The future of wind energy
Currently, less the 2% of the electricity produced, is from the wind energy. However, recently several companies have started to develop projects and designs to build massive giants –huge offshore wind tribunes that will produce electricity for more than 10,000 homes. Norwegian, American and English firm are in a race to built the ultimate wind electricity producer and to dominate over the wind electricity marker.
Norwegians are working seriously on a massive floating wind turbine that would be anchored to the bottom of the sea but will not be stationary –slight movements would follow the natural trembling of the water and the air flow thus allowing the machine to adjust itself according to the wind direction and thus to efficiently use the maximum of wind energy it can get. The giant machine would be producing around 10KW of energy, enough to support from 5000 to 10,000 households and is expected to be put into use in two or three years with two years of testing.
US researches and laboratory unions are making the same effort. They are developing a wind turbine that will produce almost the same amount of energy and would provide for more than 15,000 people. The scientists have been inspired by the massive oil platforms positioned in the sea and their project would ultimately use the constant air flow above the sea. The machine is to be built near the British coast and would be named “Britannia”.
The last project to be discussed is English one that consists of a machine positioned in the sea but stationery –movements will not be used as a method of adjustment. The machine will be over 600ft above the sea waves and will generate from 9 to 10KW. The energy it is about to produce is equal to 2m oil barrels during its lifetime of 25 years.
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