DocumentCode :
1096640
Title :
Germany´s green - energy gap
Author :
Fairley, Peter
Volume :
46
Issue :
7
fYear :
2009
fDate :
7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
40
Lastpage :
48
Abstract :
Germany stumbles in its move to replace coal and nuclear power with offshore wind energy. The six offshore wind turbines that REpower Systems began erecting near Germany´s coast in 2004 make their older cousins look like pin wheels. Each one has three 61.5-meter blades, which in a good breeze make one revolution every 5 seconds, producing 5 megawatts of electric power.
Keywords :
blades; coal; energy gap; nuclear power; wind power; wind turbines; Germany; REpower Systems; blades; coal; electric power; green energy gap; nuclear power; offshore wind energy; wind turbines; Cities and towns; Wind energy;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9235
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2009.5109451
Filename :
5109451
Link To Document :
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