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海上风电:叶片究竟会变多大?
Editor's Commentary
Additional coverage of composites in the wind energy market in this issue include: "Windpower 2009 Highlights"The American Wind Energy Assn.'s (Washington, D.C.) show confirmed wind energy’s status as a recession-proof market for composites, but blade manufacturers were put on notice about the need to automate. "Work in Progress: Automating wind blade manufacture"Recent technology announcements portend a new era of more efficient blade production. "Engineering insights: Challenged to engineer retrofit blades"Myriad interrelated design factors are considered in new blades for turbines originally built for high-wind regimes.
2008 was another banner year for the wind energy industry. Recent data suggest that global installation of new wind turbines last year exceeded 28,000 megawatts (MW) of rated capacity (roughly 19,000 turbines), worth approximately $48.9 billion USD ( |
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