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2020 wind buyers guide United Equipment Accessories, Inc. United Equipment Accessories manufac- tures low-maintenance, high-quality slip rings for OEM and aftermarket clients. These slip rings feature new brush technol- ogy 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’ speci- fications. 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 superb functionality in a wide range of electrical/ electronic circuits, environmental condi- tions, and rotational speeds. www.uea-inc.com Condition Monitoring Dynamic Ratings Dynamic Ratings’ E3 and C50 units can be deployed to handle condition-based monitoring in wind and solar assets and station service batteries subject to NERC PRC compliance and reporting. DR’s visuali- zation software, DynamicMetrix, provides an asset health index and integrates monitored information. Customers have web access to view real-time information and to download historical data. Dynamic Ratings can also monitor the information and notify their customers when conditions fall outside normal parameters. www.dynamicratings.com Fluid Life Using current technology and proven testing methodologies, Fluid life helps their custom- ers 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. www.fluidlife.com Construction Products & Services | EPC Contractor Blattner Energy, Inc. Blattner Energy is an EPC contractor in renewable energy construction with more than 35,000 megawatts installed across North America. Blattner provides complete EPC services for utility-scale wind projects, including post-tension concrete tower supply and installation. Blattner also serves utility-scale solar, energy storage, and high voltage transmission and substa- tion projects. Blattner has a history for responding to client needs, delivering on aggressive project schedules, and self- performance on all major work activities to ensure high levels of safety, quality, and overall client satisfaction. www.blattnerenergy.com CONSERTEK LM Group, Inc. CONSERTEK is involved in engineering, procure- ment, construction and sensors, and instrumen- tation/equipment commissioning, as well as maintenance as needed. Consertek LM Group also designs, fabricates, and supplies high-quality anemometric instrument supports and accessories. All of their supports can be fabricated to suit any type of towers and can accommodate all common instruments. Their supports and accessories are compliant to the latest edition IEC 61400. www.consertek.ca Contract Land Staff Contract Land Staff (CLS) provides Right of Way land solutions for wind and solar, electric trans- mission, and distribution utility clients across the U.S. CLS services include easement acquisi- tion, mineral and surface title, site scouting, crossing permissions, permitting services, land data records management, GIS and mapping, and construction support. www.contractlandstaff.com Pennecon From the initial stages of project engineering to the final steps involved with commission- ing, the Pennecon team maintains a strong portfolio of wind energy projects that not only showcase their depth of services but also their ability to achieve project success in challenging environments. Capabilities include: engineering, site development (roads, etc.), concrete base construction, tower and turbine erection, substa- tion construction, collector installation, and trans- mission line development. www.pennecon.com Presto Geosystems Presto Geosystems’ 3D GEOWEB soil confinement system strengthens local fill, even sand, reducing cross section for build- ing roads and pads for foundation construc- tion, 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 RES RES (Renewable Energy Systems) is an interna- tional renewable energy company with experience in innovating and reducing costs for continued growth without subsidies. In the past 35 years, RES delivered 10GW of renewable energy projects in North America, including over 9GW wind, and a total of more than 16GW across the globe. They leverage their experience as both a developer and self-perform EPC contractor to deliver unique, value- added solutions to lower the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for their customers. The RES team has domain expertise in wind, solar, energy storage, and transmission with a strong portfolio of EPC projects. www.res-group.com/wind Samson 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 Signal Energy, LLC Signal Energy has 8000MW of utility-scale renew- able project experience and 1500MW of wind project experience. They support their customers with in-house capabilities including Preconstruction 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. www.signalenergy.com Wanzek Construction Wanzek Construction provides high quality general construction, including a wide cross section of industries: Power, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, and Agriculture. Wanzek focuses on leveraging their skilled crews to construct, expand, and maintain renew- able energy facilities across North America. They work closely with owners to balance organic growth with client demands to meet market needs. Through their involvement with reputable associations, such as the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) they stay apprised of industry-specific details that positively affect their project approach. www.wanzek.com Consulting Services DNV GL DNV GL’s energy experts support customers around the globe in delivering a safe, sustain- able, and reliable energy supply. They deliver advisory, certification, and testing services to the energy value chain, including renewables, storage, and energy management. Their exper- tise 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. www.dnvgl.com/energy Switch Power As an Independent Power Producer (IPP), Switch focuses on capital deployment in long-term infrastruc- ture assets through creative projects, creative financ- ing, and creative commercial structures. Switch offers 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. Switch provides resiliency and ancillary services to both physical customers and the grid with energy storage, as well as utilizes energy management and predictive market algorithm-based software systems. www.switchpower.ca 42 NOVEMBER•DECEMBER2019 /// www.nacleanenergy.com