Large wind turbine development in Europe

Conference · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:447446

Zervos, A ^[1]

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1. Center for Renewable Energy Sources, Attikis (Greece)

During the last few years we have witnessed in Europe the development of a new generation of wind turbines ranging from 1000-1500 kW size. They are presently being tested and they are scheduled to reach the market in late 1996 early 1997. The European Commission has played a key role by funding the research leading to the development of these turbines. The most visible initiative at present is the WEGA program - the development, together with Europe`s leading wind industry players of a new generation of turbines in the MW range. By the year 1997 different European manufacturers will have introduced almost a dozen new MW machine types to the international market, half of them rated at 1.5 MW. 3 refs., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
• OSTI ID: 447446
• Report Number(s): CONF-960630--; ON: DE97002833
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

17 WIND ENERGY
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
CAPACITY
EUROPEAN UNION
MANUFACTURERS
POWER RANGE 01-10 MW
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
WIND TURBINES