Sentences with phrase «newest turbine technology»

New turbine technology already allows developers to exploit lower - speed winds and get more production from otherwise potentially destructive high - power winds.

New turbine technology has boosted wind's capacity factor, the energy produced in a year divided by 24/7/365 production, to between 40 % and 50 %.

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The Governor also promised that the arrays will not be visible from the coast as new turbine foundation technology enables construction in deeper water.

With new, eco-friendly technologies waiting to replace old - school nuclear or fossil - fuel turbines like this one, the energy industry is going to drastically change... eventually.

Hu will use the tunnel as part of a $ 663,000 grant from NASA to study icing of aircraft wings, part of a $ 360,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study icing of wind turbine blades and part of a $ 20,000 seed grant from Iowa State's Institute for Physical Research and Technology to develop new technology to study aircrTechnology to develop new technology to study aircrtechnology to study aircraft icing.

GE's F - class gas turbine technology and financing to help power New York's upcoming Cricket Valley Energy Center

Both the 2.0 - liter in the Boxster and the 2.5 in the S share parts and engineering / technology with the new turbo flat - six engines found in the 911 range, with the S employing 911 Turbo - derived variable turbine geometry for better throttle response at low and high revs.

Several automakers and large suppliers are working overtime to prove out the advantages of new - technology turbines.

The Boxster S borrows the 911 Turbo's Variable Turbine Geometry turbo technology, and it responds with an urgency to the throttle that makes the new 911 Carrera feel downright laggy.

This is an all new engine, and also uses BMW's TwinPower Turbo technology, or basically variable turbine geometry which allows the engine to put out slightly higher power (about 7 - 8 bhp more), but still reduces consumption (and emissions) by 17 % according to manufacturer data.

He's been ramping up his own commitments since then, and pledged last year to double his investments (to $ 2 billion) on a host of energy frontiers in the next five years — from new battery and solar technologies to a safer nuclear plant design to tethered, high - flying wind turbines that might harness the power of the jet stream.

Statoil believes its Hywind floating wind turbine technology will enable greater exploitation of offshore wind resources by allowing expansion into new deep - water areas around the world.

A technology discussion from the installers» perspectives about the current state of small wind turbines and everyday installation problems followed earlier presentations about the «Unrealities of Wind» that aimed at giving advice on how to choose a machine from the wide variety of new machines available in conjunction with the Small Wind Certification Council (SWCC).

Attendees will learn about the latest technology advancements aimed at increasing turbine performance, as well as new ideas under development for the future.

The historically difficult task of measuring a turbine's efficiency (due to a lack of wind field data) could be made easier by new technology

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.

«The fuels and waste are safe, the reactor won't need a heat exchanger and steam turbine generator, and the lasers we need can be bought off the shelf,» says Warren McKenzie, managing director of HB 11, which owns the patents to the new technology.

«GE Power will design, manufacture and deliver its market - leading ultra-supercritical technology components (boiler and steam turbine generator) for this new power plant,» GE Power said in a statement.

GWP could buy solar panels from other companies in the US and complete the manufacturing doing only the back - end of the panels at Grayson, use only the new technology gas turbine built in 2003 and invest in storage.

«In the process, we will put Americans to work in new jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced — jobs building solar panels and wind turbines; constructing fuel - efficient cars and buildings; and developing the new energy technologies that will lead to even more jobs, more savings, and a cleaner, safer planet in the bargain,» Obama said Thursday in a speech at George Mason University.

The ad is part of GE's «ecomagination» campaign to promote «green» products such as lower - energy houses, wind turbines, solar power and water - purification systems, as well as a range of new coal technologies.

This is an exciting new technology development that can substantially reduce the long term cost of energy from offshore wind turbines and the company is proud and thankful to be supported by GROW: OffshoreWind in this work,» said Theo Botha, co-founder of Blade Dynamics.

But a new report released by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory highlight the advances in wind turbine technology that make wind farm development here almost inevitable.

Solar storage will become more competitive as new battery technology drives prices down, and wind storage more attractive as technical advances in areas such as composite materials enables the power generated by wind turbines to increase.

The newly privatised companies invested in the new combined cycle generating technologies, which used gas turbines and were gas fired.

