner’s engineering, environmental, and engineering design services for medium voltage collection systems, BESS, site civil, communication networks, SCADA, and associated substations and transmission interconnect lines. They also perform up-front interconnection support and complete electrical system studies for developmental projects, as well as construction management, inspection services, and testing and commissioning for wind farm constructors and owner/operators. www.powereng.com

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Mott MacDonald Mott MacDonald has participated in over 65 offshore wind projects over the last 15 years. They have worked on around 37GW of wind power production worldwide; roughly 10% of the world’s capacity. Mott MacDonald’s clients include owners, EPC contractors, power delivery utility companies, industrial facility owners, and independent power producers. As a multidisciplinary engineering and development firm, they have specific and recent experience providing design services for HV substations, transmission lines, and collector systems for key offshore clients. www.mottmac.com

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2021 wind buyers guide Gearbox Manufacturing, Services & Repairs

Sargent & Lundy Founded in 1891, Sargent & Lundy is a global company in power and energy with expertise in all forms of electric power generation including wind power; power transmission and distribution; grid modernization; energy storage; fuel infrastructure; energy consulting; and physical and cyber-security. Sargent & Lundy delivers comprehensive wind project services, from consulting, design, permitting, interconnection, construction management, commissioning, repowering, and operations/maintenance support, with an emphasis on quality and safety. Sargent & Lundy performs many roles on wind power projects, including full design architect-engineer, owner’s engineer, lender’s independent engineer/technical advisor, and consultant. www.sargentlundy.com

Fire Suppression

Bonfiglioli USA Bonfiglioli creates, designs, and manufactures advanced solutions for every range of yaw & pitch drive and motor application. They are committed to deliver specialized product, at the same time proactively working to support LOCE reductions.

Bonfiglioli ensures a local-for-local presence close to its customers and guarantees real-time service assistance thanks to the expansive network of branch offices and distributors. By adopting the IOT concept in its product Bonfiglioli can offer a condition monitoring system to increase product efficiencies at the same time optimizing maintenance programs. www.bonfiglioli.com

Stat-X Fire Suppression Stat-X aerosol fire suppression is a versatile and cost-effective solution for renewable energy fire protection.

Each sealed, stainless steel generator contains a solid, stable, and specially formulated fire suppression compound. When a fire occurs, the Stat-X generator activates, producing and releasing an advanced aerosol fire suppression agent. Agent fills the protected enclosed space and chemically interrupts the combustion process. Fire is suppressed, and the micron-sized agent particles remain suspended to help prevent possible re-flash.

Parker Hannifin Every wind turbine must possess a robust speed control safety system to prevent high rotational speeds during high wind conditions. The turbine braking system is the essential safety system found in a modern wind turbine. Avoid a catastrophic diaphragm accumulator failure with Parker’s turbine braking solution. www.parker.com/energy

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Generators | Maintenance & Repair Services

Electric Materials Company Electric Materials works with OEM, service centers, and wind farm owners. Customized solutions, engineering, reverse-engineering and metallurgical support offered to supply generator slip ring assemblies (brass and steel rings) and components, generator AC rotors and components, earthing cable clamps, copper extrusions, copper busbars, and cast or forged circuit breaker components (machined and plated). EM is a producer of custom copper alloys required to meet industry specification requirements. www.elecmat.com

Integrated Power Services IPS’s single-source wind turbine service capabilities include in-shop repair, up-tower services, and distribution of parts and generators. In-shop repair services include generators up to 3+MW, pitch and yaw motors, cooling fans and pumps, electronic boards, slip rings, and heat exchangers. Up-tower repair services include wye ring testing and replacement, bearing change outs, turbine main shafts, field machining, and predictive and preventive maintenance. Their distribution offering includes new or replacement generators, motors (pitch, yaw, cooling pump, and metric motors), couplings, battery packs, encoders, and slip rings. www.ips.us

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SGL Carbon SGL Carbon’s brushes are specifically designed for high current density conditions and/or high production wind farms. Special metal-graphite grade for wind power generators with stainless steel or bronze slip rings and more than 50% metal content to achieve high electrical conductivity, minimal wear, maximum generator production, quick patina formation in all operating conditions, high operating temperature range. These brushes are manufactured to work at high current density with even current distribution. All brushes are silver tamped, and suitable for big wind turbines (3.5MW or more). Their graphite for electrical applications is always manufactured in the same location under the same standards for 100% traceability. www.sglcarbon.com

Zephyr Wind Services Zephyr Wind Services is fully focused on wind generators, offering a full range of diagnostic repairs including winding analysis, vibration analysis, thermal imaging, and laser alignment. Their coil manufacturing experience covers all wind turbine generator needs.

Zephyr keeps a wide variety of wind turbine replacement parts in stock at all times, including generator components, bearings, encoders, slip rings, brushes, and brush holders. Zephyr offers comprehensive generator management and stocks critical spare inventory and a climate-controlled storage program that keeps overhead low without compromising generator availability. www.zwinds.com

Insurance Services Sherwood Electromotion, Inc. For wind turbines manufacturers and suppliers, Sherwood (SEI) offers generator related warranty period service programs and other condition-specific service options. For generators manufacturers and suppliers, SEI offers warranty period services, equipment modification, upgrade and replacement services, condition-based repairs, and structured overhauls. For owners and operators, SEI provides a broad range of on-site (up-tower) and off-site (in-house) services for generators supplied by various OEMs. www.sherwoodelectromotion.com

Marathon Insurance Group LLC Marathon Insurance Group LLC is an independent insurance agency with the experience to help clients understand and manage the unique risks associated with the renewable energy industry. They can guide their customers to secure quality and competitively priced coverage to comply with often confusing and rigorous contract requirements in the industry. They have partnered with national insurance carriers working in the renewable energy industry. www.marathoninsgroup.com

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Laminates

Reef Industries For more than 60 years, Reef Industries has been manufacturing and fabricating reinforced film laminates and composites. Griffolyn, the original division of Reef Industries, has been manufacturing quality, internally reinforced polyethylene laminates designed for a wide range of applications.

Griffolyn’s patented, high-strength reinforcement provides superior puncture, tear and abrasion resistance. Use Griffolyn for corrosion protection, equipment storage/shipping covers, landfill covers, vapor and moisture barriers, dust and environmental partitions, contaminated soil covers, athletic field covers, greenhouses, boat tarps, crop protection, or many other possibilities. From outstanding weathering characteristics to custom features, such as fire retardancy, anti-static properties, corrosion inhibition, or heat shrinkability, Griffolyn products offer high performance. Griffolyn plastics can be customized to any size and shape, ensuring a customer’s exact requirements are met. Griffolyn is available in white, black, and clear. Custom colors are also available upon request. www.reefindustries.com

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2021 wind buyers guide Large Wind Turbine Manufacturer (Over 100kW) Hughey & Phillips The H&P HORIZON L-864 RED BEACONS with integrated “IR” have design features specifically for wind turbine applications. Lightweight, compact, easy wiring, dry contact, field repairable, and integrated GPS/PCELL allows the fixture to be quickly installed on new or existing turbines. At 17lbs and 9” tall, the fixture can easily replace larger fixtures while typically using the same system wiring. Being field repairable it reduces maintenance cost. The integrated GPS/PCELL provides sync and mode control without the need for additional controls. All HORIZON systems come with a full 5-year warranty.

