aerogenerator

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aerogenerator

(ˈɛərəʊˌdʒɛnəreɪtə)
n
a generator that is driven by winds
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Noun1.aerogenerator - generator that extracts usable energy from windsaerogenerator - generator that extracts usable energy from winds
wind generator, windmill
vane, blade - flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
generator - engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
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Elsewhere of note, Project NOVA (Novel Offshore Vertical Axis), a public/private UK consortium, is testing a 50-KW (kilowatt) vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) demonstrator, the Aerogenerator X, built by Wind Power Ltd.
Wind energy trends for composites: economic and social forces are driving trends in material innovation and applications
The vision for the Novel Offshore Vertical Axis (Nova) demonstrator was to assess the feasibility of a vertical-winged wind turbine--an Aerogenerator turbine--compared to conventional horizontal-axis turbines.
Windmills on the mind: engineers may need to think outside the box and go back to first principles when it comes to designing offshore wind turbines. Lee Hibbert talks to experts who believe that designs need to be better thought-out if we are to make them fit for purpose
The latest entry to the race is a British design called the 'Aerogenerator," inspired by floating oil platform technology.
Blowing in the wind
The Aerogenerator, which is able to harness wind energy from all directions, is being developed at NaREC in Blyth.
Turbine testing backed
The two-bladed turbine is being engineered by Aerogenerator at the New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) in Blyth.
Supporters will take turbine to market place
Denmark, the first country to use aerogenerator systems, has decided to install ever larger and more powerful wind farms further out at sea than ever previously attempted.
NEXANS TO INSTALL UNDERWATER CABLES FOR ELTRA
Developed by renewables firm Wind Power, the Nova aerogenerator wind turbine is based on a pair of giant V-shaped composite wings that will be scaled up to 120m high and rotate around a central axis to create power.
Towering turbine promises to capture more wind energy
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