Bernd Koch, CEO, Merkel Heavy Duty Hydraulics Div., Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Efforts to maximize the potential of wind as a reliable power source have led to significant investments in onshore and offshore-wind turbine technology. One predominant industry trend to emerge is to increase the size of the wind turbines, thereby maximizing the output per unit. This…
Offshore wind: Protecting marine mammals with noise reduction
I’m Nic Sharpley, managing editor of Windpower Engineering & Development magazine. Welcome to another edition of Wind Talk, our podcast series that gives you the opportunity to hear from the industry’s newsmakers in their own words. Today, I’m here with Jens Kuhnert, product manager of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Merkel, the global specialist for innovative hydraulic…