Thanks to
improved wind turbine technology, we can now collect wind resources more efficiently than before by using taller turbines with longer blades that -LSB-...]
Not exact matches
Furthermore, since magnets containing rare earths are used in a wide range of
technologies, including electric motors,
wind turbines, and medical imaging devices, including MRI scanners — manufacturers would be able to
improve the sustainability of their products by recycling these materials.
But China's
turbine technology is
improving quickly, and it is closing the gap in the
wind industry supply chain against other global brands.
«As an industry leader with vast experience, Siemens brings long - term reliability and
technology enhancements to our
wind projects, ensuring
improved performance and lower operating cost risks from each and every
turbine,» said Mike Garland, President and CEO of Pattern Energy.
On the other hand;
wind, geothermal, bio-gas and hydroelectric power new and efficient
technologies are also
improving significant; and lager capacity and efficient
wind and water
turbines have been improvised and are adding to the total world's energy in supply.
Wind energy technology continues to improve, lowering the cost of wind turbines while increasing performa
Wind energy
technology continues to
improve, lowering the cost of
wind turbines while increasing performa
wind turbines while increasing performance.
A
wind farm could, in theory, produce indefinitely from the same site with a good possibility that production will actual increase over time with
improved technology (such as
improved wind prediction) and
turbine upgrades.
The yields on our offshore
wind energy are much
improved these days because of better
technology and our understanding of wake effects [changes in
wind speed caused by the impact of the
turbines on each other].
Dr Gordon Edge, dthe irector of policy at RenewableUK, the body that represents Britain's
wind farm industry, said: «Wind farm developers only earn money for the clean electricity they actually generate, so it's very much in their interests to make sure that their turbines are maintained... to an optimum level, which includes upgrading as the technology impro
wind farm industry, said: «
Wind farm developers only earn money for the clean electricity they actually generate, so it's very much in their interests to make sure that their turbines are maintained... to an optimum level, which includes upgrading as the technology impro
Wind farm developers only earn money for the clean electricity they actually generate, so it's very much in their interests to make sure that their
turbines are maintained... to an optimum level, which includes upgrading as the
technology improves.
As
wind technology matures,
turbines already in operation can be upgraded to yield more energy and thereby
improve an existing
wind park business case.
It is quite possible that
wind turbines will last longer than 25 years, but the
technology is
improving quickly and typical 25 - year - old
turbines have become obsolete, Salmon Beach, Esperance, WA, for example, became obsolete in 15 years.
The sounds they produce are typically foreign to the rural settings where
wind turbines are most often used, but as
turbine technology has
improved over the years, the amount of sound has fallen considerably.
In comparison,
wind energy prices continue to decline as the
technology continues to
improve, lowering the cost of
wind turbines while increasing performance.
Regarding
wind power, a February 2012 report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that «Recent declines in
turbine prices &
improved technology have reduced the estimated LCOE [levelized cost of energy] of
wind; LCOE for projects being planned today in fixed resource areas is estimated to be at an all - time low... the LCOE for 2012 - 2013 projects is estimated to be as much as ~ 24 % and ~ 39 % lower than the previous low in 2002 - 2003...»