Wind Energy Manufacturing

Wind turbines contain more than 8,000 components and with limited maintenance opportunities, variable conditions and the increased demand for clean energy, wind energy manufacturers face unique challenges. The wind energy market provides great opportunities to product manufacturers and material suppliers as the fastest-growing sector of the global energy market. In fact, U.S. demand for wind turbine systems and components is expected to increase 6.8 percent per year to $10.1 billion in 2012. SME has manufacturing experts and resources in key technologies like grinding, machining, finishing, gear processing, composites and inspection needed to efficiently produce these high-tech machines.

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In the News
	A Mighty Investment Wind Propels Composite Turbine Blades in 2009 A 2.3-megawatt Siemens wind turbine was formally commissioned Oct. 19 at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's National Wind Technology Center outside Boulder, Colo. More
	Pennsylvania Ranks Second in the U.S. for Wind Energy Growth Pennsylvania saw a 29 percent increase in wind energy generation between July and September last year, bringing capacity to 595 megawatts, or enough electricity to power 178,500 homes. More

News Archive
	National Renewable Energy Laboratory to Launch Mid-Size Turbine Development Project
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	Bayer Material Science Wins $750,000 State Grant for Wind Turbine Blade Research
	More than $3 Billion in Recovery Act Funds Available for Renewable Energy Projects
	Wind-Energy Manufacturing Boom Taking Shape in the U.S.
	Renewable Energy Could Bring Jobs to Indiana
	State to Give Low-Interest Loans to Renewable-Energy Firms
	Turbine Manufacturing Facility Opens in Michigan
	Where the Wind Blows
	Massachusetts-Based Company Signs Agreement to Manufacture Danish Wind Turbines

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