by winternet | Nov 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
The veteran Jos Beurskens is challenging the Swedish wind power industry: Devise your own technical solutions instead of waiting for the big industrial players to grasp the potential of cold climate wind energy. But, he emphasises, don’t forget to look beyond low...
by winternet | Nov 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
A Retrospective Overview Of Wind Farms In Cold Climate Regions Challenges Of Cost Effectiveness Wind energy in cold climate regions (WECC) stands at the threshold of major research and development trends within onshore & offshore wind energy. It is actively...
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...
by winternet | Feb 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Good news for wind sites in cold climate: new research shows that you might be able to squeeze in some more power in existing grids. Researchers at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland points out that the colder weather and stronger winds at wind farms in the...
