The End for Mechanical Gearboxes?
Turbines are big sturdy beasts. They should be robust and able to stand a lot of what the elements can throw at them. But even […]
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WIND POWER IN SCIENCE
Booster for Wind Turbines As An Add-On
Booster for Wind Turbines by General Electric The leading energy provider, E.ON, will use GE’s” PowerUp” software program to increase power output by up to […]
Now Corporation to Distribute SP Power Farm Group Ltd’s Wind Turbines in 9 US States
The United States Now Corporation is to acquire distribution rights to SP Power Farm Group’s exoPOWER wind turbine system for small-wind and mid-wind sectors for […]
Solution To The Wind Power Battery Issue?
One of the major problems with wind power is the (in)ability to store the power generated. When it is windy, everything is fine and dandy. […]
Real Time Wind Map USA
Since time immemorial poets, writers, philosophers have posed the question “Who has seen the wind?”. While the effects of the wind can clearly be seen, […]
Wind Farms as Hurricane Busters!
Did you know that offshore wind farms can take some of the stings out of hurricanes? In a study by Stanford University published this week, […]
The Jellyfish Wind Turbine And The Google Zeitgeist
Jellyfish’s inventor Chad Maglaques’s vision on his micro-turbine invention and does it fit with Google’s current perception on Zeitgeist? Chad Maglaques’s micro-turbine invention is only […]
Wind Turbines Glossary
A complete Wind Turbine Glossary All major parts and components of an industrial wind turbine. Watch These Dynamic Videos! Anemometer: Measures the wind speed and […]
Focus on 3Tier
3TIER are an international company that uses weather science to help clients manage the risk of weather-driven variability. It’s not just data, it’s practical and […]
New Radial Shaft Sealing Ring to Help Turbines Brave Extreme Weather
Today’s wind turbines are being established in increasingly hostile environments. From freezing icy high mountains to storm and salt-lashed seas. Maintenance of the turbines in […]
Proposed Control System to end Wind Power Oscillation Issues
It has long been a pain in the blades that the changes in wind speed pose a threat to generators in power grids. The changes […]
Turbines Creating Electricity
While it is well-known that wind turbines create electricity when the blades rotate in a wind and are connected to the grid, did you also […]