Wind turbines last longer than ever thanks to continuous engineering improvements. Gearboxes in wind turbines, more than those in any other application, tend to fail prematurely. In fact, at some wind ...

Bad things can happen when the mechanical gearbox in a megawatt-scale wind turbine gets overstressed. An unexpected wind gust can drive turbine blades hard, so hard that the torque on the gearbox they ...

ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Wind, a renewable energy company focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale power projects in the United States, ...

Rolls-Royce set a new record for most powerful aircraft engine gearbox on Monday, as its Power Gearbox (PGB) intended for the upcoming UltraFan engine reached 70,000 horsepower on a test rig at ...