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Improved forecasts to identify the risk of icing on wind turbines
Icing is a well known problem at wind farms in cold climates. SMHI has mapped how conditions for icing appear. Researchers are working on developing forecasts that indicate a risk of icing on wind turbines. Development improves decision-making data An ensemble forecast consists of numerous parallel forecast calculations. Forecast uncertainty can be better assessed through improvements to models ...
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Interaction of wind turbines and industrial plumes – new research
Initial findings by researchers at Glasgow University suggest that deposition of particle pollution could be higher around wind turbines when they are sited near industrial sites, as they concentrate the plume. The shortage of acceptable locations for wind turbines has led developers to consider siting them near industrial plant. However this new work - in response to concerns raised by ...
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New IEC Standard to help improve wind turbine quality
Wind power technology has seen remarkable developments in recent years, spurred on by its promise as a dependable source of renewable energy. As a result, it has moved from a niche form of power generation to acquire complete legitimacy in the energy sector. To respond to this rapid evolution in the technology, the IEC has published the second edition of its Standard for measuring the power ...
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The new Torque wind turbine is the world’s most advanced small wind turbine
Torque Wind Turbine is presenting the world’s most advanced small wind turbine at the Clean Tech Business Day on December 9th 2014 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The driven scale model prototype provides interested customers, investors, part and generator manufacturers, distributors and installers, and of course the media, the opportunity to experience how this new wind turbine will ...
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GE Strengthens India’s Localization Efforts in Wind Energy
Launches Advanced 1.7-103 Low-Wind Speed Turbine in India Developed and Engineered in India for India’s Wind Conditions GE’s First ‘for India’ Wind Turbine to Help Meet India’s Unmet Energy Needs GE (NYSE: GE) today introduced the 1.7-103 wind turbine, its first wind turbine developed and engineered specifically for India’s low-wind speed conditions. For ...
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Silencing wind turbines - active damping system developed to cut noise
Wind power is one of the world's fastest growing energy technologies and proponents say the electricity generated by wind turbines is clean and environmentally friendly. But opponents are quick to point out a number of drawbacks including noise pollution. Due to the humming noises they emit, these turbines operate partially to keep residents happy. Partial use, however, cuts power output. A group ...
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Advanticsys M2M monitoring solutions enhance Kliux Energies self-consumption installations
Kliux Energies has selected ADVANTICSYS remote monitoring technology to manage their renewable-energy generation facilities. Two Spanish technology companies joining their strengths in the quest for a quality product in the energy market. Kliux Energies is a Spanish company with a global presence in distributed energy solutions and energy generated at site of use, tailor-made to the ...
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European Commission prepares offshore wind energy plan
The European Commission is inviting investors, project developers, wind turbine manufacturers, energy companies, government services, environmental NGOs and all other interested stakeholders, including the general public, to help identify the key barriers for the further development of offshore wind energy in Europe and what might be done to overcome them. On 23 January 2008 the Commission made a ...
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Global Offshore Wind Capacity Will Increase Nearly Sixfold Over the Next Decade
By the end of 2017, offshore wind had only been deployed commercially across seven markets, with UK and Germany accounting for 68% of the grid-connected capacity. However, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables, global offshore wind power demand will increase almost sixfold over the coming 10 years with projects deployed commercially across 18 countries by 2027.As ...
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Mainstream Renewable Power Completes Financial Close and Starts Building $70m Wind Farm in Chile
Global wind and solar developer Mainstream Renewable Power has successfully completed Financial Close and has started constructing its 33MW Negrete Cuel Wind Farm in southern Chile. The wind farm, which is 100% owned by Mainstream, is expected to be fully operational by September this year. The project has been financed without a Power Purchase Agreement and Mainstream will sell the energy ...
