wind turbine engineering News
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Wind Turbines with the Dual Rotor Technology
2 aerospace researchers from Iowa State are investigating now one opportunity of wind turbines. Engineers Hui Hu and Anupam Sharma explore the likelihood of including a little optional rotor to turbines. The architects considered their model and saw 2 noteworthy issues. First, they are huge round auxiliary parts which don’t have a form of an airfoil and that’s why they can not reap ...
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Special tool from seebaWIND Service facilitates changing gearboxes on wind turbines
The manufacturer-independent service provider seebaWIND Service GmbH replaced a gearbox using a tried and tested special construction in only three days. seebaWIND specialists replaced the gearbox of a Senvion MM92 wind turbine for the first time at the Waldhausen wind farm near Würzburg. It was the first gearbox change on this turbine type and was carried out by a manufacturer-independent ...
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Mortenson to Build Largest Single-Phase Wind Project in North America
Mortenson, a leading renewable energy contractor, has been selected to build what will be the largest single-phase wind farm ever built in North America. The 600-megawatt Rush Creek Wind Project, owned and operated by Xcel Energy, will be home to 300 turbines and an 83-mile transmission line near Limon, Colo. "We are pleased to be selected to construct this significant project for Xcel ...
By Xcel Energy
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How GE learned to think small (and serve the poor)
Marc Gunther, a contributing editor at FORTUNE magazine, a senior writer at Greenbiz.com and a lead blogger at The Energy Collective, discusses the positive impact of the GE Foundation's partnership with Innovative Water Technologies on the Sunspring, a small, solar-powered, water purification machine that serves the global poor. GE is good at big: It makes big wind turbines, big jet engines, ...
By 3BL Media
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‘Smart’ fridges stay cool by talking to each other
CSIRO’s Intelligent Energy team have developed a fridge capable of maintaining its average temperature while regulating its power consumption from renewable-energy generators, such as solar panels (photovoltaics) or wind turbines. CSIRO Engineer, Sam West, says the smart fridges work as a network of distributed fridges, each fitted with control technology that allows them to communicate with each ...
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GE Introduces 2.85-103 Wind Turbine for Japan
Generates High Power Output for Constrained Areas Engineered for Higher Turbulence Conditions Experienced in Typhoon Class Wind Speeds and to Fit the Unique Japanese Landscape Proven Platform of More than 22,000 GE Wind Turbines Installed Globally Today, GE (NYSE: GE) announced its 2.85-103 wind turbine for Japan with 2.85-megawatt rated power and 103-meter rotor diameter, generating high ...
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Celebrating Global Wind Day
The European Wind Energy Association and the Global Wind Energy Council are promoting awareness of wind energy as a principle means of reducing our appetite for fossil fuels and fighting the effects of global climate change. Local events to celebrate the first Global Wind Day are planned in 32 countries across Europe, Asia and North America. The global event has grown on the success of European ...
By ABB
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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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Here are 6 Japanese startups with global ambitions
Japanese tech has been the byword for cutting edge for decades. Even with the increased competition from companies based in South Korea and China, Japan still filed the second most patents in the world in 2015 (PDF link), and it has one of the highest numbers of patents per person in the world. Much of this drive for innovation can be traced back to the Japanese focus on STEM education in ...
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GE Breaks Ground on First Power & Water Advanced Manufacturing Facility
Strengthens GE’s Power & Water technical capabilities, developing best-in-class innovations for customers across the globe Facility capitalizes on $500 million in recent Power & Water investments and further expands GE’s commitment to advanced manufacturing Power & Water Advanced Manufacturing facility will create more than 80 high tech jobs General Electric (NYSE: ...
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GE Stimulates Wind Energy Growth in the UK
More than 40 Megawatts of Cleaner Energy Capacity to be Installed at Chelveston Wind Farm and Burton Wold Wind Farm Extension in Central England Two Wind Farms to Provide Power Equivalent to the Required Energy Needs of Approximately 30,000 Homes in the Region Orders Highlight GE’s Presence in the United Kingdom and GE’s Commitment to Wind Energy throughout the Country As wind ...
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Work starts on Kinangop Wind Farm in Kenya
Aurecon has been appointed as owner’s engineer by the project company, Kinangop Wind Park Ltd (KWP), for the construction phase of the 60.8 megawatt wind farm in Kenya’s Kinangop region. This project has African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) as the majority owner. The project has reached Financial Close and commissioning is expected to occur in mid-2015. The wind farm ...
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Why green growth means export growth for the UK
Viewpoint from Tom Delay, Chief Executive, Carbon Trust At the beginning of this week the Carbon Trust and our eight offshore wind developer partners revealed some incredibly innovative technology to help engineers access the wind turbines located far offshore in Round 3 sites. This competition in itself provides a fascinating insight into the opportunities that green growth will bring. As a ...
By Carbon Trust
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GE’s 2008 ecomagination revenues to rise 21% to US$17bn
GE has affirmed that, amidst global economic turbulence, revenues from its range of energy efficient and environmentally advantageous products and services will surge 21% to $17 billion in 2008, while GE’s annual investment in cleaner research and development will pass $1.4 billion. “There is a green lining among the current economic stormclouds and GE customers and investors are benefiting,” ...
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