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Windpower Technology 20th May 2013

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Duke Energy completes 36MW wind storage system
UNITED STATES: Duke Energy has completed its 36MW battery storage system at a project in Texas.
  Duke Energy completes 36MW wind storage system
 
CSIC reaches full power on 5MW prototype
CHINA: CSIC Haizhuang has connected and achieved full output on two prototypes of its 5MW offshore turbine installed last autumn at the Rudong inter-tidal wind farm in Jiangsu province, eastern China.
  CSIC reaches full power on 5MW prototype
 
Blade Dynamics wins investment for 100-metre blade
UK: The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), a public-private partnership between BP, Caterpillar, EDF, E.on, Rolls Royce, Shell and the UK government, will invest £15.5 million (€19 million) in Isle of Wight based Blade Dynamics.
  Blade Dynamics wins investment for 100-metre blade
 
Apple's energy storage plan for wind power sector
UNITED STATES: Apple could be about to follow Google into the wind energy sector following reports that the technology company has filed a patent for a wind energy storage solution.
  Apple's energy storage plan for wind power sector
 
Wind Power Technology In Depth
Close up - Testing the V164 80-metre blade
Vestas is testing the 80-metre blade for the upcoming V164 8MW offshore turbine at its research centre at the Isle of Wight, UK. Eize de Vries visited the plant to examine the company's progress on what could (temporarily) become the world's largest wind turbine blade.
  Close up - Testing the V164 80-metre blade
 
Turbines of the year - The products that made the grade in 2012
WORLDWIDE: It is a busy market out there, full of worthy products, and the task we set ourselves was to sift through the turbines that were commercially available in 2012 to identify those that deserve celebration.
  Turbines of the year - The products that made the grade in 2012
 
 
 
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Husum 2012 - Special Report
As the Husum trade fair gets underway, Windpower Monthly has produced a special report looking at the latest technological innovations in the wind industry.
  Husum 2012 - Special Report
 
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