Prognostics and Data Modeling that Extend the Remaining Useful Life of Wind Turbines
The main source of premature failures is the gearbox but the source of these failures has not yet been determined. As a result, wind farm operators must evaluate the asset risk of their turbines because the average cost of fixing a wind turbine is between $ 300,000...
Europe’s largest shipping port wants to be the world’s smartest
The Port of Rotterdam is nearly 13,000 hectares in size. Most sports fields are one hectare. Imagine 12,713 of them—filled with ships and quays and people—stretching 41 miles across The Netherlands’ northern coast and out into the North Sea. The port is Europe’s...