Sentences with phrase «wind generators»

Or again, another issue published the official forecasts of the output of wind generators in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Good article on building wind generator system from scratch from someone who has been doing it since 1937.

Wind generators operate at 28 % capacity factor but have only 11 % availability at peak demand due to lower wind output in the summer.

One business is looking to design wind generators that produce renewable energy without blades.

So would a new requirement that assesses costs to wind generators when they can't run.

It is a Victorian house, with one pointed tower and a noisy wind generator atop.

Small - scale and local wind generator companies have received 10 % of all subsidies.

These are projects for students that involve renewable energy, solar physics, model wind generators, PV powered boats and cars, and even a solar balloon.

If all planned wind generators for 2012 come on line, as reported by industry participants, wind capacity additions could top 12,000 MW for this year.

Some good advice on choosing a home size wind generator from the guru.

Lots of comparison specifications for numerous commercial wind generator offerings.

The first compact, user - friendly, all - inclusive wind generator to hit the market.

I laugh when I see people post about wind generators slowing down the orbit of the earth around the sun — goofy reasoning, but funny.

For a lot of technical reasons, the current generation of wind generators can not operate as the backbone of a grid.

These alternative revenue streams make it possible for wind generators to offer their wind power into the wholesale electricity market at prices lower than other generators, and even at negative prices.

It's part of a three - year Fish and Wildlife Service - funded effort to estimate the number of birds killed by predators, chemicals and in collisions with wind generators and windows.

In 1888, the first large wind generator began producing power.

With thousands of small wind generators installed today in the U.S., there has never been any evidence to support this claim.

«Monthly Wind Capacity Contribution (WCC) values are used to forecast the contribution from wind generators.

To recap, the Flagstaff, Ariz. - based company is the largest producer of small wind generators in North America, the company has been around for 20 years, and it recently snagged $ 8 - million (U.S.) in a series - B round of financing led by Rockport Capital Partners of Boston.

Before rural electrification in the United States, tens of thousands of small electric wind generators dotted the rural landscape.

I do think in the future I will also bring up raptors to keep it in perspective as in «no environmental group worries about sheer number of birds killed» followed by a comparison to put raw numbers into perspective «many do worry about poorly sited wind generators killing endangered birds, especially raptors» tell the story of Altamont farm and the proposed Exxon farm which was quite properly stopped.

(In case you're curious, it is the invention that puts a little wind generator on the top of a car to create electricity off the forward motion of the car to reduce the amount of energy the car uses.

This coincides with the curtailment of wind generators discussed in a previous Today in Energy article.

Installations of wind generators continue to increase, and with them the challenge of successfully integrating large amounts of intermittent generation while still maintaining the moment - to - moment balance of electricity supply and demand that is essential for stable operation of the power grid.

Spreading out wind generators across a wide geographical area reduces variability.

WCC values in percentage of installed capacity are determined from actual historic median wind generator contribution over the last 10 years at the top 5 contiguous demand hours of the day for each winter and summer season, or shoulder period month.

By giving children and young adults hands - on exposure to the power and efficiency of wind generators today, they'll better realize wind's potential for helping meet their energy needs in the future.

In a few short years, it has already eclipsed the U.S. as the world's leading wind generator, and it also happens to be the world's largest wind - equipment supplier.

ALBANY — New York lawmakers passed bills to protect seagrass and revise building codes to make it easier to install solar and wind generators before they adjourned last week.

In the Panhandle, gusts reached 47 miles per hour and wind generators delivered a record 6,242 megawatts of power to Dallas, Austin and other population centers.

Wind could not compete if it were not for the subsidies and tax credits wind generators receive, said University of Texas professor Ross Baldick.

The state's powerful natural gas producers have mounted a campaign inside ERCOT to compel wind generators to share the costs of meeting reserve requirements — the generation that has to be on hand to serve demand when wind isn't blowing — and of maintaining a stable transmission network.

This is because the turbine-less design of the wind belt solves all of the issues that are present in energy turbines that are used in traditional wind generators.

And, we make and investment of three wind generator melds to get our own power supply system.

The WindPax wind generator fits neatly into a backpack for hiking or can be used in the backyard too.