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Wind Turbine Step-up Transformers that boost turbine outputs from a few hundred volts to medium voltage distribution levels are failing at an alarming rate. This trend affects both liquid filled and dry type transformers. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the most likely causes of wind turbine step-up transformer failures experienced by developers and operators of utility scale, wind farm ...
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The US is gradually realizing that fossil fuel is no longer a viable energy option, not just due to its impact on the environment, but the economy as well. According to the Environmental Law Institute, subsidies for fossil fuel, from 2002 to 2008, totaled a whooping $72 billion. With the US economy deeply dependent on fossil fuel, moving towards cleaner, cost effective and sustainable renewable ...
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The United States has a sizable Heavy Industry and it plays an important role in the economy. Unfortunately, the Heavy Industry is highly dependent on the expensive and difficult to procure fossil fuel.
The industrial sector in the U.S. consumes about a third of the energy produced in the country. This amounts to a whopping 30 quadrillion BTUs per year and includes losses in ...
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The steel industry is undoubtedly an important contributor to the US economy. However this industry has one major drawback, its heavy reliance on energy. The highest geographic concentration of steel mills in the US is in the Great Lakes region, including Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York, and it is these states that would benefit the most if the steel industry ...
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The petrochemicals Industry is a critical part of the US economy. The global recession is definitely looking up for the moment, but it has, without doubt, pushed this industry into major disarray. A key factor here is the increasing fluctuation in fuel prices, tending towards higher than lower as a matter of course. For an industry which is energy intensive, the growing cost of fuel and energy ...
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