The potential financial benefits from Industry 4.0 are apparent to plant owners in almost all sectors. The wind power industry is no exception, and existing vendors such as GE (Predix/Digital Windfarm ...

Servicing and maintaining offshore wind plants is time-consuming and expensive, but smart technologies can help. Last year, offshore wind power blew away its previous success. The sector added 6.1 ...

Drones and crawling robots outfitted with special scanners could help wind blades stay in service longer, which could lower the cost of wind energy at a time when blades are getting bigger, pricier, ...