In practice, according to Beth Ambrose, senior consultant at Jones Lang LaSalle, the property specialist, that means the use of a variety of new and old technologies, from solar panels and wind turbines to recycling facilities and incinerators to produce energy from rubbish.

At the same time, the development of newer turbine and foundation technologies will allow wind power projects to be built in deeper waters further offshore, and the adaptation of standards and guidelines for national regulation will remain important for a national offshore wind energy resource and design database.

Additionally, new wind turbine technology now makes wind energy development within Florida feasible.

Both Dominion Virginia Power and Fishermen's Energy will use this type of foundation at their sites off the coasts of Virginia Beach and Atlantic City, New Jersey, respectively which will enable the companies to analyze and assess how the structural design performs at two separate locations with different turbine technology and site conditions.

New offshore wind turbine foundation technologies will allow construction in deeper water, further offshore and out of sightlines from the coast.

Fortunately, the foundation for this has been laid with two new technologies: the gas - electric hybrid cars pioneered by Toyota and advanced - design wind turbines.

And when there is a promising but high - risk new technology, like computer microchips, or offshore wind turbines, governments subsidize deployment and commercialization.

Because Japan lacks much shallow seabed in which to fix standard offshore turbines, new floating turbine technology is likely the future for offshore wind there.

These investments address a long - list of research challenges, including upgrading turbine technology for its operation at sea, developing and testing new turbine foundations that offer greater reliability and ease of installation, transmission issues, as well as technical shipping and maintenance challenges unique to offshore turbines.

«Numerous mainstream energy companies, including British Petroleum (BP, in solar energy), Enron (solar energy and windpower), and General Electric (fuel cells and micro turbines), are investing in [new energy] technologies.»

However, modern technology should not only benefit new turbines.

New approaches to wind turbine technology and design in particular might be possible in the near future that pose less risk to wildlife and habitat.

Seven years is about three lifetimes in turbine technology yet there was no mention of newer, safer machines, nor were the words «Fukushima disaster» or «BP oil spill» heard in answer.

Ottawa, Ontario — November 26, 2014 — The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is pleased to announce the publication of a new report commissioned through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in early 2014 that provides a comprehensive and multidisciplinary review of scientific literature on wind turbines and human health.

This new release cemented RSD's position in the future of the wind industry as a leading technology because, for the first time, an IEC - compliant power - performance measurement of a wind turbine can be performed using RSDs.

As the world leader in offshore wind, Ørsted has a track record of introducing new wind technology at sea, including the latest generations of wind turbines deployed on commercial scale projects:

This new nuclear technology, because it operates at higher temperatures, can increase thermal efficiency from the 34 % or so of current nuclear technology to closer to 50 %; it can have more inherent safety features from not being pressurized and have a core that can not melt down; it can use more efficient combined cycle turbine technologies that require less capital for the same amount of power generated.

It includes major support for R&D for both radical new clean technologies like vehicle batteries that travel 500 miles or more on a single charge as well as includes steady incremental improvements in existing designs like on - shore wind turbines.

Floating wind turbines are likely to be a more and more common theme among new renewable energy technologies, given the amount of research and development currently being focused on the technology.

«The electricity generated by American wind power has more than tripled since 2008 not only due to significant growth in new wind projects but also technology innovation leading to more productive wind turbines.»

«We believe that our support for the Britannia project, through the acquisition of this purposely designed new generation offshore turbine project, will drive forward the development of turbine technology designed for the challenges of the offshore environment.

A new technology developed by University of Nebraska - Lincoln electrical engineering doctoral student Jie Cheng solves both of those problems by harnessing the excess wind energy usually wasted as spillage and storing it for use when wind speeds dip, making wind turbines more efficient and consistent.

However new technology (including floating wind turbines) should be able to reduce the installation costs, and once there are multiple arrays in place the cost per turbine of shared grid links falls.

Charly Poppe, Trade Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe said: «New technologies like solar panels and wind turbines will be crucial in setting poor countries on a climate - friendly development path, so developed nations need to grant free access to renewable energy and energy efficiency technology for the poorest countries.

New wind turbine technology is a game changer for clean energy opportunities in Florida.