wind turbine News
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They may not be pretty - but theyre not unhealthy
New report from Ontario"s Chief Medical Officer of Health says there is no direct causal link between wind turbines and adverse health ...
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Mechanical vs. Ultrasonic anemometers for wind turbine control
What do you think? Does the replacement of mechanical wind sensors trough ultrasonic anemometers in wind turbine control pay off after less than a few years? You will find the answer in the free to download Cost Benefit Analysis! We captured the 5 year cost of different mechanical wind sensors and compared it with the cost of ultrasonic anemometers for wind turbine ...
By OTT HydroMet
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Ministry of the Environment brings on sound expertise of Aercoustics
Toronto, ON, September 2010 - To develop a protocol for measuring noise emitted from wind turbines, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, earlier this year, retained Aercoustics Engineering Ltd., a prominent acoustic engineering consulting firm.The protocol will provide an objective method which can be used to evaluate sound levels for wind plants across Ontario. This measurement convention ...
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Continental Cisc Corporation launches a new wind turbine hydraulic braking system rupture disc assembly
Continental Disc Corporation has introduced a new rupture disc assembly for wind turbine hydraulic braking systems. This rupture disc assembly protects equipment from damage and down time in the event of overpressure conditions.Specifically designed for the hydraulic braking systems and yaw brake controls of wind turbines, the rupture disc assembly provides accurate and leak-free overpressure ...
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Nederman signs contract with Suzlon
Nederman India has signed a three-year agreement with Suzlon Energy Limited to supply Nederman’s capturing and filtering system. The total value of deliveries in 2008 will be slightly over SEK 13 million. Suzlon chose Nederman as a supplier against stiff competition from both domestic and international companies due to the extensive experience Nederman has from supplying similar system solutions ...
By Nederman
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Submersible pumps for a new wind turbine concept
Pleuger Water Solutions delivered 2 multiple stage submersible pumps to Delft Offshore Turbine. These pumps are used in a new wind turbine concept which uses hydraulic energy transfer instead of existing mechanical gearboxes. This unique technique leads to a gearless transmission which is more robust than mechanical gearboxes and has a higher reliability and lower maintenance costs. These ...
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Internship: Data Scientist
Sereema is a disruptive international player of the energy transition. Our goal is to help wind energy gain momentum and competitiveness. We help investors and operators boost production of their wind farms through innovative digital tools combined with IoT technology. Our subscription solution is already operational all over Europe and just starting in the USA. We're offering an internship in ...
By Sereema
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LotusWorks supports Engineers week by hosting events for local school
LotusWorks is hosting an event entitled "Challenging Young Minds" for a local school to help promote Engineering as a career. The event is organised as part of Engineers Week 2012 February 27th - March 2nd 2012. The week long initiative is organised by Engineers Ireland and LotusWorks has participated and supported the initiative in the Sligo, NorthWest Ireland for the past four years. The group ...
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DNV obtains accreditation for noise testing of wind turbines
DNV announces that its Seattle, Washington, office has been approved for accreditation by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for acoustic noise emissions testing on wind turbines. A2LA has granted DNV’s Seattle office accreditation for acoustic noise testing of wind turbines in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 * for acoustic noise measurements as per IEC ...
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New RainWise Inc. device collects wind data for wind turbine feasibility
RainWise, Inc., one of the leading manufacturers of quality weather stations in the U.S. and abroad, is pleased to announce the release of the new WindLog™. This valuable device collects and records wind data to test the wind viability of a location prior to the installation of a wind turbine. The low cost ($350) WindLog™ is ideal for individual consumers and businesses who are contemplating the ...
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Popular TV Programme trusts XL2 for Noise Monitoring of Wind Farms
Eco Eye, Irelands longest running and most successful environmental documentary series recently turned their attention to Wind Energy using the XL2 sound level meter and weather protected microphone to monitor noise from one of Irelands largest wind farms. In the episode broadcast on the 10th February titled ‘Greening our Electricity’ the renowned Irish journalist Duncan Stuart ...
By NTi Audio AG
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Sustainability and global warming decisions are best made with universal rating system
Corporations and governments are making major decisions relative to sustainability issues including energy efficiency, employee relations, global warming, health and safety. A number of sustainability evaluation tools have been developed. However, compartmentalization is a major flaw in all of them. It allows fair comparison of one cigarette company to another but not fair comparison of a ...
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The world`s first nacelle LiDAR full field application project hoisting completed
On December 23, 2018, Nanjing Movelaser Co., Ltd. hoisted the world's first nacelle lidar full field application project. The wind farm is the Qinghai Yellow River Gonghe County SPIC project. It is the largest wind farm with single-stage installed capacity in China. It is located in Gonghe County, Hainan Prefecture, Qinghai Province. The wind farm has an installed capacity of 450,000 kilowatts ...
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Ground-based wind lidar is first used in Korean wind measurement service project
On March 31, 2019, Movelaser Ground lidar Molas B300 was installed in Korea. This project serves a new energy company in Korea and is used for wind measurement service for annual power generation hours verification of wind turbines. This is the first time that Movelaser has entered the Korean wind measurement market. The project uses Siemens generator sets with a hub height of 127 meters. The ...
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Siemens places environmental technology order with Nederman
Nederman has received an order worth more than 15 million SEK from Siemens’ new state of the art wind turbine plant in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada. Nederman will supply a solution for the extraction and filtration of composite dust during the manufacturing of wind turbine blades. The installation will be carried out by the Nederman owned company Dantherm Filtration A/S in Denmark together ...
By Nederman
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Made for wind turbines - Ventus Ultrasonic anemometer
Abraham from Lufft USA showed Windpower Engineering and Development people on the AWEA Windpower 2014 exhibition the Ventus Ultrasonic Wind Sensor, which detects windspeed, as well as wind quality. Ventus-UMB for wind energy applications | Wind/flow Extremely precise and maintenancefree measurement of wind speed, wind direction and air pressure as well as calculation of acoustic virtual ...
By OTT HydroMet
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Lufft VENTUS Ultrasonic Wind Sensor Proven for Offshore Operation
The Lufft Ultrasonic Anemometer VENTUS-UMB successfully completed the test at the International Technical Inspection Agency TUEV SUED and now has the Protection Class IP68. This confirms officially that the sensor is one of a few Ultrasonic Anemometers, protected from infiltration of dust as well as from extended submersion in water. It shows again, that it is perfectly suited for installations ...
By OTT HydroMet
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Turningpoint and FreeWave Technologies Partner to Mitigate Wind Turbine Failure Through Vibration Monitoring Solution
AWEA WINDPOWER CONFERENCE, (Booth #1209) -- FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced that it has been selected by Turningpoint (http://www.turningpointwind.com/) as its wireless data communications partner for its market-leading turbine vibration ...
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Inspectahire to attend AOG 2014.
Inspectahire Instruments LTD, an Aberdeen based Remote Visual Inspection Company, are delighted to announce the will be in attendance at AOG 2014. The Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition & Conference, held in Perth, takes place from the 19-21th of February. The event brings together more than 500 exhibitors from across 20 countries, AOG has rapidly become Australia’s largest oil and gas ...
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Commission takes Bulgaria to Court for failing to protect endangered species
The European Commission is taking Bulgaria to Court over its failure to protect unique habitats and important species. The case concerns the Kaliakra region, a migratory route and resting place for highly endangered species, where large numbers of wind turbines and other developments have been authorised without adequate assessments of their environmental effects. Although Bulgaria is committed ...
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