Sentences with phrase «of turbine supply»

Although nacelle - Lidar measurements are not yet covered by IEC standards, developers are requesting that nacelle - mounted LIDARs be selected as a cost - effective alternative to met masts as part of the Turbine Supply Agreement.

Not exact matches

The first six months of 2017 saw turbines send more than 6.6 million megawatt hours of electricity to the National Grid, enough to supply a little over 3 million Scottish homes.

According to Statoil the 67 turbines each have a capacity of 6 megawatts, and together can supply 410,000 homes with electricity.

That's only the tip of the turbine when it comes to supply these days.

The En + team of advisers put together a plan aimed at cutting exposure to U.S. turbines suppliers such as General Electric and replacing them gradually with European firms, the person familiar with En + preparations said.

Mining is big business in Canada — and the metals and minerals we're producing are essential to increase the global supply of solar panels, wind turbines, smart grids, LED light bulbs and electric cars.

The mine could supply up to 10 % of world demand for neodymium and praseodymium, used in the manufacture of magnets for wind turbines, and electric vehicles.

Mr Salmond pledged last year that 100 per cent of Scotland's gross electricity consumption will come from renewable sources by 2020, supplied mainly by thousands of wind turbines.

Instead, the glittering prizes are going to Denmark, on target to generate some 50 % of its electricity from wind by 2020 — and with a renewable industry currently supplying around half the world's wind turbines.

The Cuomo administration estimates the Clean Energy Standard, chiefly its nuclear subsidies, will add an average of $ 2 to residential electric bills, although the Empire Center calculated the standard would hike the average residential bill by more than $ 2.09 in 2018 and by $ 3.40 in 2021 from added supply costs alone; compliance with the standard will necessitate major changes to the electrical grid, which will separately drive up customer delivery charges as utilities are forced to accommodate intermittent generation from solar panels and wind turbines.

Even when foreign companies such as General Electric or Suzlon supply the turbines as much as 70 percent of the components are made in China, everything except for bearings and electrical controls.

The chain reaction becomes self - sustaining, producing a steady supply of heat to boil water, drive steam turbines and thereby generate electricity.

In an effort to help develop a sustainable domestic supply of rare earth elements and lessen the United States» dependence on China for materials that are vital to the production of electronics, wind turbines, and many other technologies, two researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a method of extracting rare earths from the drive units and motors of discarded electric and hybrid cars.

«If I'm in a conversation with a potential employee and the name Vestas comes up — which is the world's largest supplier of turbines — and they say, «Who is that?»

Despite a few setbacks — the river's powerful flow damaged the rotors and broke off some of the original fiberglass and steel blades — the company has managed to keep two of the turbines operational, supply electricity to a nearby supermarket and, more recently, attract $ 8.5 million in funding from sources including the U.S. Department of Energy and the Canadian government to further develop and test its technology.

The researchers envision thousands of underwater turbines producing as much energy as 10 nuclear power plants and supplying one third of the state's electricity.

General Electric (GE), a world leader in industrial power generation technology and the world's largest supplier of gas turbines, considers gas - fired power generation a key growth sector of its business and a practical step toward reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.

The government's review of the UK energy supply published today (26 / July) highlights the dreadful performance of wind power, with over 1830 turbines with combined capacity of 2GW reducing fuel consumption in (and emissions from) UK power stations by tiny and irrelevant fraction of one per cent.

I would guess there were 50 or 60 of them, 40 or 50 anyway, just snaking all around the inside of the perimeter, you know, gated area of this plant and that was, I was told, one day's supply of diesel fuel for one of the turbines that they have; and when they are done I believe, they'll have 8 or 9 turbines.

GE has completed the acquisition of LM Wind Power, a leading independent supplier of wind turbine blades.

Some 16 million tons, translating to a 730 year supply of dysprosium (used in magnets in wind turbines and electric vehicles), a 420 year supply of terbium (used in lasers and semiconductors) and a nearly 800 year supply of yytrium (radar systems).

«Advances in Turbine Components & Subsystems R&D» on May 19 and «Supply Chain Evaluations to Support Technology Trends» on May 20 will educate attendees about the technology advancements that will go into the next fleet of wind turbines installed in the U.S. and how wind is more affordable than it was just five years ago.

Wind turbine blades represent one of the most valued parts of the wind energy supply chain at the moment, with more research & development (R&D) and investments being dedicated to wind blades than any other component in wind turbines.

