Sentences with phrase «for large wind turbines»

Electrical generators usually run at 3600 RPM, which would be screamingly fast for a large wind turbine.

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Everyone knows that wind turbine which are built on the most windy cost will end up standing still for maybe 50 % of the time, I have a large wind farm next to me right now it's windy and two out of the twelve turbines are turning, most days we have one turning and I've yet to see more then four turning.

He canceled plans for a 40 - turbine wind farm off the coast of Jones Beach as too expensive and controversial, only to initiate plans for a new, larger, more expensive project off the coast of the Rockaways and western Nassau.

They braved the harsh conditions in the middle of the night to set up a large searchlight with specially designed reflecting optics to generate a gigantic light sheet next to the 130 - meter - tall wind turbine for illuminating the snow particles in a 36 - meter - wide - by -36-meter-high area.

The «Living Tower» design seen here is complete with solar panels, a rainwater purification system, and two large wind turbines on top for energy production.

Atmospheric science professors Nate Brunsell and David Mechem in KU's Department of Geography are co-authors of a new study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by an international research group that evaluated the effects of large wind farms on atmospheric flow and its implications for how much renewable energy the turbines can generate.

«When the German Renewable Energy Law [Erneuerbare Energien - Gesetz] came into effect a year ago, both the solar and wind energy sectors really got a push,» explains Andrea Hein, director for marketing and communications of Enron Wind, a large manufacturer of wind turbiwind energy sectors really got a push,» explains Andrea Hein, director for marketing and communications of Enron Wind, a large manufacturer of wind turbiWind, a large manufacturer of wind turbiwind turbines.

Arenas and Virginia Tech colleagues who are known for their wind tunnel research will study the vibrations of wind turbines at a large Chilean wind farm along with health impacts on nearby residents.

So go ahead, make a cup of tea and settle down to some trademark Robert Llewellyn excitement for batteries, large wind turbines and all things clean tech.

There are also protocols for the windfarm operators to preventively and gradually shut off wind turbines in such a case, so no large amounts of power will be suddenly and unexpectedly lost.

For reference, most wind turbines in use today are 1 to 2 MW and the largest on the market is 8 MW.

A large team of researchers from the University of Virginia, Sandia National Laboratories, University of Illinois, the University of Colorado, the Colorado School of Mines, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are working together to build a low - cost 50 - MW wind turbine for use offshore.

Causing heartburn for project applicants developing on tribal land, the Tenth Circuit reversed the District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma's grant of summary judgment and determined that the defendants» large - scale excavation project, involving site modification and the use of excavated rock and soil in the installation of wind turbines, constituted «mining» under federal regulations addressing mineral development on Native... Complete story»

As such, the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project focuses on unique challenges for large - scale floating wind farms, based on requirements for projects in the hundreds of megawatts to gigawatt capacity, deploying larger next - generation turbines and a range of technology innovatiWind Joint Industry Project focuses on unique challenges for large - scale floating wind farms, based on requirements for projects in the hundreds of megawatts to gigawatt capacity, deploying larger next - generation turbines and a range of technology innovatiwind farms, based on requirements for projects in the hundreds of megawatts to gigawatt capacity, deploying larger next - generation turbines and a range of technology innovations.

That is why wind systems are preferable for owners who consume large amounts of electricity, and who can properly site a turbine.

Industrial wind turbines are an inharmonious use of the land when sited near people's homes; large - scale wind turbines used for power generation are NOT an agricultural use of the land.

Hundreds of thousands of birds are killed every year after flying into large wind turbine blades, an issue that became an ongoing saga for the administration this year.

Since his symptoms were so typical and similar to those described by thousands of other individuals living too close to large wind turbines all over the globe, I have attached my testimony for the Senate Health Care Committee and encourage you to review it for its very characteristic description of what it is that this board, I trust, hopes to mitigate by recommending more protective sound standards for these industrial wind installations.

«With technological advancements in solar power and large turbines in wind energy, the country should strive for 50 per cent generation capacity from renewable sources by 2030,» Goyal said while addressing the Congress.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires that large wind turbines, like all structures over 200 feet high, have white or red lights for aviation safety.

In the meantime, the Chinese continue to pump out solar modules cheaper than anyone else; their largest wind turbine manufacturer, Sinovel, will likely become one of the world's largest wind turbine manufacturers; and — as we're finding now — if you need billions in financing for a wind farm, China may be more than willing to provide that, too.

During many flights over california, not one standard large wind turbine has been seen in any city, and whilst most californians would object to a square mile of pristine desert land being devoted to nuclear power plants and used fuel storage areas, many square miles are being proposed for solar mirrors.

We will see no widespread acceptance of renewable energy until the Wind Turbine Industry fully recognizes, and develops mitigation for, the adverse health impacts that large, industrial wind turbines have on nearby resideWind Turbine Industry fully recognizes, and develops mitigation for, the adverse health impacts that large, industrial wind turbines have on nearby residewind turbines have on nearby residents.

