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      Windpower MonthlyClick the logo above to read the latest windpower news stories from this monthly magazine.

    Wind Power Stories - In the Past 6 Months
    (Latest News First)

    • • Wind Energy Substation Sets
      Sail for New York Offshore Project
      Is Expected to be the First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Completed In Federal Waters

      REW

      May 30, 2023 -The substation is a so-called topside structure that will sit on a monopile foundation, collect the power produced by wind turbines and connect it to the grid.

      Work also is underway on the Edison Chouest Offshore, a Jones Act-qualified wind farm service operations vessel that will support Ørsted and Eversource’s projects in the Northeast. The Jones Act, formally known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, is a federal statute that regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports.

    • • Ukraine Sees New Virtue in Wind Power
      It’s Harder to Destroy

      NYT

      May 29, 2023 -Bombarding the power grid has been an essential part of Russia’s invasion, but officials say it would take many more missile strikes to badly damage a wind farm than a power plant.

    • • New Bedford Once Lit the World with Whale Oil
      Now it Wants to Do the
      Same With Wind Power

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      May 25, 2023 -New Bedford was once the city that lit the world, exporting vast quantities of whale oil for lamps in the early 1800s. Workers packed the docks, unloading casks of oil that had been extracted at sea from whale carcasses and brought in by a fleet of hundreds of whaling ships.

      Nearly two centuries later New Bedford aspires to light the world again, in a different relationship with the sea, as the offshore wind industry arrives here.

    • • Texas' Renewable Power Struggle:
      How the Nation’s Top Wind Power State Turned Against Renewables

      REW

      May 25, 2023 -State Rep. Jared Patterson disagreed with his Republican colleague that Texas should keep supporting the booming renewable energy industry here.

      Rep. John Smithee was arguing on the House floor in early May that certain solar and wind farms should be eligible for school tax breaks. A similar program the state offered for the past 20 years drew renewable energy projects to rural parts of Texas, including Smithee’s Amarillo district.

    • • Massive Turbine Blades
      Make For Massive Waste Streams
      Chemists Have Found a Way to
      Break them Down for Reuse

      Anthrop

      May 11, 2023 - Modern wind turbines are behemoths, reaching well over twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. Recycling them when they reach the end of their lives is paramount if wind power is to be sustainable. Turbine blades however, are made of materials that cannot currently be recycled.

      In a new study, chemists from Aarhus University in Denmark describe a way to break apart the strong glue that holds blades together, making their main building blocks available for reuse. This could keep millions of tons of blades out of landfills in the coming decades.

    • • Developing Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Maine
      The Latest Biden
      Move on Clean Energy

      REW

      Apr. 27, 2023 -The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on April 25 issued its Gulf of Maine Call for Information and Nominations, which invites public comment on, and assesses interest in, possible commercial wind energy development in areas offshore Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.

      The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on April 25 issued its Gulf of Maine Call for Information and Nominations, which invites public comment on, and assesses interest in, possible commercial wind energy development in areas offshore Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.

    • • The North Sea Can Become
      a Renewable Energy Powerhouse
      European Countries Plan
      To Make It So

      CT

      Apr. 26, 2023 - The North Sea is bordered by Norway, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, the UK, and Luxembourg.

      For many decades, the oil and methane gas beneath it have powered many of those countries, but now there is a new kid in town — offshore wind. This week, leaders from those eight nations, joined by leaders from the European Commission and Ireland, converged on Ostend, Belgium, to discuss ways to turn the North Sea into “Europe’s biggest green power plant.”

    • • Michigan’s Largest Wind Farm
      DTE Brings It Online

      REW

      Apr. 19, 2023 -DTE Energy has announced the commissioning of Meridian Wind, a 225 MW wind farm that is now the largest operating in Michigan.

      Meridian Wind spans three townships across Midland and Saginaw counties and features 77 wind turbines. The wind farm is capable of generating enough clean energy to power more than 78,000 homes.

    • • World’s Deepest Wind Turbine
      Foundation Installed Off Scottish Coast
      Wind Turbine Foundation at a depth of 58.6m Was Installed off the Coast of Angus, Scotland

      REW

      Apr. 13, 2023 -Installation took place at the Seagreen wind farm, a project resulting from a £3 billion ($3.7 billion) joint venture between SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies.

