by Johan Markgren | 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 Johan Markgren | 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 Johan Markgren | 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 Johan Markgren | 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 Johan Markgren | 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...
by Johan Markgren | Feb 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
He drives a big diesel truck and grew up driving old, cranky gasoline cars. Micke Elisasson from Östersund had never driven an electric car until he tried two at Winterwind. Outside the conference hall there’s half a dozen electric vehicles (EVs) in a line, ready to...
