#WindTurbines generate more than half of #UK’s #electricity due to #StormPia | #WindPower | The Guardian
At the time of writing this post, 55.3% is being generated by #Wind and only 8.1% by #Gas. Demand is moderately low at 30.2 GW.
#windpower
This 330kW battery generator uses a giant kite to charge itself
https://electrek.co/2023/11/22/this-330kw-generator-uses-a-giant-kite-to-charge-itself/
Dutch wind farm to save eagles’ lives with #smart #cameras on #turbines
One of the biggest criticisms of the #wind farm proliferation in Europe has been the harm that the blades of the turbines cause to the local birdlife. Now it seems that there is a solution being tried out by a wind farm in Zeewolde (Netherlands), which involves the installation of smart cameras on the wind turbines.
The essence of the project is to have the cameras stop the rotation of the blades automatically if they identify the incoming object as an eagle, thus preventing a collision and injury or death to the animal. The smart device will be able to detect an object from a distance of 1,100 metres and then if the object closes in, at 300 metres the camera will identify it as an eagle and automatically stop the blades for a few minutes.
Why #eagles? Apart from the fact that they are rare and protected animals, being apex predators, their attention is usually focused on the ground below in search of prey. Thus, they might not even notice that there is an object ahead of them.
Hmmmmm.....not sure that's exactly what we meant
https://electrek.co/2023/09/27/monopiles-virginia-offshore-wind/
‘Biggest #CleanEnergy disaster in years’: #UK auction secures no #OffshoreWindfarms | #WindPower | The Guardian
Most #Tories want to scupper any chance of changing energy policy for the better as they have rich friends in the #FossilFuel industries.
Grid-forming Inverters
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/one-device-transform-power-electical-grid-inverter
The world’s largest floating offshore wind farm is officially online
https://electrek.co/2023/08/23/worlds-largest-floating-offshore-wind-farm/
#England’s tallest #WindTurbine prepares to rise against the odds | #WindPower | The Guardian
I presume that the geographical qualification means that some other country of the #UK (Scotland and off-shore, I’m guessing) has larger #turbines.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/09/england-tallest-wind-turbine-bristol
Over half of the #UK's current #electricity demand is being supplied by #WindPower (53% of 30 GW of power currently being consumed). Add to that #NuclearPower and over two thirds is coming from low carbon sources.
Help wind power while saving rainforests
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Wind power can be a legitimate piece of a sustainable energy mix, but not at the expense of rainforests.
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Lloyd’s Register Gets Behind Wind Power For Cargo Ships
Digging into the weeds of the EEDI is a whole ‘nother kettle of fish, so let’s just take Lloyd’s word on that double-digit improvement. As cited by Anomie, Lloyd’s has “validated that the newbuild Newcastlemax would have its EEDI score reduced from 1.92 to 1.37 (29% reduction) by installing six 5x30m Rail Rotor Sails and 1.47 (23% reduction) by installing four 5x35m Folding Rotor Sails.”
As for how it works, that’s easy. “The Rotor Sails are driven to rotate by a motor,” Anemoi explains. “When a wind flow meets the spinning Rotor Sails, a pressure differential is created. This causes a thrust force which provides auxiliary propulsion to the vessel and can be used to increase the vessel speed or reduce the consumption of the main power unit.”
See https://cleantechnica.com/2022/07/08/lloyds-register-gets-behind-wind-power-for-cargo-ships/
#environment #ships #wind #windpower
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