Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

million over two years to advance next-generation designs for wind turbine drivetrains. These early research and development projects will focus on reducing the cost of wind energy by increasing component reliability or redesigning drivetrains to eliminate the need for some components altogether. megawatt turbines.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Siemens has developed a 6MW wind turbine fitted with an innovative direct drive and therefore not requiring a gearbox. 120 wind turbine should enter series production in 2014. To date, high-output wind turbines have tended to be disproportionately heavy compared to systems of a lower rating.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2013

The plant uses wind power and Hydrogenics’ electrolysis equipment to transform water into hydrogen, which is then injected into the existing regional natural gas transmission system. It will reduce the need to take wind turbines offline when the local grid is congested and will therefore enable us to harness more wind power.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

A consortium led by engineering firm Ricardo that aims to extend wind turbine bearing service life by up to 500% has won a share of £3 million (US$4.8 Turbine gearbox bearing durability is a key issue for wind energy providers, in particular for off-shore farms where in-service maintenance is both expensive and challenging.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2017

Statoil has made the final investment decision to build the world’s first floating wind farm: The Hywind pilot park offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The wind farm will power around 20,000 households. Statoil is proud to develop the world’s first floating wind farm. Production start is expected in late 2017.

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Wind Building Norway Water 191

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Aerospace and wind will duke it out for supremacy, while potentially high-volume automotive uses advance at a pedestrian pace. The trend in wind energy towards turbines blades more than 40 m long will open up new opportunities for CFRP where other composites can’t compete and will come sooner and faster in offshore wind than in onshore.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2010

reported that sales of BOOSTCAP ultracapacitor products for wind energy applications through the first three quarters of 2010 are running more than 40% ahead of wind-related sales in the same period last year, and estimates that more than 13,000 BOOSTCAP-equipped turbines are now in operation worldwide. Maxwell Technologies Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2021

The partnership enables sodium-ion battery technology to be incorporated in a range of renewable energy applications including residential energy storage, commercial micro-grids, wind turbine and tidal energy storage. AMTE Power has branded its sodium-ion product “Ultra Safe” due to its improved safety and enhanced thermal stability.

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Manufacturer Sodium Batteries Battery 470

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2021

Chiyoda delivered Indonesia’s first large copper smelter plan and continues to provide maintenance and inspection service there. Demand for copper has doubled in the last 25 years and is projected to go up further.

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Indonesia Maintenance Wind Japan 418

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2020

A newly formed joint venture, H2 Westküste GmbH, comprising EDF Deutschland, Ørsted and Raffinerie Heide, is to build a 30 megawatt electrolyzer which will produce green hydrogen from offshore wind energy and provide information on the operation, maintenance, control and grid compatibility of the equipment.

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Hydrogen Green Wind Grid 435

Electrek

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Ørsted’s Skipjack Wind 1 will be a 120-megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm in Maryland that will power 40,000 homes once it goes live in the second half of 2026. more… The post Maryland’s Skipjack Wind 1 offshore wind farm leaps forward with a $20M facility appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2015

The levelized cost of electricity analysis for H2 2015 shows onshore wind to be fully competitive against gas and coal in some parts of the world, while solar is closing the gap. Our report shows wind and solar power continuing to get cheaper in 2015, helped by cheaper technology but also by lower finance costs.

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Electrek

JANUARY 15, 2024

The world’s first floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Scotland, is coming offline for three to four months for “heavy maintenance.” more… The post World’s first floating offshore wind farm to be taken offline for up to 4 months appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2017

a provider of low- maintenance, software-operated, and data-verified auxiliary wind propulsion systems, signed an agreement with Finnish shipping company Viking Line to install its Rotor Sail Solution onboard the M/S Viking Grace , an LNG-fueled cruise ferry. Norsepower Oy Ltd., Earlier post.).

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Electrek

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm , Hywind Scotland, is now back in Scotland and online after its five turbines were towed to Norway for maintenance.

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Norway Wind Maintenance Commercial 123

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2013

MITRAC equipment is also used in rail vehicles from Bombardier as well as in vehicles of other manufacturers, offering high reliability, modular design, energy efficiency and ease of maintenance. Magnetic shielding under the primary winding (magnetic layer) prevents electromagnetic interference. Energy storage device (e.g. battery).

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Germany Charging Electric Electrical 341

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2020

The CTVs will serve Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, which will be located approximately 55 miles off the Yorkshire coast in the North Sea when it enters operation in 2022. A variety of vessels are used during the construction, maintenance and operation of offshore wind farms.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2021

Apex is a leading clean energy company that develops, constructs, and operates utility-scale wind and solar power facilities throughout North America. Apex is planning to deploy the plug-in hybrid vehicles to its operations employees, who will have access to charging infrastructure being installed at operational wind and solar facilities.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

As shared by the roofing company on its Twitter account, Tesla’s Solar Roof tiles managed to stand up to Hurricane Ian’s 155 mph winds and 10-foot storm surge. TeslaSolar roof stood up to #HurricaneIan with 155mph winds and a 10’ storm surge! This Powerwall was underwater for hours and is still working perfectly.

