Wednesday, July 18, 2012

No. 61: Wind generator grows more powerful (July 19, 2012)

Technology:
The Japan Steel Works will develop a large-scale wind generator that is 30% more powerful than the existing wind generator. Although the act to purchase renewable energy started in July, Japan does not have so many areas suitable for wind generation. Accordingly, demand for large-scale powerful wind generators is expected to grow, the company predicted. The new mode named J100 will have an output of 2,700 kW and begin operations in 2013.

The conventional wind generator turns a turbine at high speed by increasing the revolution of blades using an overdrive, but gears and bearings of an overdrive are liable to let it break down. The company plans to adopt a structure that does not need an overdrive for the new model to make it free from breakdown. The company recorded sales of nearly 2 billion yen from wind generators in fiscal ended May 2012 and wishes to increase them to 19 billion yen in fiscal ending March 2015.  

 Wind generators by the Japan Steel Works 

1 comment:

  1. Japan are really making advances in wind power this year, but I think they (and we) are missing the point of the endeavour. We need to embed renewable energy at grass roots level. If people can't afford a basic wind turbine for their garden, they're not going to be able to take a real interest in the global industry.

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