      It’s said to be the world’s deepest wind turbine foundation, topping a previous Seagreen record of 57.4 meters (approximately 188 feet) set in October 2022.

    • • The Evolution of Ørsted:
      From Oil to Offshore Wind

      REW

      Mar. 20, 2023 -One of Europe’s most fossil fuel-intensive energy companies transformed completely in little more than a decade by doubling down on offshore wind.

      Ørsted, formerly DONG Energy, for Danish Oil and Natural Gas, started aggressively building wind farms off the coast of Denmark, the U.K. and Germany in 2008 — a time when offshore wind was a curiosity.

    • • North Carolina Approves Its First Wind Farm
      Apex Clean Energy’s Will Build a 189 MW Wind Farm, the State’s First

      REW

      Mar. 17, 2023 -The permit from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Energy Mineral, and Land Resources allows for up to 45 wind turbines and associated infrastructure to be built as part of the Timbermill Wind Project.

      The permit is the first for a facility under the North Carolina session law passed in 2013 establishing a permitting program for wind energy facilities.

    • • A Microgrid With Rooftop Wind
      Texas Firm Deploys Novel
      Technology at UK Naval Base

      REW

      Mar. 9, 2023 -In the first phase, the company’s 36kW vertical array turbine has been deployed, along with Hover’s Integrated Energy Management System.

      Later phases will build out the balance of the microgrid, including a rooftop solar PV array for additional power generation during the day and batteries for storing excess power, such as power generated at night.

    • • The U.S. Has Billions for Wind and Solar Projects
      Good Luck Plugging Them In

      NYT

      Feb. 23, 2023 -Plans to install 3,000 acres of solar panels in Kentucky and Virginia are delayed for years. Wind farms in Minnesota and North Dakota have been abruptly canceled. And programs to encourage Massachusetts and Maine residents to adopt solar power are faltering.

      The energy transition poised for takeoff in the United States amid record investment in wind, solar and other low-carbon technologies is facing a serious obstacle: The volume of projects has overwhelmed the nation’s antiquated systems to connect new sources of electricity to homes and businesses.

    • • This Wind Turbine Tower Design
      Could Revolutionize the Industry
      Major Players Hope So

      REW

      Feb. 23, 2023 -The first wind turbine tower manufactured using a spiral welding technique is now in commercial operation. Proponents of the new approach say it could revolutionize onshore wind deployment by offering onsite, modular assembly, eliminating costly transportation costs.

      Keystone Power Systems and GE collaborated to design the 89-meter tall tower for the GE 2.8-127 wind turbine. The Dept. of Energy provided $7 million to support the innovative effort.

    • •  NJ Regulators Advance Offshore Wind Farm
      They Bypassed Local Opposition

      REW

      Feb. 20, 2023 - New Jersey utility regulators used a controversial law Feb. 17 enabling them to bypass local authorities and grant approvals needed for an offshore wind project to proceed.

      The state Board of Public Utilities granted Orsted, the Danish wind energy developer, approvals toward several easements and permits that authorities in Cape May County had refused to grant the company.

    • • Blaming Wind Farms for Whale Deaths?
      Where’s the Evidence?

      Guardian

      Feb. 20, 2023 -Thousands gathered at New Jersey’s Point Pleasant beach on Sunday with a united mission: to pause offshore wind projects in response to recent whale deaths along the New York-New Jersey coast.

      The gathering unfolded even as officials dispute the notion that the projects may be to blame for the dead whales, a controversy that – like many – is breaking along political party lines.

    • • A Wind Industry Giant Plans
      to Solve Its Plastic Waste Problem
      Vestas Says It Has a Groundbreaking New Way to Recycle Turbine Blades

      The Verge, Feb. 13, 2023 -One of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers says it has a potentially groundbreaking solution for the industry’s enormous plastic waste problem.

      Last week, Vestas announced that it found a novel way to break the plastic in turbine blades down into virgin-grade material. That way, instead of cluttering landfills, it can be recycled to make new turbines.

    • • England’s Tallest Wind Turbine Prepares to Rise
      Bristol's Onshore Wind Turbine
      to be England’s Tallest, Supplying
      Power to 3,000 Homes

      Guardian

      Feb. 9, 2023 -A muddy, forgotten patch of land, sandwiched between a gas power station and a car breakage plant, will be home to England’s tallest wind turbine by the end of next week.

