Wind Turbines Glossary

Wind Turbines Glossary
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… Read the rest

Vestas Reports Strong Performance In Early 2010

Vestas Reports Strong Performance In Early 2010

Denmark’s Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine maker, is enjoying a large number of orders recently to come back from a very shaky 2009. Vestas announced last Wednesday that German company Nordwind Handels GmbH & Co. ordered 40 V90 turbines for installation in eastern Germany. Each turbine has a capacity of 2 MW. The contract includes… Read the rest

Intel Moving On Opportunities of Wind and Electric Cars

Intel Moving On Opportunities of Wind and Electric Cars
By Poornima Gupta – SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Technology giant Intel Corporation is seeing big opportunities in wind forecasting for power generation, and in information management for electric vehicles, John Skinner, Intel’s director of marketing for its Eco-Technology division said on Tuesday. Intel already sells microprocessors to wind turbine manufacturers and this would be… Read the rest

Siemens Closing In On Major Players With $900M In Wind Turbine Contracts

Siemens Closing In On Major Players With 0M In Wind Turbine Contracts
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… Read the rest

Vestas to Invest $380m to Expand Wind Power Capacity India

Vestas to Invest 0m to Expand Wind Power Capacity India
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.

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WORLD WIND MAPS – WORLD WIND ATLAS – DIRECTORY

WORLD WIND MAPS – WORLD WIND ATLAS – DIRECTORY

World Wind Maps – Wind Atlases of the World. This article provides you with essential links to world wide wind maps. The maps contain data on the wind speed and wind direction in a region. Typically, a climatological wind atlas covers hourly averages at a standard height (10 meter) over even longer periods (30 years). You… Read the rest

Ocean Wave Energy – Alternative Energy Part 7

Ocean Wave Energy – Alternative Energy Part 7
Ocean wave energy is captured directly from surface waves or from pressure fluctuations below the surface. Waves are caused by the wind blowing over the surface of the ocean. In many areas of the world, the wind blows with enough consistency and force to provide continuous waves. There is tremendous energy in the ocean waves. Wave… Read the rest

Alternative Energy – The Facts – Solar Power – Part 6

Alternative Energy – The Facts – Solar Power – Part 6
Alternative Energy – SOLAR POWER (solar panels)   Solar energy is one the most resourceful sources of energy for the future. One of the reasons for this is that the total energy we receive each year from the sun is around 35,000 times the total energy used by man. However, about 1/3 of this energy is… Read the rest