There are also concerns that wind turbine farms — particularly large ones — may disturb migratory birds, and serve as a source of noise pollution for those living and working nearby.

Workers of the Hamburg - based Nordex company were operating a large hoisting crane by remote control as it lifted the 60 - tonne wind turbine rotor assembly for mounting -LSB-...]

Take the large 128 - turbine Waubra wind farm for example.

The United Kingdom has approved plans for the world's largest offshore wind farm: up to 300 turbines with a capacity of up to 1.8 gigawatts in the North Sea.

As wind turbine technology catches up with the latest solar cell inventions, other research on bird collision risk and marine mammal injury mitigation will complete preparations for larger scale wind - energy projects, just as recent research is also providing evidence of varying bird risks occurring at different heights (and for different species.)

The economic argument for larger turbines can be made across all wind resource areas in the US, says Bruce Hamilton, a director in Navigant Consulting's energy practice.

In China, efforts to deploy large numbers of wind turbines are justified not only as helping with energy security, but also as providing a foundation for a strategic export industry.

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.

Building that four megawatts at a time — the capacity of the largest wind turbines currently made — would mean building 125,000 of these giant windmills across the country, along with hundreds of gigawatts of additional conventional plants to serve as a backup reserve for the wind farms.

«Researchers have carried out an environmental lifecycle assessment of 2 - megawatt wind turbines mooted for a large wind farm in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

For starters, the wind farm proposed is by no means large - the development would consist of 11 turbines.

In the United States only, GE Renewable Energy has commissioned 38 GW of wind capacity over 15 years of presence in the sector and provided turbines for some of the largest sites in the country, including the 845 MW Shepherd's Flat Wind Farm in Oregon and the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center and Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm in Texas, among othwind capacity over 15 years of presence in the sector and provided turbines for some of the largest sites in the country, including the 845 MW Shepherd's Flat Wind Farm in Oregon and the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center and Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm in Texas, among othWind Farm in Oregon and the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center and Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm in Texas, among othWind Energy Center and Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm in Texas, among othWind Farm in Texas, among others.

The University of Maine is developing the engineering for large floating wind turbines 20 miles offshore (out of sight) that would produce the energy equivalent of 150 nuclear power plants.

While this strategy was successfully employed for the small Block Island project, it may not prove practical for large - scale development of offshore wind in the U.S.. By some estimates, the use of foreign - installation vessels may increase project costs by as much as $ 20 — 40 million for a 100 - turbine development.

Small wind turbines remain more expensive than large turbines, especially if the objective is to produce electricity for the grid, since the electrical connection and maintenance are a much higher proportion of the capital value of a distributed system.

By 2020, approximately 65 percent of the U.S. fleet, comprising 30,000 turbines, will have been in operation for more than 10 years.1 Similar situations exist in other countries that have large turbine populations, such as Germany, where nearly a third of the wind turbines have been in service for more than 15 years.2

Spare parts available on Shop Vestas, covering most major turbine platforms, making it the world's largest spare parts shop for wind turbines.

The UK's offshore wind industry has been given a huge vote of confidence this week, after Gamesa, Spain's largest wind turbine manufacturer, announced plans of turning Scotland's Port of Keith into a hub for offshore wind energy.

Mongolia may have the potential for 1,500 GW of installed solar PV capacity, as calculated in the report, «Costs and benefits of large - scale deployment of wind turbines and solar PV in Mongolia for international power exports,» published in the journal Renewable Energy by Takashi Otsuki, researcher for the Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC) at the Institute of Energy Economics Japan (IEEJ).

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On January 9, 2009, the New York Supreme Court annulled a town law regulating large wind turbines because the town board did not take a «hard look» at relevant areas of environmental concern, and it disregarded study committee recommendations for setbacks and noise standards to protect the health and well - being of residents.

Scotland's Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, announced on Wednesday the formal consent for two adjacent offshore wind farm applications to be located in the outer Moray Firth, which will combine to be the world's third largest offshore wind farm with up to 326 wind turbines.

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In Australia, where the controversy is reaching new heights, a wind industry executive has been singling out Dr Sarah Laurie in a bid to make the public forget the many other health professionals who alert the public to the dangerous effects of wind turbines: «[T] he largest public relations issue for the industry at the moment is the theory of an ex-doctor that infrasound or low frequency noise from wind turbines is likely to make anyone within 10 km of a wind turbine sick» (2).

Large wind generators (IWTs, for «industrial wind turbines») cause health problems for nearby residents, kill birds, and destabilize the power grid.

Roughly 25 % of North American bats are now classified at risk for extinction (Hammerson et al, 2017), in large part due to the explosion of wind turbines across the landscape.

Many factors impact a wind turbine's supply chain, such as the worldwide demand for steel and other commodities, availability of equipment large enough to manufacture and transport the large components, and fluctuating foreign exchange rates.