Like other manufactured products that use sandwich panel construction to achieve a combination of light weight and strength, turbine blades contain carefully arrayed strips of balsa wood from Ecuador, which provides 95 percent of the world's supply.

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

The power unit of the new 911 GT2 is based on the six - cylinder boxer engine of the 911 Turbo, with air supply by two exhaust gas turbochargers featuring variable turbine geometry (VTG).

Since the turbines are made of special steel particularly resistant to high temperatures and therefore able to cope with temperatures of more than 1,000 ° C or 1,830 ° F, there is no need for an increased fuel supply with its cooling effect.

21,567 Chevrolet Sonic 2012 model year compacts equipped with a six - speed automatic transmission and a 1.8 - liter four - cylinder engine for a condition in which the transmission turbine shaft may fracture as a result of a supplier quality issue.

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).

Likewise the steel turbines are designed for maximum resistance to high temperatures, of up to 1000degrees Celsius, thereby reducing the need for an increased fuel supply with its cooling effect.

Even without seeing the mantas, just savouring this location as a viewpoint is reason enough to scooter along the bone - jarring road to get here — we came via the highest point of the island, where nine wind turbines help supply some of the island's electricity grid.

Certain aircraft turbine parts: «Mexico supplies the U.S. with $ 570 million of these unfinished parts but that's only 4.7 % of what the U.S. imports.»

The Centre has all of the expected green gizmos, including enough photovoltaics to supply 30 % of the building's requirements, a wind turbine, ground source heat pumps and «exterior and interior solar control strategies specific to each façade in order to minimize solar heat gain in interior spaces and to offset cooling loads.

With the new (Grasmere) turbines wind could supply up to 80 % of Albany's power needs.

Goldwind is incorporating what it has learned from the Bohai Sea machine into the design of a 5 - to -6-megawatt turbine it intends to eventually supply to offshore wind developers as that market ramps up.

Off of the shore of Block Island on the Rhode Island coast, five wind turbines are operating and supplying power...

What began as a German mining foundry 150 years ago has expanded its reach to North America as a supplier of wind turbine gearboxes.

• Solar generating capacity continues to be rolled out, as costs decline expanding to supply the seasonal maximum of daily average, with pumped hydro to provide daily balancing until superior technologies come on - line, and open - cycle gas turbines shifting to a purely back - up function, with consequent substantial reductions in overall fossil CO2 emissions.

GE is a world leader in pumped storage plant equipment and supplies in - house capabilities not only for turbines and generators but also the full electrical balance of plant.

Furthermore, in the next 20 years, the United States will require more than 100,000 additional wind turbines to supply 20 percent of the nation's electricity.

This 74 megawatt (MW) project comprises 37 turbines of 2 MW each supplied by Senvion.

Northwester 2 will be made up of only 23 wind turbines for a collective capacity of 224 MW, and will generate enough clean electricity to supply approximately 220,000 Belgian homes.

This trend has not gone unnoticed by Bergey Wind Power Company, the world's leading supplier of small wind turbines with installations in all 50 states and more than 90 countries.

Conversely, taking advantage of battery storage also confers benefits when ramping down a wind turbine, smoothing out the electrical flow into the grid by drawing on batteries to supply power to the grid more evenly.

Earlier this year, Deepwater selected Alstom as the project's turbine supplier and long - term maintenance and service provider, and received delivery of the project's 15 wind turbine blades from the turbine manufacturer.

As per the terms of the EPC contract, GE will provide some $ 50 million worth of maintenance services over 10 years, as well as supplying and commissioning the Brilliant 1.7 - 100 and 1.6 100 turbines.

«Wind power in Australia is a proven and mature technology that can be readily deployed, and the intelligence and reliability of GE's wind turbine technology makes it a natural fit with the requirements for long - term renewable energy supply in NSW.»

JAPAN: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) is supplying 22 wind turbines for two projects on the northern island of Hokkaido, the manufacturer has announced.

The supply being intermittent, it has to be supplemented by conventional generation, and when you add the carbon budget of this to the carbon budget of the turbines and panels you probably end up positive.

General Electric ranks number one in U.S. wind turbine sales and is actually one of the largest suppliers of wind turbines in the world, boasting more than 11,600 wind turbine installations that comprise more than 18,000 megawatts of capacity.