6 | MANE ENERGY | AUGUST 2017
ENERGY
catchup
WORLD'S BIGGEST WIND TURBINE IS BIGGER THAN THE LONDON EYE
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S revealed the world’s most powerful turbine. The 9.5-MW machine dwarfs the huge London Eye Ferris wheel. At 187 meters (614 feet) tall, the tip height of the V164-9.5MW turbine would loom over the 135 meter London Eye tourist if compared.
The MHI Vestas machine incorporates a redesigned gearbox and cooling system. Its 80-meter blades have a rotational sweep of 21,124 meters, and the nacelle, which houses the turbine, weighs 390 tons. A single machine can generate enough power for 8,300 U.K. homes. ■
RUBBISH WILL LIGHT 80,000 AUSSIE HOMES
Poor recycling in Australia will soon have a positive impact. Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd, has the potential to extract enough gas from rotting rubbish to produce electricity for as many as 80,000 homes, according to CEO Vik Bansal.
Australia is the eighth largest per-capita producer of municipal waste among developed economies, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. A report last year by the Australian Council of Recycling showed the nation recycled just 41 percent of that waste, compared with Germany on 65 percent. ■