DocumentCode
1096640
Title
Germany´s green - energy gap
Author
Fairley, Peter
Volume
46
Issue
7
fYear
2009
fDate
7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
40
Lastpage
48
Abstract
Germany stumbles in its move to replace coal and nuclear power with offshore wind energy. The six offshore wind turbines that REpower Systems began erecting near Germany´s coast in 2004 make their older cousins look like pin wheels. Each one has three 61.5-meter blades, which in a good breeze make one revolution every 5 seconds, producing 5 megawatts of electric power.
Keywords
blades; coal; energy gap; nuclear power; wind power; wind turbines; Germany; REpower Systems; blades; coal; electric power; green energy gap; nuclear power; offshore wind energy; wind turbines; Cities and towns; Wind energy;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2009.5109451
Filename
5109451
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