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Electricity Storage and Offshore Wind Energy
By Frits Verheij and Mereille Schreurs, KEMA, The Netherlands
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A New Challenge for Tried and Tested Technology
By Jens Ograbek, LTi REEnergy GmbH, Germany
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A New Type of Direct-Drive Generator
By Staffan Engström, Independent Consultant, Agir Konsult AB, Sweden
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Maximising the Value of Wind Energy
By Dr Jan Declercq and Raymond Van Schevensteen, Pauwels International NV, Belgium
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Making Offshore Access as Easy as Crossing the Street
By Jan van der Tempel and David Cerda Salzmann, Delft University of Technology Offshore Engineering, the Netherlands
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Using UAVs for Wind Resource Estimation
Aerial photography can be of great value in the planning process for wind farms, including tasks such as wind resource estimation, verification of area maps and finding routes for transportation. However, this can be a rather expensive tool. A system has been developed to use a small unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to perform such photography tasks by using automated optimised routing and piloting. The goal was to allow inexperienced model airplane pilots to perform aerial photography with the required precision. This article explains the concepts, and the UAV hardware and system software developed within the project, which was conducted at Overspeed GmbH & Co. KG.
By Felix Dierich and Dr Hans-Peter (Igor) Waldl, Overspeed, Germany
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A Powerful Tool for Analysing Wind Turbine Rotor Designs
By Frederik Zahle, Wind Energy Department, Risø, Denmark
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