Wind Turbine Tower Articles
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Hybrid tower
Using the Torque Wind Turbine in combination with solar and a battery pack could give the opportunity to build a smart grid. This way houses, companies, farms and small villages could become self-supporting in energy and create a smart grid using Internet of Things applications and 5G telecom options directly from the Torque Wind Turbine tower. Also the battery of electric cars for electricity ...
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Monopiles to remain Dominant Offshore Foundation in Europe: Consultant
Monopiles will be Europe’s dominant offshore wind foundation for the next five years despite increasing turbine capacity, Tim Fischer, Head of Wind at German consultancy Ramboll, said. Monopile projects have dominated the offshore wind market but windfarms are moving towards larger turbines requiring larger foundations. While many proponents are promoting the value of jacket foundations ...
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Wind power status, barriers, and opportunities
In the wake of the oil crisis in the early 1970s, governments around the world were anxious to diversify energy supply away from fossil sources, and so harnessing the wind was seen as an important component of this policy initiative. A decade of research saw a Danish designemerge as the industry standard: the three-bladed, horizontal axis, upwind machine. A modern wind turbine comprises a tubular ...
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