Wind Today - Q1 2009 - (Page 83)

Industry Focus Ulteig Engineers With a vision of bringing electricity to people in the rural Upper Midwest, Melvin Ulteig founded Ulteig Engineers in 1944 in Fargo, ND. Since then, Ulteig has evolved into a multi-disciplined company that provides engineering, planning, and surveying to clients across the United States. With more than 400 employees in six offices—located in Bismarck, ND; Denver, CO; Detroit Lakes and Minneapolis, MN; and Sioux Falls, SD—the employee-owned firm serves four primary market sectors—building, civil, energy, and land services. Industry Wind Industry Since its founding, Ulteig has focused on electrical engineering and electrical transmission and distribution services, which has led the company to grow and expand along with energy demand trends. “The current industry trend is renewable energy, and that presents us with a great opportunity to provide sustainable energy services to our clients,” Assistant Vice President, Energy, Gary Zahalka says. According to Zahalka, Ulteig delivers innovative services to Electrical Engineering support emerging renewable energy solutions through overhead and underground collection system designs, and transmission and substation designs. Zahalka says Ulteig draws ideas from other industries to ensure new energy solutions become a reality. For example, the company’s aviation personnel utilize airspace consideration for wind turbine site selection. Ulteig’s transportation personnel design access roads for wind turbine construction and maintenance, and its land service experts provide site acquisition and surveying for a range of wind energy projects. “With an ever-growing base of knowledge and expertise, we intend to expand our services with the new trends and market demands of wind energy,” says Zahalka. “For example, specialized cable testing for wind farms is a new service Ulteig provides.” In addition to these new services, Zahalka says Ulteig plans to expand its market area to include projects in countries around the world. 3350 38th Ave. South Fargo, ND 58104 888-858-3441 www.ulteig.com Ulteig Engineers Highlights • Overhead collection systems design. • Underground collection systems design. • Transmission and distribution lines design. • Substation design. • Access roads design. • Wind turbine foundation design. • Right-of-way services for land acquisition. • Land surveying and staking. • Alta surveys. • Planning and facility studies. • Specialized cable testing for wind farms. 83 http://www.ulteig.com http://www.ulteig.com

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Wind Today - Q1 2009 Contents U.S. Installed Wind Energy Capacity Canada’s Installed Wind Energy Capacity Global Wind Energy Exceeds 120 Gigawatts Alta Mesa Wind Farm Severe Weather Preparation to Protect Wind Farm Personnel and Equipment Camp Grove Wind Farm Denise Bode Green Collar Jobs Forecast Robert Hornung The U.S. Financial Landscape and Its Impact on Asset Management WINDPOWER 2009 Conference & Exhibition O&M Strategies to Optimize Wind Farm Performance Update: Buffalo Gap AWEA Safety Committee Update AWEA Safety Committee Begins Wind Farm Safety Dialogue with OSHA $787 Billion Economic Stimulus Package Approved MMS Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for Cape Wind Project Wind Energy for a New Era Wind Farm Construction Update A Look at Regional Entities Tribal Wind Development WT News: United States WT News: Canada WT News: Supplier Glossary Independent System Operators Wind Resource Maps Adarsh Mehta, GDF Suez Energy North America Josh Magee, Emerging Energy Research Nordic Windpower Imperial Crane Signal Wind Energy Stevenson Crane Ultieg Engineers Industry Progress: Canadian Wind Farms Completed & Under Construction U.S. Wind Farms Completed U.S. Wind Farms Under Construction Renewable Portfolio Standards and Initiatives Calendar Product Surveys Ad Index

Wind Today - Q1 2009

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