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Wind Energy - Systems
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| Article Title | Author | Company | eMag Issue | Article Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lessons Learned: Collaboration, Empowerment and Vigilance Key to Sites’ Successful Safety Culture | Bryan Stewart and John Valerius | Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation and Duke Energy Renewables | Apr 2013 |
It takes more than perfunctory “safety moment” sharing and hard hat stickers to ensure employees and contractors make safety their top priority. In creating a viable safety culture, site leaders first identified the unique strengths of each company and exchanged lessons learned at other power generation facilities. |
| Leading Edge Erosion on Wind Turbines | Contributed by | 3M Wind Energy | Apr 2013 |
Awareness is growing in the wind industry about the severe impact that blade leading edge erosion can have on wind turbine output. Recent research shows that erosion can lead to a loss in annual energy production (AEP) of up to 20 percent, costing thousands of dollars. |
| Extreme Cold Climate Emergency Lighting for Wind Turbine Towers/Nacelles | Chris Gilbert | Moltec Windpower Products | Feb 2013 |
It is highly recommended that turbine OEM’s consider thermostatically controlled heater elements for their florescent lighting fixtures as a standard item when considering their lighting systems for use in extreme cold climate applications. |
| Harvesting Wind Power on the Second Floor | Thomas Arnold | TÜV SÜD Industrie Service | Dec 2012 |
Commercial forests are increasingly used as sites for wind farms owned by regional initiatives. However, since air turbulence above treetops can be severe, the wind turbines installed there must be high enough to avoid the turbulence caused by the trees. The latest generation of wind turbines offers hub heights of 140 metres and higher, thereby also producing higher energy yields. Yet, the success of a wind power project stands and falls by reliable cost-benefit analyses and wind power forecasting. |
| Design Race in Wind Turbine Drivetrains | Aedan Kernan | Leonardo Energy | Apr 2011 |
The game is on. We will know in 2015 if the industry is likely to narrow down to one clear winning design, or whether there remain many routes to the same destination. |
| Technical Due Diligence of the Fuhrländer 1.5 MW Wind Turbine | Charlotta Norén | SGS Group | Aug 2009 |
AAER Wind Energy have partnered with Fuhrländer to manufacture the Fuhrländer 1.5 MW wind turbine on a license in Canada. To identify and minimize technical risks in the process of buying 1.5 MW wind turbines manufactured by AAER, Sky Power Corp, Canada's leading independent renewable energy company awarded the contract to SGS to carry out Technical Due Diligence for the wind turbine technology. |
| THE FUTURE OF WORLD WIND POWER | Izosimov Evgeniy | Feb 2008 |
The only way to raise wind loading on the blade in the vertical turbine with a horizontal axis, without causing their destruction and worsening their aerodynamic quality, is increase in quantity of blades and a fastening their ends by a ring in a shape of an airfoil. | |
| Wind Energy Collection using Contra-Rotation | A F Stobart | Apr 2007 |
Contra-rotation, using two rotors one behind the other, driving the two halves of an electrical generator. Thus creating a true "Wind Turbine". | |
| Wind-Diesel Systems | Sven Ruin | AF-Industri & System AB | Apr 2003 |
Making a hybrid power system work in the long run is not just about buying and installing the equipment. Like with any other technical system, there must be adequate documentation of the installation. Operators and maintenance personnel must have proper training. Funds must be allocated for maintenance and repair, e.g. to replace a worn-out battery bank or hire a specialist for troubleshooting. |
