Wind Energy in Algeria



Galal Osman, Vice President at World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)


Video Have you noticed that in some countries wind turbines are painted with redstripes? mainly closed to the outer section of the wind turbine blades. What’s the reason? The red paint on the wind turbine blades signifies the proximity of an airport or airstrip. The number of stripes painted on the wind turbine blades is…

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Wind turbines are highly advanced technologies. Nevertheless, the dismantling and recycling of their components is not a problem, as waste management companies have confirmed. In the meantime, companies have found safe solutions for recycling wind turbines and reusing themprofitably. Modern wind turbines can be almost completely recycled: 80 to 90 percent of the components of…

As far as I have seen, the blades of all Danish wind turbines run in the same direction, i.e. clockwise. Is there a technical reason for that? The short answer is: No, it is not the wind’s fault, and no, there is no technical reason for all blades to rotate the same way. It looks…
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