Technology Status - NET Nowak Energie & Technologie AG
Technology Status - NET Nowak Energie & Technologie AG
Technology Status - NET Nowak Energie & Technologie AG
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Percentage of annual sales in numbers<br />
100%<br />
80%<br />
60%<br />
40%<br />
20%<br />
0%<br />
Figure 58<br />
Market Share of Seven Generations of Wind Turbine <strong>Technology</strong><br />
78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98<br />
Year<br />
22 to 30 kW 55 to 75 kW 90 to 100 kW 150 to 250 kW<br />
300 to 400 kW 450 to 750 kW > 1,000 kW<br />
Source: Danish Energy Agency.<br />
Wind turbines smaller than 500 kW are commonly used for off-grid<br />
applications. Especially, but not exclusively, in developing countries,<br />
applications for the smallest capacity turbines (typically < 50 kW) include not<br />
only power supply for off-grid users but also dedicated services such as<br />
mechanical water pumping (still the most common type of wind system<br />
application), desalinisation and battery charging.<br />
Offshore wind power generation is taking off in Europe. As the best on-land<br />
locations are becoming more difficult to develop, coastal countries are<br />
beginning to investigate and exploit near-shore and offshore resources.<br />
Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK have already amassed<br />
experience with near-shore wind farms. New offshore wind farms are<br />
expected to have turbines exceeding 1.5 MW. New capacities totalling several<br />
GW may be installed in Germany, the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Canada,<br />
Belgium and other countries in coming years.<br />
● Environment<br />
For many years, wind energy was considered environmentally sound.<br />
But recently, major social objections (NIMBY – Not In My Back Yard) and landuse<br />
concerns related to operation and siting of turbines have been raised. Social<br />
acceptance is one of the limiting factors of wind’s potential growth.<br />
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