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Frost & Sullivan applauds hempel for dominating the wind turbine protective coatings market by developing versatile products with unmatched functionality
Based on its recent analysis of the protective coatings for wind turbines market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Hempel with the 2011 Europe Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy. Hempel has penetrated new markets and regions and differentiated itself from the competition in terms of product performance and business strategy. Hempel has had a long innings in the coatings market ...
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Gamesa Launches New G97-2.0 MW Platform for North American Market
Turbine Designed for Low-Wind Locations LANGHORNE, Pa. - Gamesa Technology Corp., a world leader in wind turbine manufacturing, will launch its new G97-2.0 megawatt (MW) turbine platform for the North American market at the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s annual conference and exhibition, one of the wind energy industry’s premier events. The new G97-2.0 MW Class IIIA model is ...
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GE Celebrates 10 Years of Advancing Wind Energy
GE (NYSE: GE), a global technology leader and supplier of wind turbines and related services, is celebrating 10 years of industry leadership in wind energy. Since GE entered the industry through the acquisition of Enron Wind in 2002, it has installed 18,000 wind turbines and grown the business from 500 megawatts to 28 gigawatts of installed capacity. This year, ...
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Frost & Sullivan Applauds Hempel for Dominating the Wind Turbine Protective Coatings Market by Developing Versatile Products With Unmatched Functionality
Based on its recent analysis of the protective coatings for wind turbines market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Hempel with the 2011 Europe Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy. Hempel has penetrated new markets and regions and differentiated itself from the competition in terms of product performance and business strategy. Hempel has had a long innings in the coatings market ...
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World’s Largest Annual Wind Energy Event, WINDPOWER 2011 Conference & Exhibition, Kicks off in Anaheim, Calif.
WINDPOWER 2011 Conference & Exhibition kicks off from Anaheim today, with nearly 20,000 wind industry leaders, government officials and business executives converging from May 22-25 for the world’s largest annual wind power trade show. Hosted by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) at the Anaheim Convention Center, the conference returns to the ...
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Virginia utility top bidder for offshore wind leases
Virginia Dominion Power submitted a successful $1.6 million bid Wednesday to lease nearly 113,000 offshore acres for the development of wind turbines that could power 700,000 homes. Virginia's largest utility beat out one other bidder, Apex Virginia Offshore Wind LLC of Charlottesville, in the nation's second lease sale of ocean bottom dedicated to the development of huge wind turbines. Eight ...
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Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. Reports Initial Sale of ´Wind Electric Power Generator´ Comprising Only Seven Moving Components
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC: MMMW) today reports the initial sale of the most recent company's patented, 'Wind Electric Power Generator' with only seven moving components. This wind-based, power system produces reliable, low-cost, and clean energy that's well suited at remote and rural locations, including agricultural and commercial facilities. The company currently has three ...
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Italy`s Enel announces start-up at Smoky Hills wind farm in Kansas, US
Enel SpA, through its subsidiary Enel North America, Inc., announced today the completion of a 101 megawatts (MW) wind farm in Kansas. The Smoky Hills Phase I project will produce energy sufficient to power more than 37,000 average Kansas homes annually and it is the largest operating wind project ever set up by Enel. Enel CEO Fulvio Conti stated: “We are today achieving yet another major step ...
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Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. New Wind Turbine Prototype to be Exhibited at Denver Home Show
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC: MMMW) is planning to exhibit a prototype of its new patented, 'Wind Electric Power Generator' with only seven moving components at the Denver Home Show being held at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado on the weekend of March 15, 2013 through March 17, 2013. This wind-based, power system produces reliable, low-cost, and clean energy that's well ...
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Wind Rebounds in 2Q, but Continued Growth Depends on Consistent Tax Policy
U.S. wind energy continued to rebound in the second quarter, with 2,151 megawatts (MW) of electrical generating capacity installed in the first half of 2011 versus 1,250 MW during the same time in 2010, up 72 percent. However, analysts at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) cautioned that without stable policy such as an extension of the Production Tax Credit, ...
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