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Timken to Acquire BEKA Lubrication
The Timken Company reached an agreement to acquire BEKA Lubrication for approximately $165 million. The company serves a range of industrial sectors including wind, food and beverage, rail, and on- and off-highway. “The acquisition of BEKA expands our global leadership…
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CanWEA Hosts Spring Forum in Banff
CanWEA recently held its two-day Spring Forum at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Banff, Alberta. Over 170 professionals from the wind energy industry were on hand to discuss the state of the industry, Alberta election results, new technology, and much…
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CanWEA Highlights Operations and Maintenance
Over 250 industry professionals attended the CanWEA Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Summit recently at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale in Mississauga, Ontario. The two-day event offered attendees 25 exhibitors located within the largest exhibit spare ever for the event. Exhibitors featured their…
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Motor supplier adds wind turbine solutions sales rep
Mississauga, ON – Lafert North America, a supplier of premium efficient metric motors and gearboxes, reports that Matthew Temple, B. Sc. Eng., has joined its outside sales force. Temple has almost 10 years of industry experience with servo…
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Moventas wins several wind turbine service projects
Cambridge, ON – Moventas has received significant orders from wind industry customers in Finland and Estonia.
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Quebec posts largest increase in power generation in Canada for 2013
Ottawa – Electric power generation in Canada rose 3.2% from the same period in 2012 to 53.3 million megawatt hours (MWh) in November 2013, Statistics Canada reports. The gain was a result of a 4.0% rise in hydro power generation, which…
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Seminar on wind turbines by STLE set for evening of Oct. 8
Toronto – A Petro-Canada specialist will present a whirlwind tour of the structure, operation and lubrication of wind turbines at an STLE Toronto Section meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at The Old Mill in Toronto. The meeting…
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Ontario has more power than it needs so will pay wind power producers to stop making electricity
Toronto – The province of Ontario will start paying wind power generators to stop producing electricity, but the government says the move will actually save ratepayers big bucks.
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Germany’s Bosch to abandon solar energy business, says no way to make it competitive
Berlin, Germany – German engineering company Bosch says that it is abandoning its solar energy business, because there is no way to make it economically viable amid overcapacity and huge price pressure in the industry.
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Big mainshaft bearings to handle heavy loads on 5 MW offshore wind turbine
“For such an important and new development project we had to be as sure as possible with our choice of mainshaft bearing supplier”. So said Dong-Young Han, general manager of system engineering in Hyosung Wind Energy Division,…
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Carbon Economy Summit focuses performance in the low-carbon era
The Carbon Economy Summit, taking place in Toronto on June 6, 2012, is an exclusive one-day forum for business, environmental and government leaders focused on environmental, financial and risk management performance in the low-carbon era.
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Industry brief on wind power turbines produced by bearing group
Glen Ellyn, IL — The Educational Services Committee of the Bearing Specialists Association (BSA) has released another title in its series of industry-specific educational publications, referred to as Industry Briefs, which are intended to…
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Wind turbine gearbox lubrication requires special consideration
Industrial gearboxes are highly engineered machines. Many components in gear drives have tight tolerance limits and an optimized gear geometry. It stands to reason that such equipment needs special care. The successful operation and longevity…
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Cost of green energy 65% more: study
Toronto, ON — Ontario residents could end up paying some of the highest costs for electricity in the developing world because providing wind and solar energy will cost about 40% more than government estimates, according to a new study.
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WEG establishes joint venture to produce wind turbines
Jaraguá do Su, Brazil — WEG and the Spanish company M. Torres Olvega Industrial (MTOI)have established a joint venture for the manufacturing of wind turbines.
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Companies agree to work together on products and services for new wind energy projects and aftermarket services
Canton, OH — The Timken Company and Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Goldwind) have signed a memorandum of long-term strategic collaboration in the United States to cooperate on a range of technical services, products and…
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Sky-high challenge
Perched on hilltops and other especially windy sites across Canada, wind turbine generators (WTGs) are contributing 4,055 megawatts (MW) to Canada’s power grid – enough to power over one million homes. Output is steadily rising as new projects…
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Newfoundland and Labrador to lead all provinces in economic growth in 2011
Ottawa, ON — Canada’s economic recovery has lost momentum over the past few months and growth in most provincial economies will slow in 2011, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s Provincial Outlook-Autumn 2010.
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Offshore wind energy projects leading to permanent operations and maintenance jobs
Ottawa, ON — The development and operation of offshore wind energy in Ontario could, between 2013 and 2026, create an average of 3,900 to 4,400 jobs per year during the construction phase. It would also produce peak employment of 600 permanent…
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Canadian Manufacturing Week show to run for three days starting this Tuesday
Toronto, ON — Canadian Manufacturing Week/WeldExpo 2010 opens Oct. 5, 2010 at the Toronto Congress Centre and…
