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Definition of a wind index

The wind indices operating in the north-west corner of the European continent are no older than the ...

No advantage in removing the gearbox

Removing the gearbox is not an easy solution (Windpower Monthly, December 2005). What you achieve is...

Weakness exposed in wind index system

In northern Europe, a system devised to check individual wind turbine performance against manufactur...

Last concession granted for test site -- Not many offshore turbines

The last of four sites available at Germany's onshore testfield for offshore wind turbines is to be ...

Floating foundation prototype -- Seeking lightweight turbine

Norwegian energy company Norsk Hydro is drawing upon 30 years of technical experience building offsh...

Offshore wind plant retrofit in England -- Gearbox bearing failure

Vestas is replacing bearings in the gearboxes of all 30 wind turbines it has supplied to E.ON UK's S...

Siemens installs country's largest turbine at test centre

Siemens Power Generation installed the largest wind turbine in the Netherlands last month at the nat...

Variable generation study to take three years

A three year study is about to begin in Britain which will investigate how much variable generation ...

Potential from micro-generation

Mini wind turbines, solar panels and other small scale technologies could provide 30-40% of the UK's...

Checking performance

A wind station's performance varies with wind strengths, but what it should be producing in any give...

Solution to airport radar problem

UK airport operator BAA has withdrawn its objection to one of Europe's largest wind farms after deve...

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