Turbine Installation Articles
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Western Colorado - Case Study
This turbine was installed in 2006. The owner is an electrical designer/inventor with extensive experience in PV technology and satellite communications. This residential system includes a T-MH on 8 ft of head and produces 1500 watts. The site also includes a 2 kw PV array with a 400AH battery ...
By Nautilus LLC
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S.I.C.A.E of Precy - Precy Sait Martin, France - Case Study
The work decomposed into several phases: Optimisation of turbines installed in 1926 in right bank to reach 420 kW. Change of regulating system for the power and the water level. Installation of a supplementary turbine of 80 KW power in left ...
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Project - Hanover Pond Hydro
First commercial Archimedes Screw Turbine installation in the U.S. LIHI certified. Location Hanover Pond, Quinnipiac River, Meriden, Connecticut Type of Waterway Run-of-River Profile 920,000 kW hrs. PPA City of Meriden Public & Private Funding U.S. LIHI certified Start Date March ...
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Project - Albion Hydro, LLC
December 13-14, 2022. Two turbine assemblies, nearly 25 tons each, lowered into place. Location Albion Hydro, LLC on the Blackstone River, Cumberland, Rhode Island Type of Waterway Run-of-River Profile Two Archimedes Screw Turbines (ASTs) 430 kW installed capacity 2034 MW hrs per year Start Date Spring ...
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Sustainable Electricity: One Step Closer to a Green Future
The continuous rise in carbon dioxide emissions for the last 30 years has led to increased atmospheric temperatures today. And the environment is getting more and more polluted due to the rapid industrialization and usage of fossil fuels for energy production. That is why there is a growing global demand for sustainable electricity, ensuring access to clean and affordable energy in order to stop ...
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Which is more efficient solar or wind energy?
Before we start our reasoning, we'd like to remind you that both are renewables, and therefore both are great energy options to turn to to improve our planet and to break our addiction to oil and gas. Today we will try to answer a question that we often ask ourselves when we are interested in renewable energies : between solar and wind energy, which is the most efficient? First, let's take a ...
By Abora Solar
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Offshore wind capacity set to quadruple by 2030: additional considerations ahead of turbine installations
In November last year, The Prime Minister announced his ambitious 10 Point Plan for a ‘green industrial revolution’, which will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs. Covering clean energy, transport, nature and innovative technologies, the plan will allow the UK to forge ahead with eliminating its contribution to climate change by 2050. The UK already generates more ...
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Project - East Lansing, Michigan Steam Plant - Cogeneration
Capacity: 50.5 mmBTU A University Steam Plant is using a predictive emission monitoring plan (PEMS) to determine NOx and CO emissions from a gas turbine. The turbine is a 14.8 MW gas fired turbine Solar Titan 130 located at the plant in Michigan (Ingham County). The gas turbine is configured with an 80 MMBTU/hr duct burner and heat recovery steam generator that is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart ...
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Renewable energy - Project references - Case study
Rent-A-Port Energy’s Management’s experience in pioneer offshore wind farms Rent-A-Port Green Energy’s management was the driving force behind the pioneering “far shore” wind farm C-Power. This was the first time ever that wind turbines were installed so far offshore (30 km) and in such great depths of water (30 m). The first phase, comprising six 5 MW wind ...
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The Highs and Lows of Renewable Energy in 2020
IFS Vice President of Energy, Utilities and Resources, Colin Beaney, discusses the highs and lows of the renewable energy sector through 2020, and looks at the factors at play influencing its future It’s been an up and down year for the renewables sector In my recent IFS Mindfuel presentation, I talked about the global growth in the demand for energy, and how the share of this demand met ...
By IFS
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The Success of A Community Owned Windturbine in The Netherlands
A succesful first 5 months The ‘Volksmolen’, one of the WES turbines on the Windfarm Zijpe in the Netherlands, passed the production milestone of 125.000 kWh within 5 months. This turbine was installed on November 1st 2019 and is the perfect ambassador of a community based renewable project. ‘Volksmolen’ The name ‘Volksmolen’ for the WES turbine on ...