      The turbine, which will stand 150 meters tall from its base to the tip of its blade, is owned by a group of residents from nearby Lawrence Weston, a deprived housing estate on the fringes of Bristol, and some of the income it generates will be used to help the local community.

    • • When Will We Hit Peak Fossil Fuels?
      Maybe We Already Have

      ICN

      Jan. 26, 2023 -The global energy transition has reached a pivot point in which fossil fuels have likely peaked in their use for producing electricity and are about to enter a period of decline.

      This is the idea at the heart of a new report from RMI, a nonprofit that does research and advocacy about the transition. The lead author, energy analyst Kingsmill Bond, makes a case that wind and solar power are going through growth that looks almost exactly like the trend lines for the early stages of transformative products and industries, across technologies and eras, like automobiles and smartphones.

    • • Proactive Offshore Wind
      Transmission Planning Could Save Billions
      The U.S. Has Ambitious Goals to Generate Clean Energy From Offshore Wind Farms. But...

      ZME

      Jan. 25 2023 -Proactive and collaborative transmission planning to support offshore wind development in the coming decades could save at least $20 billion and reduce environmental and community impacts by 50%, according to a new report conducted by the Brattle Group on behalf of clean energy advocacy organizations.

    • • How Out-Of-Service Wind Turbines
      Are Giving New Life to Children’s Playgrounds
      Old Turbine Blades Cannot Be Recycled For Energy Production, But They Can Be Reused For Fun and Aesthetics

      ZME

      Jan. 19, 2023 -Like many human inventions, wind turbines also come with an expiration date. They usually last up to 25 years and after that, they become a serious headache.

      A turbine blade cannot be recycled because of its size; therefore, it is cut down into pieces and sent to wind turbine graveyards, like the ones in Texas and Wyoming. At these sites, thousands of turbine blades are just lying there out in the Sun like a massive pile of waste, and that pile keeps on growing every year.

    • • Offshore Wind Not to Blame
      For East Coast Whale Deaths
      Federal Agencies Make That Clear

      Renewable Energy Mag

      Jan. 18, 2023 -Federal environmental and energy officials moved Wednesday to quell a growing controversy over whether work done by the offshore wind power industry is killing whales in the northeastern U.S., saying there is no evidence this is happening.

      In a hastily arranged briefing for reporters, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric AdministrationBureau of Ocean Energy Management addressed a spate of whale deaths on the East Coast that some groups suspect may have been caused by site preparation work for offshore wind farms.

    • • Startup Eyes U.S. for 250 kW Wind Turbine Production
      Siva Powers America Eyes a Two-Phase Development Project to Assemble Wind Turbines for the Domestic U.S. Market

      RE World

      Jan. 9, 2023 -Initial plans call for a $2.5 million, 10,000-square-foot manufacturing facility near Buffalo, New York, where the company would assemble nacelles and blades produced in India.

      Future plans call for turbine blade manufacturing to be relocated to the New York State site from India.

    • • China Works on the World’s
      Largest Offshore Wind Turbine
      Wind Turbines Are Getting Bigger and More Powerful Every Year

      ZME Science

      Jan. 9, 2023 -Last year, GE Renewable Energy announced that its Haliade-X, the first wind turbine capable of more than 12 megawatts (MW), received a certificate of operations up to 14.7MW – making it the world’s most powerful wind turbine. But it looks like the Haliade-X will soon have to make room for an even more powerful wind turbine.

    • • The U.S. Will Need Thousands of Wind Farms
      Will Small Towns Go Along?

      NYT

      Dec. 30, 2022 -Depressed property values. Flickering shadows. Falling ice. One by one, a real estate appraiser rattled off what he said were the deleterious effects of wind farms as a crowd in an agricultural community in central Illinois hung on his every word.

      According to an analysis by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the U.S. would need to construct more than 6,000 projects like the Monticello one in order to run the economy on solar, wind, nuclear or other forms of nonpolluting energy.

    • • Health Benefits of Wind Energy Could Quadruple
      How? By Dialing Down Fossil Fuels

      CT

      Dec. 26, 2022 -Wind power currently generates about 10% of the electricity consumed in the United States. A new MIT study suggests that the health benefits of wind power could more than quadruple. When wind energy is available, this rapid transition will be made possible by prioritizing emission reductions from the dirtiest fossil-fuel-based power plants.

