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- Category: 2010
- Category: 2010
The Front CoverThroughout the world many of the best wind sites have been built out, leaving the more challenging sites – those with lower wind speeds, more complex terrain, or greater distance to the grid – to be developed. Recently NRG Systems and Leosphere introduced their second generation lidar, the WINDCUBE v2. In the article on page 7 the authors talk about reducing uncertainty and cost with lidar remote sensing and the WINDCUBE v2. Publisher's NoteFeatures
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- Category: 2010
The Front CoverCanary Islands plans to install 440MW of wind energy. Recently Endesa was awarded 69.3MW of the 440MW of wind power capacity allocated during the round of tenders held by the Canary Islands’ Department of Industry. The image at the cover shows the Parque Eólico at Los Valles near Teguise (Lanzarote) and has a capacity of 7,65MW. Publisher's NoteFeatures
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- Category: 2010
The Front CoverIn this issue we have several articles stressing that new development is necessary for growth. Lueder von Bremen (page 6) writes that the central insight is that wind, solar, pan-European transmission and storage form an interdependent system. This system has to be optimised according to the specific costs of each of these technologies. Like other industry leaders he argues for a European Supergrid. The image shows the annual average wind speed (metres/second) in Europe in 2007 at 90 metres height. Publisher's NoteFeatures
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- Category: 2010
The Front CoverMost wind farms are located in open, lightning-prone areas and have turbines reaching many tens of metres into the sky, lightning safety is a major concern for wind farm operators. The article on page 7 will provide insight into practices that are currently being used by many leading wind farm power companies to enhance operational efficiencies and ensure employee safety. Publisher's NoteFeatures
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- Category: 2010
The Front CoverThe image on the cover shows the WindWing which incorporates a horizontal wing configuration instead of a propeller. The technology which was covered in more detail in the March 2008 issue of Windtech International is not solely dedicated to producing electricity. Now two years later the WindWing is in the final stages of development and the company will be entering the market soon. In the article on page 7 Gene Kelley gives an update about the WindWing/WaterWing project and his view on the industry in general. Publisher's NoteFeatures
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- Category: 2010
The Front CoverPlayers in the wind energy business from all over Europe will be meeting in Warsaw, Poland, from 20 till 23 April. Poland is one of the promising emerging wind markets in Europe. Currently, the installed capacity in Poland is approximately 724MW (on December 2009). The Polish government has the ambition to have installed 2,000MW by 2020. If you want to know more about the new wind countries in Central and Eastern Europe it is worthwhile to pay a visit to EWEC in Warsaw, Poland. The image shows the 30MW Zag?rze windfarm in Poland. (courtesy PWEA). Publisher's NoteFeatures
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- Category: 2010
The Front CoverIn order to keep a wind power plant in operation reliably, regular maintenance work is essential. The rotors, in particular, bear enormous mechanical stress and therefore require regular periodic checking for failures. The image of the cover shows the development of a special self-propelled robot, which enables inspections on the surface of a wind turbine?s rotor blades to be carried out mechanically. On page 6 you will find the article about this development. Publisher's NoteFeatures
Robot to Inspect Rotor Blades |
Supported by: CG Power Systems EWEC 2010 Hytorc Lidar Wind Technologies Meteosim Truewind Natural Power NRG Systems REpower Systems Second Wind Shermco Industries WWEA |