Goldwind Americas Goldwind’s GW155/4500 Permanent Magnet Direct Drive (PMDD) wind turbine featuring Goldwind’s EFARM LiDAR Assisted turbine control includes front-mounted LiDAR wind measurement technology which captures the dynamic wind flow of the turbine in a real-time control system for use in advanced control algorithms that optimize the turbine performance, load, and other characteristics.

This significantly reduces the unit’s load, while improving its generation capacity. www.goldwindamericas.com

Lighting

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International Tower Lighting International Tower Lighting (ITL, LLC) manufactures obstruction lighting, management of installation and repairs, live technical support, and a 24/7 NOCC center. ITL provides LED technology, advanced optics, and wireless GPS-based flash synchronization for wind turbine obstruction lighting. www.itl-llc.com

Flash Technology From their Franklin, TN headquarters, Flash Technology offers innovative traditional and solar MET tower and wind turbine obstruction lighting solutions and the remote asset monitoring systems that support them. An OEM since 1970, they help clients mitigate risk and meet the day-to-day challenges of obstruction lighting operations.

Their ETL-certified and FAA-approved LED products serve airport, broadcast, telecom, utilities, and wind energy markets. Their support services include component-level training, installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance. www.flashtechnology.com

Moltec International Moltec’s LED lighting systems deliver cost-effective performance in wind towers and nacelles. All of their lighting systems are engineered, pre-assembled, pre-tested, and ready to install. Moltec’s compact and lightweight LED Sabre Light exceeds photo-metric specifications while their Quik-Fit 3 plug and play trunk line harness system saves time and money through storage, handling, quick and easy connection, and installation. Their LED UFO Light utilizes high-powered, high efficiency LED technology to deliver optimal directional lighting resulting in high lux values with fewer fixtures. This system is suitable for tower lighting or large task lighting. www.moltecinternational.com

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CUSTOM ENERGY STORAGE ENCLOSURES Technostrobe Technostrobe manufactures obstruction lights for tall towers. Their mission is to help pilots fly safely by providing innovative, robust, and energy efficient lighting technologies.

The LED lighting systems can be combined with their LIDS (Lighting Intensity Dimming Solution) Technology to ensure the intensity of the lights on a wind farm are adapted to the surrounding visibility, thereby helping the site become more community friendly. They serve customers in the broadcasting, telecommunications, and wind farm industries. www.lidsinfo.com

WAGO Corporation WAGO provides easy and safe wiring of lights and appliances.

The WINSTA Pluggable Connection System is a compact, easy-to-use design with transparent housing and two test slots allowing electrical installations to be plugged in easily, safely, and error-free. Circuits can be created quickly, expanded flexibly, and adapted to new requirements. WAGO has a solution for various lighting applications, whether the power connection is located inside or outside of the lamps, or whether the lighting systems are used for street lighting, homes, or in facilities such as hospitals. www.wago.us

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Load Monitoring

Eilon Engineering Weighing Systems, Ltd. Eilon Engineering dynamometers and crane scales are being used in the construction, testing, and maintenance of wind turbines, mainly for overload prevention, proof load tests, installation, and guide wires tension control. Their wireless technology makes the Ron Crane Scales the suitable choice for wind turbine uses. They feature long battery life, compact dimensions, and high safety features like fatigue rated load cells, 90° between shackle holes, and are made of high quality aerospace steel. Eilon Engineering solutions have the ability to show real time load map of simultaneous measurements. www.eilonengineering.com

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2021 wind buyers guide Lubricants

Hydrotex Hydrotex HyDiamond 6Kp Hydraulic Fluid provides a durable, clean hydraulic fluid for maximum system protection. HyDiamond Fluid 6Kp features an ashless, phosphorus additive package with anti-wear protection to ensure reliability. New oil ISO 4406 cleanliness of 16/14/11 with a high viscosity index for use over a wide range of temperatures. Excellent anti-wear protection to ensure reliability with superior oxidation resistance for long lubricant life. Available in several ISO Viscosity Grades filtered to 4 microns at 99.9% efficiency to ensure a clean start.

AMSOIL, Inc. AMSOIL synthetic lubricants use sophisticated additives to provide cost-effective choices for prolonging equipment life, reducing maintenance, and increasing performance.

AMSOIL PTN 320 is approved with all gearbox manufacturers, including Winergy/Flender, NGC, Gearbox Express, Moventas, and ZF, and their lubricants are used as a global factory run-in for Winergy, NGC, and ZF. www.amsoilwind.com

Castrol Castrol Optigear Synthetic CT is a premium synthetic polyalphaolefin (PAO) gear oil designed to perform in challenging applications. Its high viscosity index coupled with advanced gear oil additives make Castrol Optigear Synthetic CT a suitable lubricant for high capacity wind turbine gear boxes both onshore and offshore in all environments. Castrol Optigear Synthetic CT has advanced ‘ashless’ technology that runs cooler, increases efficiency, resists water absorption, and provides consistent wear protection for at least ten years of oil life. Castrol Optigear Synthetic CT meets or exceeds the turbine OEM requirements for Vestas, GE, SiemensGamesa, MHI, and Senvion among others. www.castrol.com/windenergy

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Shell Lubricants Shell Omala S5 Wind fully synthetic gear oil offers lubrication performance even under severe operating conditions. The formulation is developed to protect a wind turbine’s gears and bearings by minimizing wear, protecting against micro-pitting, maintaining effective fluidity at extremes of low temperature, and minimizing foam formation. Shell Omala S5 Wind is designed to meet or exceed OEM requirements of Siemens Wind Power, ZF Wind, Vestas, and Gamesa. It also meets or exceeds following OEM component requirements of Winergy, NGC, Bosch-Rexroth, Eickhoff, Moventas, SKF, Timken, Schaefflet, Hydac, CC Jensen, Mintai, and Fredenburg. www.shell.us

Met Towers

Tower Systems, Inc. Tower Systems, Inc. has installed numerous meteorological towers on wind farms and provides a complete turn-key solution for sites. TSI also manufacturers retractable booms available in standard lengths of 8ft, 10ft, and 12ft (longer lengths available upon request). Designed for trouble-free operation, the retractable boom provides safe and easy access to the instrumentation allowing technicians to bring the instruments back to the tower so they can reach them. www.towersystems.com

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Operations & Maintenance (O&M)

HYTORC From the foundation bolts to the blades, HYTORC has developed solutions for nearly every bolting application in the wind turbine industry. For custom projects, their experienced engineering team is available to custom design the most efficient solution, with simple operation and economical pricing in mind.

