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Superconductors Could Increase Wind Turbine Efficiency

Benji Jerew — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:18:18 +0000

One of the great limitations in any electrical or electronic system is resistance. Electrical resistance, measured in “Ω” or ohms, is not a constant, but dependent on temperature. As the temperature increases, resistance also increases. When considering wind turbine generators, there are limits to the amount of electricity can be generated. The problem is that […]

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Distance Between Wind Turbines Should Be Doubled, Researchers Say

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:24:55 +0000

Wind farms are currently a big hope of the alternative energy industry, but today, just like in the early days of existence, most of them face the issue of being underperforming. Charles Meneveau, a John Hopkins fluid mechanics and turbulence expert, and his colleague Johan Meyers, from Belgium, have devised a wind turbine arrangement that could enhance their efficiency.

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Researchers Show Simple But Effective Discoveries That Could Enhance Wind Turbines' Efficiency by 18 Percent

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:19:32 +0000

Even though the cost of wind power is in a continuous drop since 2008, more and more researchers aim for reducing it more while at the same time enhancing the efficiency. A couple of teams from the Syracuse University and the University of Minnesota have a few ideas about how to improve wind turbines by modding their blades and how the air flows on them.

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Concrete Bases to Increase Wind Turbine Efficiency for Better Power Production

Mike Sandru — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:09:04 +0000

The use of concrete bases can prove significantly profitable, considering wind turbine towers, as this has to do with diminishing, by more than two-thirds, the quantity of concrete used for the footings of a single tower.

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