edited by Jan Wenske
The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2022
eISBN: 978-1-78561-857-4 | Cloth: 978-1-78561-856-7

ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Wind energy is a pillar of the strategy to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and stave off catastrophic climate change, but the market is under tremendous pressure to reduce costs. This results in the need for optimising any new wind turbine to maximise the return on investment and keep the technology profitable and the sector thriving. Optimisation involves selecting the best component out of many, and then optimising the system as a whole. Key components are the nacelles and drive trains, and the verification of their work as a system.