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Underground Wind Energy Storage

While wind power is one of the greenest renewable energies around, the wind doesn’t blow continuously at an optimum speed for offshore or onshore wind turbines. That means sometimes no energy is being generated and added to the grid. But an equal issue is that when you have a period of optimum wind, it is difficult… Read the rest

New Radial Shaft Sealing Ring

Today’s wind turbines are being established in increasingly hostile environments. From freezing icy high mountains to storm and salt-lashed seas. Maintenance of the turbines in these are expensive and so anything that can help defend them against the elements is to be welcomed. A key to preserving the life of the turbine is to prevent corrosion… Read the rest

A Hydrogen-filled Wind Turbine!

In Ontario, Canada, the company “LTA Windpower is developing a revolutionary type of wind turbine. In fact, it’s not really correct to describe it as a turbine at all. It’s more like a blimp with two spinning propellers. It’s called the PowerShip. oh, and it’s filled with hydrogen gas. Yep, the one that’s very inflammable and… Read the rest

2018 and Beyond in Wind

While we may be more preoccupied with snow and cold rather than wind at the moment in Europe and the States, it’s well worth taking stock of where we are and where we want to go, and how sure we are of getting there! Before we look at Europe and Denmark in particular, let’s pop over… Read the rest

Quality Wind Turbines by MWPS World

Trusted for Quality Used Wind Turbines. MWPS World, formerly MyWindPowerSystem is specialised in marketing Used Wind Turbines & Second-Hand Wind Turbines. Our Industry-Leading Wind Turbine Marketplace is your one-stop-shop for buying and selling New or Second Hand and Used Wind Turbines and other ‘Renewable Energy’ Equipment. We are now MWPS World incorporating MWPS Global. Visit our… Read the rest

Great Expectations for North Sea Wind Power

The renewable UK, the UK renewable industry group, considers that the East of England could become a hub for trade in renewable energy with Scandinavian countries if the proper regulations are drawn up and put in place. RenewableUK has voiced its hopes that a North Sea report by the UK Parliament’s second chamber, the House of… Read the rest

WIND TURBINES DESIGNS – The World’s Most Amazing Windmills Designs

A journey through the evolution of the most spectacular wind turbines designs in the world Looking for an environmentally friendly energy source while looking gracious, aesthetic and beautiful? This article is a journey through the evolution of the most spectacular WIND TURBINES DESIGNS in the world. The answer is blowing in the wind! Wind turbines float… Read the rest

The End for Mechanical Gearboxes?

Turbines are big sturdy beasts. They should be robust and able to stand a lot of what the elements can throw at them. But even the best of them needs maintenance from time to time. And then there’s the unexpected freak gust of wind. An unexpected gust can stress the mechanical gearbox of the turbine… Read the rest

What is a Suction Bucket Jacket??

Does it sound like something you’d need in your loft water tank, or maybe something to fix a leak in your plumbing system? No. The Suction Bucket Jacket is something that could profoundly affect the offshore wind industry. DONG Energy has collaborated with the Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) to bring about an innovative and… Read the rest

Used GE Wind Turbines – 1.5 MW Available

4 x General Electric – GE 1.5 S Wind Turbine – For Sale 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 the truck There… Read the rest