Block ip Trap
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15 Jul, 2026
Powering the Build: Texas wind construction demands a smarter energy strategy

Texas leads the United States in installed wind capacity by a significant margin. With more than 40,000 megawatts of wind generation online and a development pipeline that continues to expand across the Panhandle, West Texas, and the Gulf Coast, the...

Maritza Vera

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15 Jul, 2026
What the AI Buildout Means for Wind

Data centers — driven by rapid AI adoption and expanded cloud services — could use up to 12 percent of U.S. electricity by...

Amy Olsen

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15 Jul, 2026
Why Accreditation Matters for Offshore Wind's Workforce

The offshore wind industry is scaling faster than its workforce. That gap is not a new observation; it has been documented in workforce studies, raised at industry conferences, and cited in policy discussions on both sides of the Atlantic. What...

Serene Hamsho

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15 Jul, 2026
Rethinking Head Protection in Modern Utility Work

Utility work is evolving. So are the risks that come with it. As infrastructure grows more complex and jobsite conditions become less predictable, organizations are being challenged to rethink how they approach worker safety. From elevated tasks to...

Kyle Anderson

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15 Jul, 2026
Lay of the Land: Role of landmen in the new energy landscape

With the volatile, ever-changing landscape of energy development and production in the United States, it is more important than ever to arm yourself with versatile and experienced landmen who can accurately represent your company and sell your...

Brian R. Lemoine

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15 May, 2026
Making the Impassible Possible: Smarter temporary crossing solutions for wind projects

As wind development pushes into more remote and environmentally sensitive terrain, site access is no longer a secondary concern. It is a primary project risk. Unstable soils, seasonal flooding, protected wetlands, and water crossings can derail...

Brent Sedlacek

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15 May, 2026
Clocking-In at Sea: A day in the life of an offshore wind crew

They equip existing wind turbines with new sensor and monitoring technology, install, document, and ensure that measurement data provides the right fundamentals for safe and profitable operation of wind turbines. These are the technicians that keep...

Stephan Unger

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15 May, 2026
Keep Turbines Running in Punishing Environments

Half of North America's installed wind fleet has operated for fifteen to twenty years, with many turbines now facing conditions far harsher than original design parameters anticipated. From frozen plains where temperatures plunge below -20°F to...

Michelle Schwery

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15 May, 2026
The Iceman Cometh (and the Flood, Fire, and Mudmen)

Consider this riddle: What’s the one thing weather guarantees? The answer: No two job sites are ever the same. Ice, heat, flood, mud, mountain grades, and open-air fire risk — the same environments that make wind energy possible — are the ones...

Cody Earle

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15 May, 2026
Curtailing Catastrophe

As the wind energy industry pushes toward higher power ratings and increased torque densities, a significant architectural shift is occurring within the drivetrain: the replacement of traditional rolling element bearings with journal...

Jeremy Sheldon