Al Yates examines how oil analysis and filter debris analysis are vital to wind turbine reliability programs.

Industry watchdog Verification of Lubricant Specifications reported recently that a metalworking fluids supplier altered the formulation for a cutting ...

Installation of new wind power capacity in the United States dropped 28% in 2023 to its lowest level since 2014, the American Clean Power Association ...

Can the wind power business recover from last year’s roadblocks, and how will its struggles affect the lubricants industry?

Although Germany’s domestic lubricant sales, including process oils, declined 12% in 2023, its 5% increase in December ended a year-long trend of ye ...

The European Union built a record 17 gigawatts of wind energy generating capacity in 2023, a 13% increase from 2022, but the pace remains well behind ...

Germany's finished lubricants demand, including process oils, declined 11% in October, as a year-long trend of falling consumption continued, with the ...

India’s lubricant market will be a bright spot in the global industry over the next decade, according to a consultant presentation at a recent confe ...

Although the United States government is aggressively encouraging future growth in floating offshore wind energy because of its vast potential, projec ...

Although China is on track to double its wind and solar capacity by 2025 – five years ahead of its government’s target year – the current pace a ...

Industrial lubricants and greases can help to overcome the tribological challenges of wind turbines and contribute to a more sustainable future.

Demand for lubricants used in the global wind power sector should continue its up-and-down ride in coming years but could reach 100,000 metric tons pe ...

Germany’s domestic lubricant demand fell 16% year on year to 46,070 metric tons in January, with hydraulic oils and metalworking oils showing the st ...

High coal prices caused a number of power shortages during 2021, and this could represent a growth opportunity for the country’s wind industry becau ...

The United States wind energy industry completed projects that brought 8,612 megawatts of new capacity online last year, a 32% decline from 12,747 MW ...

Germany's domestic lubricant demand decreased 4% to 55,842 tons in November, according to data released Feb. 1 by a German government agency. The tota ...

Domestic lubricant demand in Germany during October declined 7% compared to the same month last year, to 52,234 metric tons, according to data release ...

Castrol and German bearings and drive technologies supplier Schaeffler signed a global contract to develop and manufacture new greases for wind energy ...

Although the shift to manufacturing of electric vehicles will bring a decline in industrial lubricants consumption, it will also bring opportunities f ...