Sentences with phrase «offshore turbine designs»

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The design, which he claims is hurricane resistant and easily transported, could allow turbines to tap winds 90 miles offshore without requiring expensive towers.

In addition to enabling drilling in ever - deeper waters worldwide, robot subs will also be instrumental in ramping up the installation of offshore turbines that generate electricity from the strong winds and tides found at sea, says Michel, one of the main organizers of the annual Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center's 2010 International ROV Competition, which challenges students to complete underwater missions using ROVs they design and build.

The project aims to provide an important breakthrough in offshore wind industrial solutions by designing an innovative, lightweight, robust and reliable 10 MW class offshore wind turbine based on a superconducting (SC) generator, taking into account all the essential aspects of electric conversion, integration and manufacturability.

The mantra of offshore wind turbine design seems to be «Bigger!

If the new design for a giant offshore wind turbine is any indication, it's only going to get more exciting.

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.

In a previous life I had to attend conferences regarding the mechanical design aspects of wind turbines, especially those in an offshore environment.

Recharge news The rapid advance of Britain's offshore wind industry will lead to an «explosion of innovation» in the coming decades, with floating arrays the go - to design by 2030 and multi-rotored turbines and kite - shaped high - altitude concepts taking up prominent places in the European seascape, all serviced by drones and underwater - robots, according to new predictions from UK government - industry body the Offshore Renewable...

The wind turbine generators used in offshore environments include modifications to prevent corrosion, and their foundations must be designed to withstand the harsh environment of the ocean, including storm waves, hurricane - force winds, and even ice flows.

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.

History of innovation... 30 + year experience in pioneering onshore and offshore wind turbine design

AWEA Offshore Compliance Recommended Practices: for design, deployment and operation of offshore wind turbines in the United States Recommended practices on the approval process for offshore wind turbines.

The joint venture is responsible for the design, further development, procurement, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and service related to the V164 - 8.0 MW turbine as well as all marketing, sales and after - sales service related to offshore wind.

Advancing offshore turbine and foundation design requires engineers in the mechanical, electrical, and geotechnical specialties.

The offshore turbines were designed for a lifetime of 20 years, but already the first has failed after just eight years.

«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.

Initially, in the first phase of offshore wind deployment, on - land wind turbine designs were in effect «marinized» for offshore use, and located relatively near to shore.

But as a taster, there were 104 offshore wind - turbine tower - support designs competing for support in the Carbon Trusts Offshore Wind Accelerator programme, which runs until 2014.

Perhaps the most novel design is the ETI - supported Blue H «Deepwater» turbine project, which is focused on the design and feasibility of a 5 MW floating offshore wind turbine, for use in up to 300m of water.

4 Issue 4) that «offshore vertical - axis wind turbines offer the potential for a break through in offshore wind energy availability and reduced life cycle costs due to their design characteristics of few moving parts and the sitting of the generator at the base level potentially allowing large - scale direct drive.

Mechanical engineers at an oil service company are responsible for designing the equipment and machines that the offshore engineers and technicians depend on, such as pipelines, valves and turbines, making sure that it is reliable, efficient and safe to use.