Prolonging wind gearboxes

摘要

Alstom wind business founder and advanced technology vice-president. Pep Prats presented information about newly-available wind turbine design at a series of workshops for investors in December 2010. The design allows the drive train and, particularly, the gearbox to last for the entire lifetime of the turbine and require only minimal maintenance, according to Alstom. This can slash the costs of repairs, maintenance and replacements for new wind farms being built in Australia and New Zealand.