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Wind MPH Solar Tesla 141

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2020

This will enable wind energy to be utilized without requiring major transmission infrastructure to be built and create new revenues and jobs for US industry. Greenway Energy will develop and test a new, low-cost, and efficient electrolysis system that can be directly coupled with wind turbine power.

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Hydrogen Wind Fuel Low Cost 191

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2019

The wing can morph to control the plane’s flight, and could provide a significant boost in aircraft production, flight, and maintenance efficiency, the researchers say. The wing was tested in a NASA wind tunnel. Wing is assembled from hundreds of identical subunits. Image: Kenny Cheung, NASA Ames Research Center.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

China also dominates in other technologies including wind and solar components, controls, sensors, and communications—a gamut of industrial equipment, including much that is pertinent for defense. —Baker Institute report Need Nickel?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The Rotor Sails deliver auxiliary wind propulsion to the vessel—which has operated in conditions ranging from tropical climate to arctic conditions in Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia—thereby optimizing energy efficiency and reducing fuel consumption. —Tommy Thomassen, Chief Technical Officer at Maersk Tankers.

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Fuel Wind Installation 2018 220

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Electrolyzers will use wind power to produce green hydrogen. The Haru Oni pilot project in Magallanes Province takes advantage of the excellent wind conditions in southern Chile to produce climate-neutral fuel with the aid of green wind power. Enel is a co-funder of the plant, with a focus on wind power and electrolysis.

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Electrek

AUGUST 10, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Ørsted says Block Island is offline for summer maintenance, and rumors are flying. more… The post EGEB: The US’s first offshore wind farm is currently offline; here’s why appeared first on Electrek. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2011

Unlike wind, tidal or solar power the advanced design for this Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system can deliver constant output 24 hours a day. OTEC power cycle. Click to enlarge.

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Renewable Energy Mariner Baltimore 296

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Geysers Power Company: $3 million to investigate if geothermal plants could vary output to balance other intermittent renewable resources to increase the amounted of wind and solar used by the grid. .: $1 million to use high-fidelity solar forecasting to predict load impacts on California’s electricity grid and reduce solar integration costs.

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California San Diego Energy Solar 271

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2021

To realize the potential of offshore hydrogen production, there is a need for compact electrolysis systems that can withstand harsh offshore environments and have minimal maintenance requirements while still meeting cost and performance targets that will allow production of low-cost hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2020

The benefit is further enhanced by the vehicle refueling from an ITM hydrogen fuelling station in Sheffield that is powered directly from renewable wind. Maintenance and service package. Based on an average duty cycle, the new ULEMCo vehicle is expected to deliver a 33% reduction in carbon emissions. 350 bar refueling pressure nozzle.

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Water Hydrogen Convert Fuel 243

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

The solicitation has two goals: 1) to develop infrastructure necessary to dispense hydrogen transportation fuel; and 2) to provide needed Operation and Maintenance (O&M) funding to support hydrogen refueling operations prior to the large—scale roll—out of Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs). The California Energy Commission (CEC) will award up to $29.9

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Hydrogen California Energy Grant 330

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2023

UK-based energy firm SSE is the first UK utility to trial First Hydrogen ’s hydrogen-powered van in a real-life setting, enabling SSE to evaluate the benefits of hydrogen mobility alongside its growing fleet of EV engineering and maintenance vehicles as an alternative to fossil fuels.

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Hydrogen Green Powered Power 355

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2012

project is a turnkey contract, which means Hydrogenics will provide a range of services to build the Power-to-Gas project, including supply, installation, connection and commissioning of the hydrogen production facility including gas compression, master controls, as well as a 5-year service and maintenance agreement.

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Energy Storage Hydrogen Germany Gas 297

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Mitsubishi Electric enhanced cooling performance in the VP-X by improving main insulation and cooling gas ventilation without incorporating a water-cooling system for the stator winding. Elimination of a water-cooling system for the stator winding helps to simplify maintenance. Rotating speed. 3,600 min -1. Number of poles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2013

For solar and wind power to be used in a significant way, we need a battery made of economical materials that are easy to scale and still efficient. Currently the electrical grid cannot tolerate large and sudden power fluctuations caused by wide swings in sunlight and wind. —Yang et al. Earlier post.). —Stanford Prof.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 25, 2023

Moving Wind Power Offshore The offshore wind (OFW) industry is one of the most rapidly advancing sources of power around the world. It makes sense: Wind is stronger and more consistent over the open ocean than it is on land. Some wind farms are capable of powering 500,000 homes or more.

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Wind Powered Power Installation 103

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Projects are encouraged to apply concurrent (as opposed to sequential) design methodologies: control co-design, co-design, and designing for operation and maintenance. It has a low maintenance cost, resulting in a lower cost of energy. The 11 SHARKS projects are: National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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