HYTORC’s mission is to ensure customers’ jobs as safe and efficient as possible.

All of their products are covered by a worldwide, one-year, no-questions-asked warranty, which includes free parts and labor. With authorized repair facilities located globally, fast and professional service is always available. www.hytorc.com

Airway Services Canada, ULC Airway Services Canada offers a full line of scheduled maintenance services. They offer competitive prices, quality service, and skilled service technicians. www.airwayservicesinc.com

Bachmann electronic GmbH Condition monitoring, SCADA, grid measurement, and data portals are crucial to bring down the cost of energy by 30%. Bachmann’s smart automation not only increases turbine efficiency, but helps structure and connect the ever-increasing masses of data. This saves valuable time. The controller no longer just processes individual standardized signals for the operational management of the turbine but is becoming more of an intelligent control center. Bachmann’s solutions can turn 100 monitoring variables into 20 with ISO 10816-21. www.bachmann.info

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Kuma Brake Pads

Kassbohrer All Terrain Vehicles, Inc. PowerBully Scout is a lightweight utility track carrier which provides a 5-person ROPS cab with cargo deck. Transport work crews and equipment to hard-to-reach job sites while protecting them from the elements. Fully hydrostatic and powered by a Cummins turbocharged aftercooled diesel engine that develops 99hp. Optional 6-way front mount snow blade for use in opening snow covered roads at the windfarm.

The Scout is quick on its feet with a top speed of 14mph. It can be trailered behind a conventional pickup truck. Durable steel tracks enable year round use in dirt, mud, or snow.

Simple to operate and economical to run. Made in the USA. www.powerbully.com

Kuma Brake Pads is designing and manufacturing high performance sintered brake pads for wind turbines. The products are used in the hydraulic brake caliper on high-speed rotor. Their brake pads meet the OEM specifications for GE, Vesta, Siemens, Nordex, Senvion, and most turbines. KUMA sintered brakes pads and products are submitted to extreme conditions tests to ensure their quality. The product is manufactured in North Amenca based on ISO 9001 standards and is also approved by many brake system manufacturers. www.kumabrakes.com

Malloy Electric Since 1998, Malloy has been an aftermarket parts supplier and generator repair company with over 20 years of experience in wind. Their mechanical group expertise is backed with a huge inventory of spare parts including upgrades for blade bearings and gearbox bearings. Their electrical group experts have developed multiple breaker and contactor retrofits for obsolete products. www.malloywind.com

Nearthlab Nearthlab’s AI-powered autonomous drone solution offers efficient and reliable inspection services for industrial assets.

With extensive experience working with U.S., European, and Asian entities, Nearthlab specializes in wind turbine blade inspections, backed by its flight control software. The Nearthlab autonomous drone inspection takes 15 minutes per turbine and is capable of detecting up to 0.3mm.

Nearthlab’s proprietary data management platform, Zoomable, facilitates the industry’s digital transformation by analyzing the inspection data and automating defect detection. Nearthlab strives to make inspection easy by digitizing industrial sites with drone driven data. www.nearthlab.com

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Power Climber Wind Power Climber Wind helps wind turbine OEMs, owners, and service providers around the globe manage their operation and maintenance costs by providing reliable access equipment and expertise to improve employee safety, productivity, and retention. With 70 years of experience performing productively at elevation, they offer a range of solutions including IBEX climb assists, turbine service lifts, tower access platforms, blade access solutions, safety equipment, and training. www.powerclimberwind.com

Precision Brand Products, Inc. Designed with the assistance of a certified collegiate Wind Energy and Turbine Technology program, Precision Brand Products has created the lightweight Up-Tower Shim Assortment to safely and efficiently transport slotted generator alignment shims up to the nacelle. Its high-visibility orange bag has a double closing system to eliminate spillage, and is equipped with a heavy-duty ring to hang it open for easy access. It contains four popular thicknesses of stainless steel slotted shims with unique, colorcoded tabs for quick identification making it easy to inventory your shims on the ground before climbing. The kit includes eight (8) .5mm, 1mm, and 1.25mm, and four (4) 2mm shims for a total of 28. www.precisionbrand.com/uptower

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PSI Repair Services, Inc. As an independent service provider (ISP) serving the wind energy industry, PSI Repair Services offers wind turbine component repair and upgrade services for GE, Vestas, Gamesa, Siemens, RePower, and Clipper turbines. They cover the critical electronic, hydraulic and precision mechanical components that drive a turbine’s pitch and yaw systems and down-tower electronics.

Commonly repaired components include printed circuit boards, pitch drive systems, inverters, IGBTs, PLCs, VRCC units, AEBIs, proportional valves, hydraulic pumps, pitch and yaw motors, encoders, slip rings, transducers, yaw modules, 3-phase bridge rectifiers, and more. www.psi-repair.com

Sky Climber Renewables Sky Climber Renewables is an independent service provider (ISP) and is a qualified technical resource for utility scale wind power projects. They serve OEMs and wind farm owners, offering a comprehensive menu of services that promise safety, reliability, and flexibility. Their services include inspection, composite repair, performance upgrades, scheduled service, electrical maintenance, mechanical maintenance, hydraulic system maintenance, torque and tension, suspended access, rope access, new construction support, and more. www.skyclimberwind.com

SMART CHECK 2017

SkySpecs SkySpecs offers a suite of Operations & Maintenance solutions including fully automated wind turbine blade inspections that are repeatable, precise, and take less than 15 minutes. Horizon is their asset management platform, allowing multiple stakeholders to collaborate and make the best decision about their assets every time. Their engineering services include risk assessment and auditing, root cause analysis, and blade services, and are run by a team of expert blade analysts and engineers ready to tailor projects to their customers’ specific needs. www.skyspecs.com

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Power Transformers

Remote Monitoring

Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc. Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc. (PTTI) is a minority-owned power transformer manufacturer that produces a total range of transformer sizes from 5MVA through 600MVA. Since 1929, PTTI has been designing and building a variety of core-form transformer configurations including 34.5kV generator step-up, 345kV and large OLTC autotransformers, zig-zag, grounding, shunt reactor, mobile, and threephase voltage regulating transformers. www.patransformer.com

Project Developer | Operator

Leosphere, a Vaisala Company WindCube is a lidar for accurate, bankable onshore and offshore wind data, supporting measurement campaigns throughout all project phases. During development, it provides the data needed to secure funding while minimizing risk; it also provides precise measurements for energy yield assessment. Operators often rely on WindCube for performance verification, since it is IEC-classified. WindCube can be positioned almost anywhere and measures across the entire rotor sweep of today’s turbines, at great heights. WindCube data has been validated by hundreds of independent studies and is accepted by all international standards and guidelines. www.leosphere.com

HEICO FASTENING SYSTEMS

Leosphere, a Vaisala Company The WindCube Nacelle lidar enables operators to efficiently and accurately assess and verify performance to ensure maximum power output. It is widely accepted for contractual and operational power performance testing (PPT) and has been proven to dramatically reduce operational cost while increasing efficiency.

