Wind Power

4 x General Electric – Used Wind Turbines – GE 1.5 S Wind Turbine -  For Sale – Available in Q2′2010 With more than 5,000 units in operation worldwide, GE’s 1.5 MW turbine continues to be one of the world’s most widely used wind turbines in its class. Offers in the region of $750,000 per unit / dismantled and loaded onto truck There are 4 complete units with 63m Towers available in Q2′2010 * Year of build: 2003 * All in good condition and currently still in ... Read More

[ad] A complete Wind Turbine Glossary listing all major parts and components of an industrial wind turbine.     Anemometer: Measures the wind speed and transmits wind speed data to the controller.    Blades: Most turbines have either two or three blades. Wind blowing over the blades causes the blades to "lift" and rotate. Brake: A disc brake which can be applied mechanically, electrically, or hydraulically to stop the rotor in emergencies. Controller: The controller starts up the machine at wind speeds of about 8 to ... Read More

    [ad] By Camille Ricketts - Engineering giant Siemens has made its presence felt in the wind business, winning six contracts to build 565-megawatts worth of wind turbines, valued at more than $900 million. About 250 of the turbines will be installed in Ontario Canada, with the other 750 (enough to power 170,000 homes) destined for wind farms in California, Oklahoma, Washington and Wyoming (for a project owned and operated by Duke Energy). Having first entered the wind market five years ago, Siemens is steadily climbing ... Read More

[ad] Danish wind manufacturer Vestas is planning to invest  $380m in Gujarat, Kutch - India. The world's number one wind power solutions provider Vestas is increasing its installed capacity in Gujarat after the third largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, Suzlon Energy, has already decided to expand the capacity of its wind farm in Kutch. Vestas has already got a wind power generation capacity of 60 Mw in Gujarat. "Vestas is planning to install another 250 Mw capacity in Kutch in the next one ... Read More

[ad] Wind Turbines Manufacturers and Wind Turbines Companies are listed here in alphabetical order. A comprehensive list of all world wide major Wind Turbines manufacturers and companies with links to their home page. The listed manufacturers and companies are specialists in the wind energy and wind power manufacturing sector producing horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT) as well as vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT). Wind turbine designs have undergone dramatic changes since the first windmill structure invented in 1888 by Charles F. Brush's which ... Read More

Smart & Intelligent Wind Turbines – The Future In Wind Turbine Design? US Researchers at Purdue University USA are experimenting with placing electric actuators of the type shown below on wind turbine blades so they can quickly adapt to changing winds, has been reported.   Plans are being drawn up for future Wind turbines to incorporate shape-shifting blades so to make them more efficient at generating electricity at any wind speed, say the University researchers. We would call these ‘smart wind turbines’ and they would not ... Read More