How Big Can Wind Turbines Get?

2020-12-12

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References:

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/268363/installed-wind-power-capacity-worldwide/

[2] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-denmark-windpower/denmark-sources-record-47-of-power-from-wind-in-2019-idUSKBN1Z10KE

[3] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/10/denmark-wind-windfarm-power-exceed-electricity-demand

[4] https://renewablesnow.com/news/wind-produces-325-of-irelands-power-in-2019-689351/

[5] https://www.ge.com/renewableenergy/wind-energy/offshore-wind/haliade-x-offshore-turbine#:~:text=The%20Haliade%2DX%20offshore%20turbine,seven%20points%20above%20industry%20standard.

[6] https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/wind-blades-progress-and-challenges

[7] https://www.lmwindpower.com/

[8] https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/524/1/012087/pdf#:~:text=Introduction%20The%20maximum%20rotational%20speed,of%20the%20blades%20%5B1%5D.

[9] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1471084605003264

[10] https://share-ng.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/big_blades/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405896317307218

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