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Friday, February 6, 2009

My husband is such a tree-hugger

Many of you know Jeremy works for a company that make machines and tools to fix bigger machines and tools. He has been there about a year and considering they have been working and making wind-turbine stuff we have felt pretty safe in this industry. Of course, they are seeing a slow down as is every company these days and let a few people go to stay competitive in pricing and all that, but, assuming companies decide to start spending again, he should be OK.

Jeremy sent me an article on one of their products they are working on. They are making the machine that will aid in building these massive wind turbines, called the Enercon E-126.

Here is the link to the article:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/enercon_e126_largest_wind_turbine.php

Here are some pics:
The E-126 should produce about 20,000,000 kwh per annum, enough to power about 5,000 European homes (less in North-America, of course).
The tower is 138 meters high (453 feet) and its walls are 45 centimeters (18 inches) thick, the diameter of the rotor is 126 meters (413 feet) and the blades feature an improved trailing edge that boosts production. Rated at 6 megawatts, it will probably produce more than 7, and despite its huuuuge size, the turbine is easier to install than its predecessors because the blades are made of two components that can be transported separately.

2 comments:

Amy said...

A tree hugger huh? So are you jealous or what???

1000 Miles in 2021 said...

Whatever he has to do to keep his job I guess... hug away honey...