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    • • Mesmerizing Wall Turbines Could
      Revamp Urban Renewable Energy
      Wind Turbines Incorporated Into Building Walls Could Be a Creative Solution For Harnessing Wind Power In Cities

      ZME Science

      Dec. 13, 2022 -The number of wind turbines across the world has grown exponentially thanks to plummeting costs. By now, people have grown accustomed to huge wind turbine farms that dot some landscapes, either onshore or offshore.

      But unlike solar panels, residential wind turbines are less affordable and accessible, being seen as too cumbersome and wind-dependent, and this is most evident in urban areas. You’ll be hard-pressed to find wind turbines in Manhattan, whereas rooftop solar installations abound.

      But things are changing.

    • • The Latst in California Offshore Wind
      How Floating Wind Turbines Work

      RE World

      Dec 9, 2022 -Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy. But it also has a problem. Its continental shelf drops off quickly, making building traditional wind turbines directly on the seafloor costly if not impossible.

      Once water gets more than about 200 feet deep – roughly the height of an 18-story building – these “monopile” structures are pretty much out of the question.

      A solution has emerged that’s being tested in several locations around the world: wind turbines that float.

    • • Wind and Solar Will Slash MISO Emissions
      But Will Increase Grid Complexity

      RE World

      Dec. 5, 2022 -- Wind and solar generation in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region are projected to serve 60% of annual load by 2041, reducing emissions by nearly 80% compared to 2005 levels but also increasing “sharply” the complexity of reliably operating and planning the grid.

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    • • Windpower From Kite Turbines
      Low-Cost Renewable Energy
      Concept For Wind Turbines

      May, 2021, (SOLARIMPULSE FOUNDATION)-Using kites flying at higher altitudes, the kite turbines are accessing better wind resources. They provide clean energy in a more stable pattern than other renewable energy solutions. Thanks to the kite principle, they require 90% less material resources and hence they are more economically attractive. Kite turbines take off like drones using four propellers.

    • • We Can Now 3D Print Wind Turbine Blades
      GE Awarded DoE Grant
      to Research That Technology

      Feb. 8, 2021 (Renewable Energy World)-GE Research, GE Renewable Energy, and LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business were recently selected by the US Department of Energy (DoE) to research the design and manufacture of 3D printed wind turbine blades.

      The GE business units will partner with the Oakridge National Lab and the National Renewable Energy Lab on a 25-month $6.7 million project to develop and demonstrate an integrated additive manufacturing process for novel high-performance blade designs for the future of large rotors.

    • • All About Wind Energy (Free Download)
      The Facts About Wind Energy

      Climate Reality Project - For thousands of years, people across the globe have harnessed the power of wind in one way or another – whether to pump water, grind grain, or propel boats. But today, wind has become a powerful way of generating electricity. And better yet, it’s renewable and doesn’t pollute the air we breathe.

      Cities, states, countries, and companies around the world are increasingly turning to wind energy to power our world. But, thanks to Big Polluters, there’s a lot of misinformation out there. In this e-book, we set the story straight and give you the facts so you know what to say the next time you hear a Big Polluter talking point about wind power.

    • • Wind Power Gets Its Day In the Sun
      Vestas and EDPR Install
      Single-Converter Wind-Solar Hybrid

      Mar. 28, 2018 - The two companies installed the demonstrator – which consists of a V112-3.0MW turbine and a new 372kW solar PV array – at EDPR’s Janda III wind farm in Cádiz, south-west Spain.

      Power from the solar PV panels is fed to the turbine as direct current, which is then converted and transformed by the turbine’s power conversion system, which Vestas upgraded especially for the project, to export power to the grid.

      By connecting wind and solar through the turbine’s electronics and using its full-scale converter, the number of converters is reduced, the two companies explained.

    • • The Advantages of Off-Shore Wind
      Study Finds Offshore
      Wind Farms Have Powerful
      Advantage Over Land Turbines

      Oct. 9, 2017  Floating wind turbines at sea could create up to three times as much electricity as turbines on land, increasing the energy potential for a technology that has yet to be proven at scale, a new study suggests.

    • • Hornsea Project Two (HP2)
      (Right Off the Yorkshire Coast)
      Hornsea Project Two, North Sea

      Sep. 19, 2017  (Power Technology) — Hornsea Project Two (HP2) is being constructed within the Hornsea Zone of the North Sea, UK. With a total capacity of approximately 1.4GW, the wind farm is expected to be the largest of its kind worldwide.