Suitable for any turbine type and rotor diameter, WindCube Nacelle’s measurement range of up to 700m provides a complete picture of the onshore and offshore wind profile with accuracy and reliability. www.leosphere.com

The best value to secure bolts.

HEICO-LOCK® WEDGE LOCKING SYSTEMS The HEICO-LOCK® wedge locking system is the reliable solution to the problem of securing bolted joints in high vibration assemblies against self-loosening by rotation!

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Olympus America, Inc. Olympus provides a portfolio of innovative test, measurement, and imaging instruments. Technologies include remote visual inspection, ultrasound, phased array, eddy current array, x-ray fluorescence, industrial microscopy, and optical metrology. Their products include ultrasonic flaw detectors and thickness gages, videoscopes, borescopes, microscopes, XRF analyzers, advanced nondestructive testing systems, and a large selection of industrial scanners, probes, software programs, and instrument accessories. www.olympus-ims.com

Ohio Carbon Industries, Inc. The Carbex i-BRUSH system utilizes integrated sensors in the carbon brush, linking to an external control unit, which enables authorized users to check brush condition anytime, anywhere. Operating conditions are uploaded to the cloud and can be displayed on any smart device or PC. With knowledge of remaining brush life, the future maintenance can easily be planned to secure uptime. www.ohiocarbon.com

Valley Forge & Bolt Manufacturing Co. SPC4 load indicating fasteners contain Valley Forge proprietary technology that measures bolt elongation. A Wireless Meter attached to the end of the SPC4 bolt measures the tension and transmits the information, via Wi-Fi, to the existing condition monitoring system or Valley Forge software. Using the recorded information within the condition monitoring system, plant engineers, maintenance personnel, and reliability teams gain a powerful tool for tracking machine health and overall plant performance. At a glance, an engineer will know if a bolt is out of tension, where it is located, when it happened, and if any other bolts experienced a similar event during the same period. www.vfbolts.com

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Safety Equipment | Fall Protection Yokogawa Yokogawa’s Renewable Energy Data and Intelligence (REDI) SCADA Overlay solution is an OEM supplier-agnostic system to collect process data from an entire renewable power generation portfolio. It simplifies integration and operation of widely-distributed, disparate solar, wind, and battery storage assets. The cloud-based or on-premise environment securely shares information via advanced analytics, standard KPI dashboards, and reports with maintenance personnel, management, and relevant partners, anytime, anywhere.

The standard user interface simplifies training, optimizes work processes, and empowers asset managers. Broad scalability simplifies integration of new assets. www.yokogawa.com

Restoration

AmePower AmePower is a Florida based engineering company offering solutions to reliably repair, overhaul, or modernize any wind turbine converter by adding current technology without compromising any of the OEM’s FIT/ FORM/FUNCTION specifications.

3S Lift The Climb Auto System by 3S Lift is a single technician (rated at 310Ibs), ladder-mounted lift which eliminates the physical and mental strain of climbing, improving health and safety, and reducing the cost of ownership.

It features safety control switches on both handles, a remote mode for the easy transport of tools, and collapsible footboards for rapid evacuation in the event of an emergency. It offers independent fall arrest systems for personnel and the Climb Auto System.

The Climb Auto System can be easily installed to any new or existing wind turbine ladder, often in only 8 hours. It has certifications from CE, UL, ANSI, OSHA, and more, and has been installed in over 40,000 towers worldwide. The Climb Auto System is a safe and cost-effective way to ascend a tower and lets technicians keep their minds on the job and not on the climb.

Whether you need a system for wind blade production or repairs, contact us today to learn how Mankiewicz can provide your complete coatings solutions.

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Dakota Riggers From tool lanyards and tie-off points to holsters and pouches, Dakota Riggers stocks a full selection of 3M tool tethering products 3M. With the recent publication of the ANSI/SEA 121-2018 Dropped Objects Standard, fall protection for tools is quickly becoming a necessity in the wind industry in order to protect those working below. www.dakotariggers.com

GME Supply GME Supply provides fall protection, tools, tool tethering solutions, anchorage, rigging, PPE, and gear for at-height workers. Their Gear Experts offer timely service and expertise.

They have locations around the United States available for same day shipping, local and curbside delivery, and in store pickup.

Specializing in fall protection climber kits, vertical systems, customized tool kits, and complete tool tethering solutions.

Petzl America The ANSI compliant VOLT WIND harness is designed with wear protectors on the waist and dorsal attachment point to protect the harness while moving around the inside of a turbine tower. Simple, FAST LT automatic buckles on the waist belt and leg loops make it easy to take the harness off and put on with wearer’s feet on the ground. The lightweight and breathable material on the wide, semi-rigid waist belt and leg loops maximizes airflow while also providing support, and foam shoulder straps are widely spaced to reduce chafing around the neck. Lanyard parking slots are on each shoulder strap, and in the event of a fall, release so the energy absorbers can deploy. www.petzl.com

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Where Engineering Meets Passion

LED Technology Dimming Capability GPS Synchronization Solar Powered Temporary Lighting ADLS/Aircraft Detection Lighting System Infrared NVIS/Night Vision Imaging Systems Compatibility www.itl-llc.com

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CONNECT WITH ITL

Pure Safety Group Checkmate Xplorer Industrial Harness is comfortable and features a limited slip dorsal D-ring with a precise amount of vertical adjustment, designed to stay in place after multiple loadings and front ring for multiple attachments, with a lightweight aluminum quick-connect buckle. Ergonomically suited to the product’s functions, it reduces wear on the webbing, allows easy connections, and provides critical pivot points for a greater range of motion. With a unique curved webbing that follows the contours of the body it provides a closer fit and sub-pelvic assembly for support and comfort.

Meets or exceeds OSHA and ANSI standards.

