Turbine

WILLMAR — Technicians from wind turbine supplier DeWind Company will be cleaning and servicing Willmar Municipal Utilities’ two wind turbines over the next two weeks. The servicing period began Monday and will run through approximately Oct. 10, said Jon Folkedahl, supervisor...

WILLMAR — There’s been no progress toward getting DeWind Co. to perform warranty work on a high-voltage switch problem that has sidelined the Willmar Municipal Utilities’ two wind turbines for the past several months, the Utilities Commission was told Tuesday. However, DeWind...

WILLMAR — The Willmar Municipal Utilities north wind turbine resumed operation Tuesday morning after repairs were made to a failed heating unit in the hub controller. The north turbine and the nearby south turbine are located just north of Willmar Senior High School on County Road...

WILLMAR -- DeWind technicians were in Willmar Tuesday to verify and check repairs made last week to the south wind turbine tower owned by Willmar Municipal Utilities. Utilities General Manager Wesley Hompe said both the south tower and north tower should be back on line by the end...

WILLMAR -- Work is underway to find an oil leak and correct small maintenance deficiencies at the Willmar Municipals Utilities' north wind turbine after the turbine stopped turning Sunday due to a low oil indicator on the WinDrive, said Jon Folkedahl, power production supervisor. Technicians...

WILLMAR -- Repairs are slated to be made today to Willmar Municipal Utilities' north wind turbine after the turbine stopped turning Sunday due to a low oil indicator on the WinDrive, said Jon Folkedahl, supervisor of power production. Folkedahl said that technicians from turbine...

WILLMAR -- Willmar Municipal Utilities wind turbine No. 3 (north tower) is out of service due to a blade position sensor failure on blade No. 3, Jon Folkedahl, director of electrical production, said today. He said parts are scheduled to arrive Friday. Repairs should be completed...

WILLMAR -- As part of ongoing maintenance, DeWind Company crews are replacing a hydraulic tube through the main shaft of Willmar Municipal Utilities' wind turbine No. 4, Wesley Hompe, utility staff electrical engineer, said today. The utility's two turbines, No. 3 and No. 4, are...

WILLMAR -- One of the two wind turbines operated by Willmar Municipal Utilities went out of service last Friday due to the failure of the voltage conditioning electronics. The utility was notified of the failure at about 8:30 a.m. by a technician with turbine supplier DeWind Company...

PIPESTONE, Minn. (AP) -- The demand for wind energy in the U.S. has declined sharply, causing a southwestern Minnesota turbine manufacturer to lay off more than 100 employees. The Suzlon Group once employed 500 people at its Pipestone factory. Because the once-booming wind energy...

ATWATER -- The permitting process to install 20 wind turbines in Meeker and Kandiyohi counties is under way, with a community meeting set for 6:30 p.m.

Willmarites have been able to monitor and observe the operation of our two new wind turbines for several months now. Recent letters and stories in this newspaper, and numerous questions and comments received, prompt me to present some information concerning the Willmar turbines in...

OLIVIA -- Olivia's famous corn monument is about to be overshadowed, and by the doing of its own city fathers no less. All of the components for a wind turbine to be erected for the Olivia Municipal Utilities are now on site.