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2. Wind turbine - Wikipedia

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   The generator, which is approximately 34% of the wind turbine cost, includes the electrical generator, [64] [65] the control electronics, and most likely a gearbox (e.g., planetary gear box), [66] adjustable-speed drive, or continuously variable transmission [67] component for converting the low-speed incoming rotation to high-speed rotation ...

3. Cost of electricity by source - Wikipedia

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   Son estimated that if these costs were included, the cost of nuclear power was about the same as wind power. [130] [131] [132] More recently, the cost of solar in Japan has decreased to between ¥13.1/kWh to ¥21.3/kWh (on average, ¥15.3/kWh, or $0.142/kWh). [133] The cost of a solar PV module make up the largest part of the total investment ...

4. List of most powerful wind turbines - Wikipedia

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   This list also includes the most powerful onshore wind turbines, although they are relatively small compared to the largest offshore ones. As of June 2024, the most powerful wind turbine in operation is the world's first 18MW semi-direct drive offshore wind turbine, developed by Dongfang Electric Corporation. [1] In October 2024, Dongfang ...

5. List of wind turbine manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Hitachi (Japan) – acquired the wind turbine business of Fuji Heavy Industries in 2012 [2] Japan Steel Works (Japan) Machine Sazi Arak (Iran) Mingyang Wind Power (China) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan) Končar (Croatia) Mapna (Iran) Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (Germany/Spain) STX Windpower (South Korea / The Netherlands) TECO (Taiwan ...

6. Wind power in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A series of NASA wind turbines were developed under a program to create a utility-scale wind turbine industry in the U.S., with funding from the National Science Foundation and later the United States Department of Energy (DOE). 13 experimental wind turbines were put into operation, in four major wind turbine designs. This research and ...

7. Wind farm - Wikipedia

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   A wind farm or wind park, or wind power plant, [1] is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turbines covering an extensive area.