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By looking at the stability of the atmosphere, wind farm operators could gain greater insight into the amount of power generated at any given time. Power generated by a wind turbine largely depends on the wind speed. In a wind farm in which the turbines experience the same wind speeds but different shapes, such as turbulence, to the wind profile, a turbine will produce different amounts of power. This variable power can be predicted by looking at atmospheric stability, according to...
Scientists have determined that the world's first tidal current energy turbine will not cause an environmental impact. SeaGen was lowered into place and bolted to the seabed in 2008 in Strangford Lough, one of the world's fastest tidal currents. However, questions were asked about what kind of environmental impact the device would have. Strangford Lough is one of Europe's most protect areas because it provides a unique habitat for marine and bird life. The location was chosen for...
FlexEnergy's Turbines Will Produce Reliable, Onsite Power That Exceed Highest Air Quality Standards IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FlexEnergy Inc (www.flexenergy.com), a company that transforms a range of gases into a clean energy source, has joined forces with global energy group BP (www.bp.com) to help it further reduce its carbon footprint at its Wamsutter, WY, water disposal facility. Through a contract with Power Service Inc, three of FlexEnergy Inc's Flex...
CANTON, Mich., Dec. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wind turbine companies wishing to export to the European Union need to get their products CE marked or they will not be compliant with European law. A declaration of conformity for wind turbines is necessary because by definition, a wind turbine is a functional machine, and as such it falls within the scope of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. For this reason wind turbines need to be issued with a declaration of conformity in...
CANTON, Mich., Dec. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wind energy has begun to lead the way in alternative energy solutions. Manufacturers of wind turbines face challenges such as reducing downtimes and maintenance work. Some of the demands placed on turbine components include extreme temperature conditions, vibration, oscillation and aggressive offshore air composition. Keeping wind turbines safely operating is becoming increasingly important as more windmills are built and America...
Chen leverages Ohio Supercomputer Center resources to refine TURBO For most of us, the word "turbomachinery" may conjure up images of superheroes or fast exotic cars, but in reality most people leverage turbomachinery to get things done nearly every day. Turbomachinery – pumps, fans, compressors, turbines and other machines that transfer energy between a rotor and a fluid – is especially instrumental in power generation in the aeronautic, automotive, marine, space and industrial...
Flex Turbine(TM) MT250 EX Offers Unprecedented Customer Flexibility to Use Heat Directly Derived from Biomass Combustion for Power Generation IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, FlexEnergy Inc (www.flexenergy.com), an energy technology company based in Irvine, California, announced the first commercial order of its Flex Turbine(TM)( )MT250 EX to Gammel Engineering GmbH, a German leader in heating plants, combined heat and power plants, district heating,...
Hui Hu pulled a model wind turbine from the top of an office filing cabinet. The turbine tower was just 10 inches high. Its three blades were 10 inches in diameter. It was a perfect 1:320 scale reproduction of the 80-meter diameter wind turbines spinning across Iowa, the country's second-ranked state in installed wind power capacity. That mini turbine is helping a research team led by Hu, an Iowa State University associate professor of aerospace engineering, understand how hills, valleys...
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical (IC&E) North American group in Alpharetta, Georgia has been awarded several "first time" key project orders in the areas of alterative fuel generation, migrations of existing traditional generation, and the provision of new innovative technology for machinery vibration monitoring and protection. These U.S. projects will showcase the world class market talents of the Siemens...
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Power Systems today announced the development of its latest aeroderivative industrial gas turbine, the FT4000 SWIFTPAC®, at the POWER-GEN International tradeshow. This next generation gas turbine is based on one of the aviation industry's most widely utilized aircraft engines, the flight-proven PW4000 class turbofan engine, which has 26 million hours on more than 850 engines for the Airbus A330 and Boeing 777. Designed...
