Sentences with phrase «large turbines»

Although small wind turbines may look like miniature versions of large turbines, there are important differences in technology, purchase decisions, application requirements and value of generated electricity.

But the resulting heat would not necessarily have the energy to spin large turbines for electricity generation.

All geothermal power plants use steam to turn large turbines, which run electrical generators.

This includes larger wind farms, but also larger turbines that could increase energy capture and tackle supply chain challenges.

All indication is that only large turbine projects would qualify, but perhaps we'll be surprised when we see the details this fall.

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is the second - largest turbine supplier in Europe (18 %), followed by Senvion (8 %) and Adwen (6 %).

Vestas Wind Systems - a Danish company, and one of the world's largest turbine manufacturers - constructed the wind farm.

I've often experienced this in the 0 - 500ft above ground range, which is precisely where the blades of large turbines operate...

The V6 3.8 - L GT - R has acquired new parts including larger intercooler, new exhaust and larger turbines along with ECU tuning that allow the GT - R «Ultimate Street Edition» to produce 1,000 horsepower.

Trough, CLFR, and tower plants require large turbines to operate, and the economics for steam turbines only work with 50 MW + plants.

«Modern large turbines have low sound levels at ground level.

Operators bidding for new subsidy - free offshore wind contracts have suggested larger turbines are needed for projects to be commercially viable.

The technology, which EnviroMission calls a Solar Tower power station, uses the sun's heat to warm a large body of air which then rises through a vertical wind tunnel causing large turbines to spin and generate electricity.

They can decrease the capital cost per MW and MWh of electricity produced, he says, while fewer numbers of larger turbines mean less moving parts and potentially big savings on installation and O&M costs.

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

Hydroelectric also relies upon large turbines.

Deep - water wind supporters in Maine believe that by 2030 they can grab 5 gigawatts of power with arrays of large turbines up to 50 miles off the coast, away from conflicts and where the winds blow strong and consistent.

Based on wind - speed measurements, researchers at MIT, led by Stephen Connors, director of the Analysis Group for Regional Electricity Alternatives, calculated that large turbines located far offshore could ultimately cost less per power generated than either land - based turbines or near - offshore ones, even factoring in extra costs, such as much longer underground electricity transmission cables.

In my backyard of North Carolina, many credit larger turbines as the reason why the state's first wind farms finally under development.

By that point, assuming the project's engineers overcome the numerous technological challenges of building such large turbines, we may be able to have both our unspoiled views and green power from offshore wind farms.

In the Solar tower the sun's heat is used to heat a large body of air which is then forced to move as a hot wind up a large tower through large turbines by natural convection.

The parts for the system can be transported by typical 18 - wheel flatbed trucks instead of needing special equipment like large turbines do and once they reach the coast they can be put in place by conventional ships.

The NHMRC report references very little recent primary research into human and animal health published in respectable science journals; the research must be recent because large turbines (> 1MW) have only been in common use since the early years of this century.

Siemens, one of the world's largest turbine manufacturers, said it plans to temporarily shut its Power & Gas (PG) division operations worldwide in an effort to cut costs.

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.

Siemens boasted that in just three years it had become among the largest turbine suppliers in the fast - growing North American market.

By contrast, the company says it won't build the V164 plants until it has a pipeline of firm orders for the larger turbine.

«On the largest turbines, researchers continue to use an undersized 75 - meter search radius, even though the much larger turbines are known to catapult birds and bats much further from turbine towers.

They may also be attributing mortality from the large turbines to the smaller ones nearby.

One of the largest turbines in the world could soon be swinging its blades on an Australia wind farm.

My phone gave a satisfying bing as a new message from, the ubiquitous free online dating site, popped onto the screen One of the largest turbines in the world could soon be swinging its blades on an Australia wind farm.

A Holset M2 two - stage turbocharger — actually a larger turbine mated to a smaller turbine — provides forced induction (Holset being the name of a supplier Cummins acquired decades ago).

It operates with a larger turbine wheel so that the reengineered turbocharger can deliver a particularly large quantity of air.

The large Turbine Hall at the ground floor level, once containing the electric generators, is a highly iconic space: it has an internal height of about 20 metres and is often used to display large artworks from the most renowned contemporary artists.

Unlike with solar, bigger wind turbines are usually better — the larger turbine towers and blades are more efficient (and safer) than small ones.

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.

Noise from these massively larger turbines has increased correspondingly with low - frequency noise broadcast over a much larger area according to Danish experts Professors Moeller and Pedersen who said «It must be anticipated that problems with low - frequency noise will increase with even larger turbines.»

But there are lots and lots of sites in rural and far suburban areas where small turbines or even medium - sized or larger turbines at commercial or industrial sites would make economic sense to meet electricity demands.»

Intended to have a maximum output of 12 MW, the Haliade - X may be able to generate 45 % more energy than the largest turbines now available.