      Project developer Ørsted (previously Dong Energy) gained the rights to the project in August 2015 through the acquisition of SMartWind, a 50:50 joint venture (JV) between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Financial Services.

      The scoping report for the project was completed in 2012. The consent application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) for examination in January 2015 and completed in March 2016.

    • • What the Top of a Turbine Look Like
      SOn Top of a Wind Turbine, or On Top of the World

      Apr. 25, 2017  -Stand atop a wind turbine and you get some powerful perspective. When you’re 280 feet off the ground, your feet clinging to the deck, the breeze blowing past, you’ve got a clear view of the power of wind energy. Wath the video.

    • • Nearly Half of Danish Power Comes From Wind
      Over 47% of Their Energy was
      Generated by Wind Turbines in 2019

      Jan. 3, 2020(CleanTechnica),- Power generated by wind turbines at sea increased to 18% last year from 14% in 2018, while onshore wind accounted for 29%.

      Denmark is a world leader in renewable energy and is way ahead of its nearest rival Ireland, which generated 28 per cent of its energy from wind in 2018.


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    • • A New Approach to Capture
      the Power of Offshore Wind
      It's Called “Wind Catching”

      June 2, 2021, (WindCatching.com)-Designed to optimize energy production for a floating wind power plant for easy operations and maintenance.

      • Elevator based turbine installation – all heavy operations performed on deck

      • No need for specialized vessels or cranes

      • 50 year design life

      • Power to X – production and storage

    • • Robotic Wind Blade Repair
      BladeBUG Inspects, Resurfaces, and
      Repairs Wind Turbine Blades Remotely

      (CleanTechnica),Here’s a story about a tiny little bit of technology that could have a significant impact on renewable energy, particularly wind turbines. Efficiency is a big deal in the world of wind and solar energy. Dust, dirt, pollen and bird droppings can reduce the efficiency of solar panels, so people have invented ways to wash them in order to keep them producing electricity as efficiently as possible.

      Wind turbines have blades that can be hundreds of feet long and weigh thousands of pounds. Not only do they operate high up in the air, many are located miles offshore where accessing them is both difficult and hazardous.

    • • It's a Breeze for Dutch Trains
      Dutch Trains Are World's First
      to Run on 100% Wind Power

      Jan. 16, 2017  -The Netherlands, aka Windmill Country, is now operating 100 percent of its electric trains with wind energy.

    • • Wind Systems Trends to Watch
      Advanced Blade Pitch
      Systems Trends to Watch

      Dec.5, 2016  -The latest developments in blade pitch technology have opened new opportunities for wind turbine manufacturers. We will look at five key trends of this rapidly evolving technology and three important insights to keep in mind to make wise pitch system decisions, avoid pitfalls, and choose the right pitch partner.

    • • Wind Farm Like Ivory Soap
      SOffshore Wind Farms See
      Promise in Platforms That Float

      Sept.29, 2016  The sun was beating down on the leafy campus of the University of Maine one afternoon last month. But inside a hangarlike laboratory, a miniature hurricane was raging.

    • • Scottish Wind: (Bagpipes Not Included)
      SAmerica’s First Offshore Wind
      Farm May Power Up a New Industry

      Aug. 22, 2016  The idea of building turbines offshore, where strong, steady wind could, in theory, generate large amounts of power, has long been seen as a vital step toward a future based on renewable energy.

    • • High-Speed Wind Turbine Assembly
      Right Before Your Eyes
      Video by Mid-American Energy

      Enjoy this high-speed video showing the assembly of a giant wind turbine.

    • • How Wind Turbines Work
      What You Need to Know

      July 23, 2021 (ZME Science) -They look like airplane propellers running circles on the spot, spinning round and round all day long. Wind turbines take the kinetic energy from the wind and use their giant rotors to capture some of it turn it into electricity, and they may play a key role in saving us from catastrophic climate change. Let’s take a closer look at how wind turbines actually work.

      Wind turbines are based on a simple principle, in essence: the wind turns the blades, which causes the axis to rotate, which is attached to a generator, which produces electricity. The stronger the wind, the more electricity is generated. That’s why we usually see industrial-scale wind farms with high towers and large blades across the world: larger blades can gather more power and are more efficient. But while the basic principle is simple, the technology is complex.

