Friday 7 October 2011

GE : superconductivity for a new generation of offshore turbines


NISKAYUNA - (United States) - 07/10/2011 - Mer-Veille-MRE
Original Article by Francis Rousseau  - edited and adapted by Christopher Longmore.

A the end of this summer, GE finally authorised one of its researchers, Ruben Fair, to reveal part of the direction of the research being undertaken by the Machine Labs of GE Global Research at Niskayuna since the beginning of December 2010. The announcement coincides with GE announcing that it's GE Global Research lab was to receive funding of US$3m from the US Department of Energy to complete its research program into a new generation of offshore turbines based on superconductivity. This would facilitate the construction of 15Mw offshore turbines.


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