Tech Products, Inc. Tech Products, Inc. is a global source for identification products for the wind energy industry including, cable tags, tower (aerial) markers, and arc flash signs. Their products range from adhesive transformer labels, lock out tags, and RF signs. They follow all of the latest ANSI, OSHA, and NESC standards. Their focus is on the quality of their products with a high degree of customer service. www.techproducts.com

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SKYLOTEC The new SKYLOTEC CLAW Vertical Fall Arrest Cable Sleeve is designed to fit a wide variety of wire ropes and travel along the vertical system while providing fall arrest when needed. Engineered to fit 3/8 and 5/16-inch wire rope, this high quality, lightweight stainless-steel device travels smoothly up and down the vertical system without hanging up. The redundant safety features reduce the risk of improper installation and unsafe situations. The CLAW is independently tested to meets ANSI A14.3-08, CSA Z259.2.5-17 and OSHA requirements. www.skylotec.com

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TeSuCon Technical Support & Consultancy Designed to save the lives of those working at altitudes ranging up to 984ft (300m), the Evacuator is a fast, simple, and easy-to-use (click and go) fireproof collective escape and emergency descent solution. Fireproof units, 3182°F (1750°C) for 30 minutes or 2192°F (1200°C) for 90 minutes, are customized for each turbine model and can be installed inside or outside of the nacelle, onshore or offshore. Emergency descent is fully-automatic and mechanically controlled at a speed of 3.2ft/sec (1m/sec), without use of electricity. Units are compact and easy to maintain. The Evacuator is certified in compliance with ANSI Z359, CSA Z259. www.tesucon.com

Safety Work Apparel

Thrive Workwear Thrive Workwear’s protective work apparel has been providing solutions to the wind industry for nearly 10 years. Their line-up of clothing includes Flame Resistant work pants, FR work shirts, FR base layers, and FR outerwear designed specifically for wind technicians and construction workers. Their work pants feature full-time knee protection built-in with patented SQUISH pad technology. www.thriveworkwear.com

Small Wind Turbine Mfg (Under 100kW)

Flower Turbine

Blaklader Blaklader has been manufacturing functional and sustainable workwear since 1959. They have built their brand on quality materials with application focused garment designs. Their FR product line is suitable for the clean energy segment. All FR products are and NFPA 70E compliant and CAT2 with an 11 cal/cm2 arc rating. They provide safety and comfort with their newly updated FR lineup of pants, hoodies, long sleeve T-shirts, 3 button henleys, and more. www.blaklader.com

Flower Turbine’s aerodynamically advanced small vertical axis drag type turbines are efficient due to innovations in the turbines and how they are placed; they actually make their neighbors perform better. They are a solution for customers with a large flat roof or parking lot structure to build a small farm of 10 or more turbines. Each has a choice of 2, 3, or 5kw electronics. Residential Flower Turbines will be available soon. www.flowerturbines.com

SD Wind Energy SD Wind designs, manufactures, and supplies small wind turbines across the globe. With over 5,000 wind turbine installations in over 70 countries, they can deliver small scale renewable energy needs world-wide. The SD Wind Energy product range covers a wide array of applications and has a unique downwind design and ability to operate in all wind speeds without the need to shut-down. With over 30 years experience of installations in harsh environments, the SD Wind turbine is a reliable small scale turbine. SD Wind’s 3KW and 6KW wind turbines are manufactured in Scotland and sold through dealers and installers. www.sd-windenergy.com

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Software Supplier Clir Renewables BladeEdge BladeEdge offers a customized approach to blade inspection data and analytics through EDDIE, an artificial intelligence (AI) engine designed to process, identify, and manage inspection data automatically. Regardless of which method chosen for capturing data, or who is used for inspections, BladeEdge can leverage EDDIE to deliver a solution. EDDIE’s valuable insights inform strategic initiatives and revenue-generating activities. BladeEdge helps users minimize efficiency loss, stop drowning in data, and maximize time. www.bladeedge.net

BluWave-ai

Clir software turns renewable energy data into actionable insights. The cloud-based tools were designed by renewable energy experts for renewable project stakeholders. Their proprietary algorithm cleans and analyzes ingested data, enabling project stakeholders to maximize production, monitor asset health, and manage technical financial risk. Clir communicates data analysis, actions, and recommendations through the platform, creating a digital conversation between clients and their dedicated renewable energy expert. Clir supports over 7GW of assets globally across the onshore and offshore wind and solar industries. www.clir.eco

BluWave-ai offers an AI-enabled software-as-a-service (SaaS) for rapid deployment with a low upfront cost and immediate operating savings while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The platform consumes data from grid IoT devices (sensors, meters) and delivers real-time dispatch commands.

It is predictive, performing analytics on incoming data, discovering patterns, and improving as it operates and adapting to changing situations. BluWave-ai leverages industry standards to ensure interoperability with SCADA and IoT devices, weather inputs, planned schedules, event signals, market pricing, and performance objectives. www.bluwave-ai.com

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Indji Systems The Indji Watch solution partners with and delivers data from trusted and reliable sources to provide users with accurate real-time weather alerts, and hourly-updating forecasts. Their Plan of Day dashboard will help users quickly identify rapidly changing weather at-a-glance, allowing them to be more proactive in mitigating potential impacts to their operation and employee safety. From a system-wide overview right down to an individual asset, Indji Watch will ensure that the team has the best possible picture of what the weather will be doing in the near future, the possible impact it may have on their assets, and analytic capabilities to what happened in the past. www.indjiwatch.com

Meteodyn Meteodyn WT is a CFD wind resource assessment software computes all the wind characteristics and estimates the annual energy production (AEP) for a wind farm, whether on simple or complex terrain. It integrates the latest IEC standards.

Meteodyn WPA is a wind farm performance analysis software which automatically analyzes the SCADA data of wind turbines, then presents the data on graphs or on combined indicators, making it simple for the data to be analyzed in depth. Forecast, wind power generation forecasting service, is accurate from minutes to 12 days ahead, thanks to its weather forecasting and statistical machine learning combination. www.meteodyn.com

Staffing

PeopleReady PeopleReady can quickly mobilize a qualified workforce for energy and industrial projects. These enormous projects require a large volume of skilled workers who can be hard to find in the remote locations where these projects are built. They can provide traveling teams, highly skilled craftspeople, and more for solar, wind, and industrial plant projects. skilled.peopleready.com

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PETZL HELMET SOLUTIONS Petzl provides a custom solution to personalize helmets with a sticker or pad print logo, reflective stickers and colors. For more information, visit PetzlHelmetSolutions.com

Leeco Steel Leeco Steel stocks and sells steel plate, maintaining a large inventory of carbon, high strength low alloy, and alloy steel plate coming from worldwide mills. Founded in 1882, Leeco has 11 strategically located distribution centers in North America that are stocked with high quantities of carbon- and heat-treated steel plate, and also supplies large-quantity commodity products to companies around the world via its Trading division. www.leecosteel.com

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Testing | Inspection Services Q-Lab Corporation Megger The MIT410/2 is a handheld field rugged instrument that performs the fundamental test of electrical system reliability, insulation resistance. It also performs a regime of corollary tests which help the operator fine tune the final assessment. It offers preventive and predictive maintenance on generators and cables up to 200 gig ohms. The unit is rated CAT IV 600 volt protection from arc flash/arc blast. It also measures ac and dc voltage.

