According to AWEA,. Q1 2011 alone saw 1,100 MW of new wind-power capacity installed with another 5,600 MW under construction. The Butler Ridge Wind Farm in Mayville, Wis., is adding to these figures. Built on the Niagara escarpment, a ridge that originates in Ontario, Canada, and continues through Wisconsin, the wind farm is comprised of…
Better blade lets 1.5-MW turbines deliver 5% more power
LM Wind Power’s LM 42.1 GloBlade 1 will extend the life cycle of the 1.5-MW segment by offering a design that provides annual energy production and requires no mechanical upgrading of the current platform. The blade is a way of meeting expectations for high performing rotors. By using its know-how in aerodynamics and structural design,…