Recently, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) began installing two wind turbines at its National Wind Technology Center in Colorado.
The two turbines, a 1.5 MW turbine manufactured by General Electric (NYSE:GE) and a 2.3 MW turbine from Siemens Power Generation (NYSE:SI), are the largest turbines ever tested at the laboratory.
NREL was nice enough to post a short video about the project, showing some of the installation process so be sure and check it out.
More about the wind project and its turbines:
Both turbines are being erected on the NWTC's eastern perimeter for commissioning and operations in October. They will run for years under close observation and elaborate instrumentation. With data from these experiments, researchers will be working with the wind industry to increase turbine performance, improve durability and decrease loads.
The new turbines also allow NREL to take a significant step forward in generating its own clean electricity and meeting the Laboratory's aggressive sustainability goals and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for its expanding research campus and support facilities.
For more coverage about the new wind turbines, visit NREL's news feature here.
Jeff Swofford is a researcher for an energy efficiency organization in Portland, Oregon. He is currently on haitus from his EnergyBoom contributions, but you may see him floating around. His research interests include renewable energy implementation, energy efficiency, energy policy, and carbon mitigation.
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