Q-Lab Corporation is a global provider of material durability testing products since 1956. They design and manufacture Q-PANEL standard test substrates as well as weathering, light stability, and corrosion testers. They perform ISO 10725-accredited accelerated laboratory test services at Q-Lab Florida, Q-Lab Deutschland, and Q-Lab China.

Outdoor exposure testing is available at their test sites in Florida and Arizona. Their weathering products and services are used by materials scientists, research and development engineering, and quality control personnel in numerous industries. www.q-lab.com

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ELECTRIC MATERIALS COMPANY MISTRAS Group, Inc. MISTRAS Group is a OneSource provider of wind energy asset protection solutions. Their integrated approach to blade management includes inspection, maintenance, and remote monitoring to maximize uptime and performance for blades, towers, and transformers. They offer a variety of access and drone capabilities, enabling safe at-height asset protection for onshore and offshore equipment. MISTRAS’ portfolio of solutions includes non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection, complex laminate and coating repairs, light mechanical service, general repair support, fleet-wide condition monitoring, lab materials testing, and root cause analysis. www.mistrasgroup.com

Supplier to OEMs, aftermarket, and wind farm owners.

◊ Reverse-engineering capabilities ◊ Slip Ring Assemblies (brass and steel rings) ◊ Copper busbar ◊ Copper earthing clamps/cable clamps ◊ Copper and copper-alloy extrusions, castings, and forgings

In-house engineering, quality, and metallurgical support.

◊ AC rotors, DC commutators, and DC busbar systems ◊ CNC machining and plating to customers’ specifications. ◊ ISO 9001:2015 certified

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windtest north-america, inc.

High-quality, comprehensive testing, measurement, analysis, and validation for clients engaged in wind energy and other industries. They work with wind turbine manufacturers, investors, lenders, developers, municipalities, colleges and universities, wind farm owners, and grid operators to prove the validity, quality, efficiency, safety, and long-term return on investment of their projects. www.windtest-northamerica.com

WindCom Services WindCom remains on schedule for the year as they continue to cautiously operate at full capacity in the field.

Now, more than ever, they are recommending Chronos Inspections (high speed camera inspections) which allow technicians to stay on the ground reducing their contact with other workers and uptower equipment. www.windcomservices.com

MOVING ENERGY

FORWARD Services & Capabilities • Transportation Management • Quality Management • Distribution Services • Product Maintenance

NORTH AMERICAN LOCATIONS

Casper, WY Ross, ND Grand Forks, ND O'Neill, NE Deuel, SD Garden City, KS Parsons, KS Enid, OK Harlingen, TX Phenix City, AL Pueblo, CO

TP&L provides comprehensive transportation and logistics management services to renewable energy and industrial sectors across North America. With a strong focus on quality to ensure exceptional results; OEM's, project developers and supply companies can rely on TP&L's full-service logistics platform and limitless integration to manage the supply chain with increased efficiency and functionality.

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Tools

Fluke Fluke 376 FC True-RMS Clamp Meter with iFlex is a meter for turbine repairs. This clamp meter packs a powerful punch without taking up too much space or weighing a tool bag down.

The 376 FC is designed squeeze into tight spaces with the iFlex probe paired with Fluke Connect to remotely log, trend, and monitor measurements and pinpoint intermittent faults. Plus, the clamp meter carries a CAT III 1000 V, CAT IV 600 V safety rating, designed to offer high protection. www.fluke.com

Hastings Hot Line Tools & Equipment Tel-O-Pole II from Hastings is a no twist stick with a unique triangular design to enable each section to lock in automatically.

With no need to look for the button, lineworkers can open and close disconnect switches, replace fuses on transformers, and prune trees with peace of mind. The pole’s ergonomic design allows lineman a better grip and control. Sections can be removed or added to reach the desired pole length as well. www.hfgp.com

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Pro Torque Tools

ITH Engineering ITH Bolting Technology manufactures bolting tools and systems for thread sizes as small as M16 up to M510 and larger, including standard products and custom designs engineered based on customer needs. The full scope of tools includes hydraulic bolt tensioners, hydraulic torque wrenches, and torque multipliers ranging from electric, pneumatic, and battery driven. ITH offers standard bolting system packages including tools and fasteners, and the maintenance-free bolting system which specifically includes ITH bolt tensioners and IHF tension fasteners. www.ith.com

Pro Torque Tools carries an extensive selection of quality, industrial grade torque tools. They are an authorized distributor and offer tools from brands such as CDI by Snap-On Industrial Brands, Williams Tools, Seekonk, Norbar, Tohnichi, Digitool Solutions, Precision Instruments, and TorqUP Pneumatic Tools.

Their torque wrenches make it easy to apply the correct amount of torque for any job. Prevent overtightening or stripping of screws with their torque screwdrivers. Their torque testers correctly calibrate torque tools, and recalibrate with their torque calibration systems. www.protorquetools.com

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McCann Equipment, Ltd. McCann Equipment Ltd. is a multi-branch Canadian industrial tool distributor, specializing in the sale, service, and rental of torque and tensioning products. Their services include the repair, calibration, and certification of torque tools (manual, electric, pneumatic, hydraulic), transducers, and testers. Additionally, they certify air pressure gauges and hydraulic gauges as well as tension calibration testers (Skidmore).

Each of the company’s branch offices is ISO 17025 accredited. The scope and accreditation for each is available on their website. www.torquetools.com

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Norwolf Tool Works, Inc. The X-Driver, is a versatile, multi-patented hydraulic torque wrench system based on a powerhead that works with 3 different drives. The drives are the A-Drive: a dedicated low-profile hex ratchet, the M-Drive: with options for ratcheting, non-ratcheting, and swing open hex cassettes, and the V-Drive: a Square Drive. The X-Driver is a safe, fast, thin, and flat tool.

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Stahlwille Tools, LLC SmartCheck is a newly launched, small sized, versatile, and easy-to-use torque tester that will find a home in any workshop and service vehicle. Due to its compact dimensions, the ability to mount it horizontally or vertically, and the rotatable display, it can be used virtually anywhere.

