Gearboxes in general are a result of over 80 years of accumulated engineering knowledge. So why do gearboxes for wind turbines sometimes fail after seven to 11 years — way less than the anticipated 20 ...
SHEFFIELD VILLAGE — Wind: it fills the sails of pleasure boaters and lifts children’s kites to the sky. Wind is also driving the dreams of a Sheffield Village engineering firm that sees gold in the ...
Jari Toikkanen, manager of the research and test group at Moventas, a tier-one wind turbine gearbox supplier, has seen the number of noise and vibration tests ordered by wind turbine original ...
Six Northern Power 100 kW direct drive wind turbines produce power for Unalakleet, Alaska. The turbines are owned by Unalakleet Valley Electric Cooperative. Photo courtesy STG Inc. For years, wind ...
As the renewable energy sector continues to grow, so does the complexity of technology and equipment such as wind turbines, solar arrays, and transmission infrastructure. Gear oils and lubricants are ...
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the wind turbine gearbox market and it is poised to grow by USD 3.81 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of almost 6% during the ...
• Gearboxes with high step-up ratios tend to give horizontal wind turbines poor efficiency when wind speeds are low. • One way to eliminate wind-turbine bird kills: Locate turbines far out at sea.
Back in the ancient times of 10 or 15 years ago, it wasn’t unusual for wind turbines to generate power in the range of tens or hundreds of kilowatts. Compared to the power levels found on the utility ...
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio analysts forecast the global wind turbine gearbox market to post an impressive revenue of more than USD 15 billion by 2020, according to their latest report. The ...