by winternet | Oct 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Put simply, blade heating on wind turbines is cost effective. That is the result of last year’s study at the Uljabuouda wind farm in northern Sweden. The tests conducted during the ice season, between November and March, showed that the amount of energy produced by...
by winternet | Oct 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Vestas introduced a de-icing system at the wind energy conference Vind 2013 in Stockholm. The system is based on a hot air flow within the blades The long awaited system has been tested in Canada for the past winter season. Now a prototype is ready for field testing...
by winternet | Oct 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
A water droplet on a superhydrophobic surface. The build-up of ice and frost is a big problem in many industrial applications. On cold climate sites around the world icing has a negative influence on the energy production. Can we call on the help of nanotechnology to...
