wind energy bij using kites
Posted by rob van beek to Equipment, 2009-08-24 11:55:28
I saw a great new way of getting lots of green energy by using Kites on TED.com. Placing Kites at about 300 meters in the air could generate tremendous new way of getting offshore wind energy cheap. Low cost, high impact.
Take a look at this presentation by innovator and invento Saul Griffith on http://blog.ted.com/2009/03/inventing_a_sup.php
Investments in O&M
Posted by Joyce van Heijzen to Operations & maintenance, 2009-08-18 12:06:37
Financial losses due to downtime is not high enough to invest in costly improvements for the operation & maintenance!
Installation methods of today
Posted by to Installation, 2009-09-02 09:01:04
Installing wind turbines by means of large cranes is to dependent on good weather conditions!
Two Bladed wind turbines
Posted by Stef Vlaanderen to Equipment, 2009-10-27 14:15:18
The current standard for onshore wind turbines is to have three blades. The main reason for this is that human spectators experience three blades as the more tranquil view. Offshore, where spectators do not have to be taken into account, the advantages of having two blades can be exploited.
Such advantages are:
- lower production costs
- easier to assemble
- higher rotational speed
Predictions for 2010
Posted by Joyce van Heijzen to Other topics, 2010-01-06 10:38:39
A discussion started on LinkedIn attracted my attention!
Very interesting to discuss this on our site, so don't hesitate to give your opinion on the following.
Thomas S. Wissmann:
What are your views for 2010? Where is the industry heading? Will project finance be available?
Answer Ian Zhang:
The prime issue in this profession will be how to make offershore wind unit cost as cheap as ...