Sentences with phrase «examples of wind turbines»

Wind farms, on the other hand, are examples of wind turbines that convert wind energy into electrical energy.

Not exact matches

These wind turbines are the perfect example of smart, connected devices that generate enormous volumes of data and provide significant opportunities for analysis and optimization.

«At a time when issues of noise are one of the main barriers to the building of wind turbines, for example, a method for reducing the noise they generate is most welcome.»

In NFFO - 3, for example, the government has approved 24 wind projects made up of single turbines or small clusters.

Example: in northern Iowa, a corn grower can lease a quarter acre of land to the local utility to install a wind turbine.

«Norfolk's offshore wind turbines are an excellent example of the beginning of the transition that is needed worldwide to protect biodiversity here in Norfolk and everywhere else.

Examples of indirect use which require energy harvesting are electricity generation through wind turbines or photovoltaic cells, or production of fuels such as ethanol from biomass.

To store 50 hours of energy from a 1 - megawatt power capacity wind turbine (50 megawatt - hours), for example, a possible solution would be to buy traditional batteries with 50 megawatt - hours of energy storage, but they'd come with 50 megawatts of power capacity.

This example makes use of animation to illustrate how a wind turbine works and the benefits of wind farming.

> Okey doke; let's agree that windpower is a good thing, generally, that it's desirable that engineering solutions be sought to (further) minimize and certainly monitor the effect on bird life — especially raptors — and that the «cats kill more birds than wind turbines» argument isn't a stellar example of a well - reasoned scientific argument addressing a legit scientific concern.

We saw a sketch of an electric car drawing power from the wind and storing energy from the grid, a photo of farmer taking off a hay crop while a wind turbine generates royalty income for his family from the same field, an illustration of wind energy at the centre of a clean and vibrant cityscape, and many more examples of how Canadians are becoming more conscious about where our electricity comes from, how we use it, and how our choices can contribute to a more prosperous and sustainable world.

There is a huge range in people's susceptability to whatever it is that is coming from the turbines; for example wind farm workers who have thousands of times the exposure of «affected people» are almost always unaffected.

There are more examples of the hypocrisy of the Greens — not only in wind turbines but also in live cattle export business that I am involved in at Portland.

He contrasted the advantages of renewables over nuclear power plants as their ease of decommissioning: there is no long - lived radioactive waste to deal with, and upgrading, for example, offshore wind turbines, is cost - effective because the foundations and infrastructure are already built.

But in the case of, for example, wind turbines, the «levelized cost» of electricity from a certain turbine gives you little to no indication of what it will cost you to get reliable electricity from a working system mostly fueled mostly by wind turbines.

«These figures are just a small sample of the ongoing massacre», comments Duchamp, who cites this example: «Ubbo Mammen, an ornithologist commissioned by the German government, estimates that 200 - 300 Red Kites are being killed yearly by wind turbines in Germany» (3).

For example, Michael Bloomberg, self - made billionaire and mayor of New York City, proposed putting wind turbines on the tops of skyscrapers and bridges.

Seattle - based Trident Winds, a company founded in 2015, for example, submitted an unsolicited proposal to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to put up 100 floating wind turbines in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Morro Bay, Calif..

Subsidies to deploy wind turbines, for example, may make sense because of the value of wind energy in reducing emissions.

Critics argue, for example, that a wind turbine farm can only operate at a «capacity factor» (a ratio that measures the potential output of an energy source against its actual output) of 30 to 35 percent, while a nuclear reactor operates at around 90 percent.

For example, project planners identify areas likely or known to be used by large numbers of bats and consideration is given to potential habitat impacts when deciding where to place wind turbines.

For example, a corn farmer in northern Iowa can put a wind turbine on a quarter - acre of land that can produce $ 300,000 worth of electricity per year.

For example, a wind turbine certified to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Class IA is designed for average wind speeds of 10 m / s over its design life, among other parameters.4 The turbine also is designed for a specific wind - speed probability distribution.

For example, the IEC defines a Class IA wind turbine to be designed to withstand a turbulence intensity of 16 percent at a wind speed of 15 m / s over its design lifetime.5 Turbulence intensities can be computed from wind data recorded at the wind - turbine site and are compared with the design values, providing another metric for quantifying the margin between design and actual wind conditions.

To take an example that's closer to the topic of wind power and wildlife, consider a 2014 study published in the journal Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science that looked at whether gulls and other sea birds avoid offshore wind turbines off the coast of the British Isles.

An outstanding example of someone getting it totally wrong is the case of a prominent economist who wrote a submission to a parliamentary committee claiming that it would take more than 3000 years for a wind farm to «pay back» the carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the manufacturing of the concrete used in the turbine's footings.