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    Adwen

    8 MW Turbines

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    Adwen’s AD 5-135 turbine obtaind the first Type Certificate based on the Guideline for the Certification of Offshore Wind Turbines, Edition 2012 issued by DNV GL. This new guideline updates the previous version from 2005 to fully comply with GL’s Guideline for Onshore Wind Turbines, edition 2010, and to cover IEC 61400, parts 1 and 3.


    AES

    Emmisions-free
    energy storage

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    AES Energy Storage is a subsidiary of The AES Corporation, a company that has served utility customers around the world for more than 30 years, helping them to deliver safe, reliable power.


    First Wind

    Their slogan is, "Clean Energy Made Here"


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    First Wind is an independent North American wind energy company exclusively focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale wind energy projects in the United States.  Based in Boston, First Wind has developed and operates 875 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity at 15 wind energy projects in Maine, New York, Vermont, Utah and Hawaii.  First Wind is also currently managing the construction of an additional project with 105 MW of generation capacity.
     

    GE’s Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbine

    Prototype Operating at 13 MW

     

    Rotterdam, October 22nd 2020 -- GE Renewable Energy announced today that its Haliade-X prototype, the world’s most powerful wind turbine operating to date, has been optimized and is now operating at a 13 MW power output. The prototype will undergo a series of tests to perform different types of measurements and obtain its type certificate in the coming months.
    The Haliade-X 13 MW, which is an uprated version of the prototype that has been successfully operating in Rotterdam since November 2019, recently secured its provisional type certificate§ and set a new world record by generating 288 MWh in one single day.
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    Helix Wind

    Small is Beautiful:
    Helix Power Sees a
    Small Wind Turbine On Every Rooftop


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    While many companies are still pursuing big centralized wind farm projects, such as the one near Palm Springs, CA, there’s also a movement to install smaller wind turbines in backyards and on rooftops.
    Scott Weinbrandt spent 25 years working in computer technology, including 10 years as an executive at Dell, the direct-sales computer giant, as well as time as a senior vice president at Gateway, the onetime San Diego computer maker that is now part of Acer. During that time, the computer industry moved from centralized mainframes to distributed personal computers.




    Nenuphar

    Off-Shore Wind Energy Platforms


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    Nenuphar Better balance: Vertical-axis wind turbines, like this dry-land prototype developed by Nenuphar, could make offshore wind more economical. Credit: Nenuphar Wind turbines attached to floating buoys can harness stronger, more sustained winds in the open ocean.
    But the floats now used for such deep-water installations may prove prohibitively expensive because the buoys needed to keep them above water are enormous. Now a project in France is turning the turbine design on its head for what developers hope will be a low-cost alternative.
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    New Wind


    New Wind Wind Generators
    Wind power is a 2.0 by NewWind power generation system in the form of tree whose leaves act like so many mini wind turbines. Taking advantage of the lower air flow, it can operate all types of wind 360 ° turbulent and laminar, urban and natural environment. His design of biomimetic inspiration allows seamless integration into all types of landscape, whether urban or rural. All the technology is invisible; no cables or apparent generators, everything is integrated in the branches and trunks. The silence of operation vertical axis cancels the noise of traditional wind turbines.

     

     

     

    Siemens

    Wind Turbines With Fewer Parts


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    Demand for clean power generation is growing.
    With highly efficient, robust and reliable wind turbines, Siemens has a demonstrated history in delivering proven solutions to onshore, coastal and offshore sites. Siemens Wind Power’s service team is dedicated to keeping the turbines running optimally throughout their entire lifecycle. Siemens also offers integrated solutions and services that meet the demands of the entire wind energy conversion chain.
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    Vestas Wind


    Vespa Low Wind Turbine
    Vestas launches new V126-3.0 MW turbine with structural shell blade design.
    The turbine is the latest variant of the 3 MW platform on which the V112-3.0 MW is built. Vestas will continue to optimise this platform in order to offer further options to the customers.

     

    Vortex Bladeless


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    A technological leap forward and a revolution in wind energy. A more efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly way to produce energy.

     

     

    W.R.I.S.E.


    Vortex Bladeless LogoWomen of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy

    Answering a call for representation for women across all sectors of renewable energy, the nonprofit organization Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) has formally changed its name.