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5MWe - Combined Heat and Power Plant - Veterans Administration Hospital - Case Study
DEVELOPER/OWNER Sempra Energy LOCATION La Jolla, California, U.S.A. PRODUCT Mercury 50 Recuperated Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Efficient and Stable Power Under the United States Federal Energy Managers Program, the Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center entered into an energy savings performance contract with Sempra Energy Services. The project required replacing two existing 1.2 MWe ...
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Saint Mary’s Hospital - 7.75 MW CHP System - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Rochester, Minnesota MARKET SECTOR: Healthcare FACILITY SIZE: 3 Million Square Feet, 960 Licensed Beds FACILITY PEAK LOADS: Electric: 12.0 Megawatts Heating: 130,000 lb/hr Steam Cooling: 7,500 Tons TOTAL CHP GENERATING CAPACITY: 7.75 Megawatts HEAT RECOVERY RATE: 24,000 lb/hr of 250 psig Steam HEAT RECOVERY UTILIZATION: Building heating or cooling, medical equipment ...
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Bristol-Myers Squibb - 4.7 MW CHP System - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Wallingford, Connecticut FACILITY PEAK LOAD: 4.7 megawatts (MW) EQUIPMENT: 4.7 MW Solar gas turbine ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT: Backup boilers, four electric chillers, three diesel generators, for emergency power and demand response. FUEL: Natural gas CHP TOTAL EFFICIENCY: 72 % HEAT RECOVERY APPLICATONS: Process Heating & Cooling, Building Heating & Cooling. PAYBACK: 5 ...
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5MWe Combined Heat and Power Punt - Veterans Administration Hospital - Case Study
DEVELOPER/OWNER Sempra Energy LOCATION La Jolla, California, U.S.A. PRODUCT Mercury 50 Recuperated Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Efficient and Stable Power Under the United States Federal Energy Managers Program, the Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center entered into an energy savings performance contract with Sempra Energy Services. The project required replacing two existing 1.2 MWe ...
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Combined Heat and Power Plant Hospital - Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center- Case Study
OWNER Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center LOCATION Chicago, Illinois, USA PRODUCT Centaur2 40 (3.4 MWe) Gas Turbint CUSTOMER VALUE Energy Cost Reduction The United States Department of Veteran Affairs wanted to reduce utility expenses at their facilities. A combined heat and power plant was built at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center using an existing warehouse, and a Centaur 40 gas ...
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11 MWe Combined Heat and Power - Food Processing Industry - Case Study
OWNER Cargill B.V LOCATION Sas Van Gent, The Netherlands PRODUCT Mars 100 Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Environmental Compliance Increased Performance Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. Because their processes require heavy energy use and steam for process heat, the company operates many combined heat and power (CHP) plants at their ...
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Equinor cuts floating wind costs by 40% in design revamp
Equinor will use new installation techniques, concrete substructures and a shared mooring design to slice costs at its ground-breaking Hywind Tampen floating wind project in Norway, Halvor Hoen Hersleth, Operations Manager at Hywind Tampen, told the Offshore and Floating Wind Europe 2019 conference. Hywind Tampen, the world's first floating wind farm to supply oil and gas facilities, is set ...
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Kliux Solution for Off Grid Locations - Case Study
A detached house, isolated from the power grid, with a consumption of 5,000 kWh/year by means of generators. The aim is to save on bills utility while living eco-friendly. WHICH SOLUTION OFFERS THEM KLIUX SYSTEM? 1 Kliux Zebra wind turbine 4 kWp installed power in photovoltaic modules All wind and solar regulators required Communication module 48 V / 800 Ah battery set Stand-alone ...
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As Europe extends turbine lifespans, data becomes crucial
Ageing wind assets, growing corporate demand and limited appetite for full repowering are favoring lifetime extension projects, increasing the importance of performance analysis. European lifetime extension (LTE) activity is set to hike in the coming years as feed-in tariffs expire and wind operators seek to maximize revenues from ageing assets. Around 4 GW/year of European wind turbine ...
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