Display and keypad are splash-proof and it can be operated through power supply or battery. SmartCheck quickly provides information on whether or not a torque wrench is still within the prescribed tolerances or whether it requires adjustment. The integrated visual and audible overload protection mechanism, and impact resistant plastic housing ensure the durability customers expect of STAHLWILLE. www.stahlwille-americas.com

Tower Foundations

Almita Piling, Inc. Almita provides the design, manufacture, and install of helical piles. Their team of project management professionals, geo-technical engineers, and structural engineers allows Almita to analyze their client’s foundation challenges and recommend effective solutions. www.almita.com

Wind Energy Hamburg Every two years the wind industry meets at WindEnergy Hamburg. 1400 exhibitors from 100 countries present their innovations and solutions. Leading OEMs and suppliers of system components for the onshore and offshore wind energy value chain provide a comprehensive overview of the market. The Expo is accompanied by a conference program managed by WindEurope and GWEC. WindEnergy Hamburg 2020 will take place on a digital platform. The next physical event in Hamburg will take place in September 2022. www.windenergyhamburg.com

Transportation | Logistics

Anderson Trucking Services (ATS) ATS, a worldwide transportation and project management provider, executes the many logistical elements of multifaceted and often multimodal energy projects. ATS also specializes in the physical transport of the oversized and over-dimensional loads that come with them. Having safely moved more than 215,000 wind components since 2003, ATS currently provides transportation solutions for approximately one-third of North America’s wind projects annually. With 65 years of experience in the transportation industry, ATS is a third generation familyowned company headquartered in St. Cloud, Minnesota. www.atsinc.com

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C.H. Robinson Project Logistics C.H. Robinson Project Logistics has experience in developing and executing successful logistics plans for the transportation and management of heavy-lift and over-dimensional wind turbine equipment - from pick-up to final site. After a proactive analysis of all requirements, they help their clients develop solutions and contingency plans to help ensure shipping schedules are consistently met. They offer several services, including: detailed route planning; part/full charters; aircraft chartering and emergency rush air freight; accurate documentation; timely status reports; and consulting services for complex letters of credit and bid documents. Their experienced team of professionals is available onsite at global locations to manage the successful completion of technically demanding projects. www.chrprojectlogistics.com

CN CN offers rail and transload services for dimensional loads and heavy equipment, supporting industries such as the wind industry, oil and gas, power generation, construction, and mining. Their network runs across North America from West to East, South from the Gulf coast into northern regions of Canada, and with direct access to strategic ports in the Great Lakes. They extend their reach by working with connecting carriers, partner shortlines, ports, and other parties to develop efficient routes, providing solutions for loading, offloading and marshalling their customers’ freight.

Doleco USA, Inc. Doleco USA provides a complete line of load securement and lifting slings and equipment for the wind industry.

They are dedicated to providing a wide array of products including wire rope assemblies, web and chain slings, as well as all types of load securement. Doleco USA can also provide engineered solutions to any lifting and securement application needs. www.doleco-usa.com

Composite Tooling for Windmill Blades

LARGE SCALE | HIGH QUALITY | PRICE COMPETITIVE | ON-TIME DELIVERY

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Patterns, Molds, Plugs Precision 5-axis machining Composite Fabrication Engineering Services

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DRIVING FORCE DRIVING FORCE has an extensive inventory of work trucks, commercial trucks, and new and used trucks. They rent, lease, and sell cars, light- and medium-duty trucks, vans, SUVs, cube vans, service bodies, and more to customers ranging from single truck landscaping companies to major municipalities and corporations. Equipment provided can include radios and buggy whips, tool boxes and hitches, fire extinguishers, and first aid.

They can decal vehicles, deliver to site, and shift rental periods on short notice. They also offer used vehicle leasing, a selection of Certified Used vehicles, and fleet management services. www.drivingforce.ca

Logisticus Projects Group Logisticus Group specializes in energy logistics, project management, storage, civil engineering, and technology.

Logisticus Group’s processes, technology solutions, personnel, and business model deliver a predictable, controlled, efficient, and expedited project. Their customized services are designed to de-risk their clients’ projects, while providing a white glove level of service. www.logisticusgroup.com

Emmert International Emmert International provides engineered transportation and rigging services specializing in wind components, both on and off highway. www.emmertintl.com

Goldhofer Aktiengesellschaft Goldhofer offers a range of vehicles for transporting wind turbines and power plant components: flatbed or gooseneck semitrailers, and semitrailers with dropdeck, tower adapters and vessel decks. For the transport of the individual parts of wind turbines Goldhofer offers various transport vehicles such as: flatbed gooseneck semitrailers, extendable platform semitrailers, modules with tower adapters, blade transport devices, blade tip lifting devices, and heavy-duty equipment for offshore turbines. www.goldhofer.com

Northern Mat & Bridge L.P. Northern Mat & Bridge is a Canadian company providing temporary access solutions and portable bridges. A multitude of access matting products like access, crane, rig, and digging mats provide easy and simple temporary roads and platforms for any construction or maintenance work in the renewable energy sector. They also offer mat washing services, utilizing the Matador. Their patented environmentally friendly mat washing unit allows companies to minimize disturbance on sensitive land and give land owners the confidence that their land is being protected during any industrial activity. Northern Mat & Bridge serves Canada with over 60+ yards from coast to coast. www.northernmat.ca

Port Milwaukee Port Milwaukee is positioned on the western shores of Lake Michigan and strategically located in the industrial center of the US. With access to international markets via the St. Lawrence Seaway system and the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River inland system, they provide quality cargo management services and efficient terminal handling resources provided by trained, safety-oriented staff with a focus on customer support. www.portmilwaukee.com

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Port of Longview The Port of Longview has more than 10 years experience handling wind cargo. In 2016, Port of Longview discharged blades direct-to-rail, decreasing handling costs and reducing the risk of damaged cargo. The Port is served by BNSF and UP, offers double tracked on-dock rail, and a 70 acre paved laydown yard. Their equipment consists of 2 heavy lift Liebherr mobile harbor cranes, reach stackers, and other equipment for their customers’ handling needs. Located on the deep-draft Columbia River in Washington State, just 66 miles from the Pacific Ocean with direct access to Interstate 5 and BNSF mainline, the Port of Longview offers a full service transportation destination.

Port of Vancouver USA To support transportation of wind energy components, the port has two Liebherr mobile harbor cranes that can lift 140-MT each and 210-MT in tandem, a multi-purpose crane with 51-MT capacity, and crane operators certified in tandem and engineered lifts. Stevedoring equipment includes trailers and reach-stackers to efficiently move cargo. They have over 100 acres of laydown space and their completed rail expansion project triples capacity and increases velocity on the mainline by 40%. www.portvanusa.com

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Port of Stockton The Port of Stockton is an inland facility located in the extended San Francisco Bay Area that has handled breakbulk cargo since 1933. They have around the clock security and uniquely offers customers 24/7 access to their freight. The Port has 2.5 miles of on-dock rail connecting to the UP and BNSF that offer service throughout the United States. It is adjacent to uncongested highways, I-5, CA-4, and CA-99, and is an hour from I-80. The Port of Stockton has handled numerous shipments of clean energy cargo of all shapes and sizes.

