At AWEA’s recent WINDPOWER 2015 Conference in Orlando, Wolfgang Beez, senior product marketing manager at Maxwell Technologies, presented a poster titled “Retrofitting Wind Turbines for Optimal Performance” in conjunction with Freqcon GmbH, a German developer and distributor of renewable energy systems. They made the case that Maxwell ultracapacitors significantly reduce turbine O&M costs and eliminate battery-related downtime issues and safety concerns…
125-V module OK for vehicles in Europe
Maxwell Technologies says the North American office of United Kingdom’s Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) has granted European Economic Community (EEC)-Type Approval and Conformity of Production (CoP) clearance to Maxwell’s 125-volt Heavy Transportation Module (HTM125). The 125V heavy transportation series of ultracapacitor modules is a high performance energy storage and power-delivery product line for hybrid buses…
Ultracapacitors backup more wind turbines
An estimated 60% of new wind turbines now employ electrical blade pitch systems that incorporate ultracapacitors or batteries for pitch control and backup power.