For example, one nuclear plant producing 1,800 MWs of electricity occupies about 1,100 acres, while wind turbines producing the same amount of electricity would require hundreds of thousands of acres.

Again, these figures are in most cases very conservative; for example, the «Shark Bay to Moora hinterland» area of high wind is some 40 to 100 km wide, it most likely could support more than three rows of turbines.

Another example is that a lot of the push for offshore wind turbines comes from companies which traditionally built offshore oil rigs.

Post-operation, the numbers of bat deaths and bird kills far exceed what was expected from the wind turbines, noise complaints are being made more frequently as a result of more powerful turbines, and wind power companies have abused their approvals by removing trees from protected woodlands, for example, or placing turbines on sites not consistent with the approvals.

For example, if some wind turbines at the front of a wind farm produce less power than they're able to, this could leave more wind for the other turbines.

For example, if the wind speed gauge on one wind turbine fails — say, because it becomes encased in ice — the turbine can use data from a nearby turbine's anemometer (with algorithms for correcting for the different locations of the turbines), eliminating the need to shut down.

For local governments, installing clean - energy systems such as wind turbines are the first step in setting an example for the entire community about the importance of decreasing dependence on fossil fuels.

I'm told that this is a pretty legendary photo throughout the wind farm industry, a great example of the need to site turbines so the prevailing wind is not blocked by the turbine in front.

I add the point to this page as an example of one of the difficult to credit claims being made against wind turbines with no apparent basis in reason or science.

In Esperance, WA for example, small, old, out - dated turbines have been replaced with bigger, newer ones; the capacity of the new wind farms (5600 kW) is much greater than the old one (360 kW).

Renewables are obviously the way of the future (for example, in 2002 South Australia had no wind power and negligible solar; in 2014 about 33 % of SA's electricity was coming from wind turbines and another 5 % from solar).

**** Renewable energy handouts winding down The Australian Graham Lloyd 6 August 2015 There is a real - world example of what can happen when subsidies are cut and greater scrutiny is applied to renewable energy projects, buried in the pages of the much maligned Senate committee report into wind turbines and health.

For example, a single wind turbine can contain 335 tons of steel, 4.7 tons of copper, 3 tons of aluminum and 700 - plus pounds of rare earth minerals.

Chandler took a slightly different view, going as far as saying that the MRV issue in China was in his opinion «a little overrated» because there are many things that can in fact be measures - investments into the energy sector is tracked, there are meters on wind turbines to measure electricity generation, and the amount of coal consumed is reported, he cited just by way of examples.

Micro wind turbines, for example, are «a waste of time and money».

Since Madrigal was just interviewed for the latest edition of TreeHugger Radio (available on iTunes, or for your listening pleasure directly on the site here), I'll skip over the myriad examples of people dedicated to developing solar power, geothermal power, and wind turbines (a 1 MW one in Vermont back in 1945 even) long before environmentalism was even called by that name.

(Examples: - the manufacturing of solar photovoltaic cells, wind turbine parts, and Lithium batteries are energy intensive.)

Without discussing the rights and wrongs of the specific case, Donald Trump's tantrum over wind turbines is a classic example that what happens on one parcel of land / ocean can have a direct impact on the interests or well - being of the people who surround it.

Last night and this morning, for example, the prices for wind generation offered on the main Texas grid actually fell below zero, a sign of oversupply that usually prompts wind generators to shut down their turbines.»

Our time on campus showed us countless examples of sustainable practices in action: A 32 - unit solar thermal array as well as two solar photo - voltaic systems (which convert sunlight into electricity and generate more than 30,000 kWh annually), and two wind turbines that produce 10 million kWhs of electrical power annually — meeting 60 % of the electrical needs for the Morris campus!

Examples I can think of that have vested interests include: GE (wind turbines), Re-insurance and insurance, Flood insurance, Solar, Hydro, Berkshire, Agriculture.

To offer just a few examples: In 2013, Spain produced half of all its electricity from renewables; 70 % of Danish wind turbines, and 40 % of Germany's renewables, are now community owned; and in Norway, one in 10 of all new cars sold is electric.

The 18.5» tall omni - directional V2 turbines are rated at 4.5 kw, begin generating electricity at wind speeds of 8.9 mph (below the city's annual average wind speed), and the project is a good example of what is possible with small wind power integrated into building designs.

The Bornish Wind Energy Centre in North Middlesex, a moderate - sized wind farm north of London, for example, has 45 turbines spread across nearly 5,200 hectaWind Energy Centre in North Middlesex, a moderate - sized wind farm north of London, for example, has 45 turbines spread across nearly 5,200 hectawind farm north of London, for example, has 45 turbines spread across nearly 5,200 hectares.