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New Floating Wind Turbines to Make Wind Energy Cheaper, More Reliable?

October 20, 201016 years Z. S. 5 Comments

Floating wind turbines are a little more complicated and require higher initial costs. But a new study, Project Deepwater, by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) in the UK has found that due to their greater ability to access stronger and more consistent winds deeper out at sea, they are more economically … [continued]

WindSentinel from Catch the Wind Could Cut the Cost of Siting New Offshore Wind Turbines

November 2, 200917 years Tina Casey 3 Comments

Catch the Wind Ltd. of Virginia has just announced that its new Vindicator laser wind sensor has been deployed on a specialized buoy for a field test off Race Rocks Island in British Columbia. If successful, the laser sensor would be part of the world’s first buoy-based wind power assessment … [continued]