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Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. Thrustmaster is a 36 year old designer and manufacturer of marine propulsion systems and dynamic positioning systems for vessels of all types and applications. Thrustmaster operates out of its 300,000 sq/ft climate controlled thruster and waterjet manufacturing facility at its world headquarters in Houston.

Thrustmaster designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems for offshore wind turbine installation vessels, maintenance vessels, feeder barges, crew transfer vessels, fast supply vessels, cable lay, dredge, rock dumping, survey, and dive support vessels. www.thrustmaster.net

Transportation Partners and Logistics Currently serving a variety of OEMs, project developers, and supply companies, TP&L provides logistics and transportation management for a variety of industries across the entire supply chain. Since 2012, TP&L’s one-stopshop for logistics and management solutions has assisted more than 75 wind farms, multiple oil/gas drilling projects, and agriculture throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. TP&L’s team of in-house engineers are top-load certified and ready to take the lead when it comes to any logistical needs. From port to pad they deliver economically, safely, and on time. www.tpandl.com

Wind Assessment | Forecasting

Global Weather Corporation Global Weather Corporation (GWC) is a Coloradobased weather data innovator, formed to commercialize technology from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). GWC’s WindWX service is built on a foundation of high-accuracy NCAR technology to enable reliable monitoring and prediction of wind energy, including power production. Typical users are utilities, energy traders, farm operators, farm maintenance crews, and transmission operators. Data are provided every 15 minutes to 168 hours in machine-readable and user-display formats, and can integrate farm/turbine data when available. www.globalweathercorp.com

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Yaw, Pitch & Blade Sensors

Brake Pads

Phoenix Contact

Tribco, Inc.

The Blade Intelligence load monitoring system (RM-S) can provide data on adverse factors affecting wind turbine operation. The robust and cost-efficient sensor technology simplifies and shortens the commissioning of the measuring unit. Four strain gauge sensors mounted on the roots of each wind turbine rotor blade provide information on tensile and torsional loads. With these, a long-term record of the wear, relevant wind load on the blade, as well as important system adjustments can be monitored in real time. This makes it possible to optimize system efficiency and minimize bearing and material load. Control data is made available via the shared compact evaluation unit, which improves the operation and recording of the load conditions.

Tribco Inc. makes long lasting wind turbine brake pads lined with Braketex. Braketex is a 100% KEVLAR fibered textile composite friction lining. In addition to longer wear life, Braketex is nonabrasive and will not score or wear down brake rotors. Braketex also oxidizes as it wears so it does not create dust, thereby eliminating dust problems. Consequently, Braketex helps wind turbine operators reduce maintenance downtime and expense while increasing reliability and uptime. www.tribco.com

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OTHER Balance of Plant

Exo With over 100 years of experience in structural inspection and remediation of T&D infrastructure, Exo offers asset management, inspection, and field repair services for utilities and renewable companies. Their engineering expertise and time-tested capabilities provide comprehensive in-facility inspections during manufacturing of towers, NDT field inspections for corrosion and welds on in service assets, and field repairs for coatings, welds and other structural issues. www.exoinc.com

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Pittsburgh Electrical Insulation Pittsburgh Electrical Insulation is a manufacturer, converter, and distributor of electrical insulation materials focused on the OEM and service industries associated with motor, generator and transformer production and repair. With over 70 years of continuous operation, PEI remains a cost efficient, customer focused company dedicated to the supply of electrical insulation materials, IEEE and UL components, systems, and supplies for new power generation technology or for an unplanned outage on existing equipment. They maintain an inventory of high performance materials, both rigid and flexible, and are able to convert those products to customer requirements with short lead times. They represent manufacturers such as St. Gobain, 3M, and Kaneka, augmented with a global sourcing practice that gives their customers options for any application. www.peipittsburgh.com

Electronic Component, Service Repairs

Industrial Repair Service Industrial Repair Services can repair pitch controls, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable logic controllers, human machine interfaces, touchscreens, printed circuit boards, thyristors, proportional valves, hydraulic pumps, encoders, transducers, servo motors, filter units, circuit breakers, AC drives, and AC converters.

Elevators

Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund Highly trained elevator mechanics from the International Union of Elevator Constructors not only keep elevators running, they keep them running efficiently, and above all, safely. They have over 28,000 trained professionals with over 8000 on-the-job hours and over 2500 classroom hours, with as many as 450+ companies ready to serve. Whether it’s installation, repair, maintenance, or inspections, EIWPF can help, and provide compliance and safety inspections across the US as well. Their staff sits on the ASME A17.8 committee that write the codes for these elevators. www.eiwpf.org

Legal Services

Nixon Peabody LLP Nixon Peabody has a comprehensive Energy practice, serving a multitude of complex issues that arise for their renewable energy clients. They understand the market, policies, and regulatory needs that affect the industry and come up with creative solutions to resolve each issue. Collaborating across legal disciplines, they cover every aspect of renewable energy project development and finance, including property acquisition, project and portfolio M&A, debt, cash equity, tax equity financing, private placement, and lease financing. Additionally, they are well versed in the approval and permitting processes that projects require at the local, state, and federal levels. They work hard to remain a trusted legal advisor to clients shaping the future of renewable energy. www.nixonpeabody.com

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Rescue and Safety Training

TEAM-1 Academy, Inc. TEAM-1 Academy, Inc. specializes in training for Working at Heights/Fall Protection, Confined Space, HazMat/ Spill Response, many forms of Rescue, and much more.

They provide Professional Safety and Rescue Training, Equipment Sales + Service + Inspections, and Consulting Services for the renewable energy sector, utilities, energy sector, Fortune 500 companies, industry, construction, health care, fire services, police, EMS, military, MOE, government, and numerous others. www.team1academy.com

Sectionalizing Cabinets

Nordic Fiberglass Inc. The ND-683054-MG-PA71-X-X is Nordic’s “Workhorse” for three phase 3 and 4 pt. 35kV 600Amp deadbreak sectionalizing cabinets for Wind Farm Collection Systems. This cabinet is made of Rust free fiberglass construction and stainlesssteel hardware. Nordic can supply and install up three, 3 or 4 pt. 35kV 600A junctions from various manufacturers with U-straps if requested by the customer. PA71 mounting plate has six movable above parking stands to park stand-offs or feed throughs. Nordic recommends the optional CSB-6830 cable support bracket system for holding cables in place and cable clamps. 18” or 36” high extensions available for cables requiring a greater cable bending radii. www.nordicfiberglass.com

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