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Fri 11 Nov 2009'Energy bags' would solve wind flow dips
ENGINEERING WIND FARMS:THE NEXT GENERATION of offshore wind farms built here could incorporate energy storage devices that solve the problem of intermittent wind energy.
Speaking at a recent Engineers Ireland seminar, UCD graduate and professor of dynamics at the University of Nottingham, Seamus Garvey, said that the wind farms – featuring larger turbines and new tower designs – could be combined with compressed air energy storage devices that store power until it is needed.
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