Sentences with phrase «for larger turbines»

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.

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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 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.

The Bottrop - based tuner also ditches the stock turbochargers for new units with a larger compressor and turbine, plus performance exhaust manifolds.

In 2014, The Whitechapel Gallery surveyed the artist's career from the 1960s to today and Tate Modern commissioned Tuttle's largest textile sculpture to date for its iconic Turbine Hall.

the artist's career from the 1960s to today and Tate Modern commissioned Tuttle's largest textile sculpture to date for its iconic Turbine Hall.

For Tate Modern's Turbine Hall the American sculptor and poet Richard Tuttle has created a large - scale sculptural installation, the largest...

The gantry crane that once served the power station remains high overhead in the Turbine Hall as a tool for moving large - scale sculpture such as the commissioned works by Louise Bourgeois that now fill the east end of this space.

Once a year, Dercon and his team commission a new artist to fill the largest space in Tate Modern, the Turbine Hall, an important platform for emerging sculptors since its opening in 2000.

The release of the app coincides with the 10th Unilever Series Commission for Tate Modern's Turbine Hall and was inspired by the latest large - scale installation to take over the space.

With flexible staging, lighting and sound options, the turbine hall is perfect for expos, community launches, sit down dinners and other large scale events.

For the 20th Biennale of Sydney, Lee Bul will present a new installation which expands the entirety of Turbine Hall, the largest structure on Cockatoo Island.

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.

Maybe at some point the manufacturing plants for large offshore turbines will need to be located right on the shore so that the turbine parts don't have to be transported by road or rail..

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»

This includes an evaluation of low - cost methods for undertaking floating - to - floating heavy lift operations, a study to identify cost - effective technologies and strategies for monitoring and inspection, and another to assess the impact of larger turbines (up to 15 MW) on floating foundations.

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 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.

The case for larger, more powerful turbines is becoming more compelling by the year in the US, writes Richard A. Kessler

IN DEPTH The case for larger, more powerful turbines is becoming more compelling by the year in the US, writes Richard A. Kessler

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.

Orders for GE's newest, large gas - fired turbines have fallen 35 percent in the two years since the deal closed, and industry estimates show demand for conventional plants is unlikely to hit 2017 levels again for at least a decade.

The problem was described to me as being that the demand for larger and larger turbines was pushing the limits of the materials and manufacturing tolerances?

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 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.

CSP plants are more like typical power plants and require incorporating large steam turbines and storage tanks, plus a large, flat area for the solar array.

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.)

Large arrays of turbines produce more than 300GW of energy for electrical grids.

Storing water in upstream dams (originally planned to total five) would be necessary to run these turbines for a longer period in the year, with a large impact on the Belo Monte Dam's financial viability.

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

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.