The first is to erect turbines with bigger rotors and blades to cover a wider area, which increases the capacity of the turbine, and the second is to increase the tip height higher into the sky where the wind blows...
Wind''s share in the renewable energy sector has grown from 19% in 2018 to 23% in 2019 as next-generation technologies are augmenting both efficiency and reliability. In recent years, wind turbines in particular have...
ZF Wind Power enhances the flexibility of SHIFT''s modular design. Exchanging building blocks increases the capacity of the platform, leveraging the platform''s proven basis of 50 GW.The partners'' choices define the configuration of SHIFT. Whether it is to design capacity factor driven turbines with higher capacity factors, address capex-oriented markets and/or build a turbine suitable for tonality-sensitive environments.ZF kicks off the new generation SHIFT with the introduction of the new generation SHIFT 4k. The model has recently been selected by wind turbine OEMs to build new generation products that appeal to multiple markets and regions, incl. the United States of America, India and newly developing wind markets.
Lommel, Belgium. ZF Wind Power enhances the flexibility of SHIFT''s modular design, boosting its competitiveness. By implementing new validated technologies and know-how, the proven basis of existing platforms enables more powerful and cost-efficient modular concept developments. SHIFT now offers more powerful, cost-efficient, and compact modular configurations. These platform upgrades ensure the platform meets the dynamic demands of the wind market, providing versatile solutions for various wind turbines.
Launched nearly nine years ago, ZF Wind Power''s SHIFT modular gearbox concept enhanced turbine design flexibility, reduced time-to-market, and cut costs. Currently, with almost 50 GW shipped, SHIFT demonstrates global competitiveness and adaptability across various classes, geographical regions and market segments. Covering onshore and part of the offshore wind segments with four main platform variants, SHIFT''s flexibility and reliability are industry-leading.
SHIFT answers the market dynamics
SHIFT anticipates market evolution by developing powerful, modular platforms that offer high flexibility and performance, helping partners stay competitive in their markets. The new generation SHIFT elevates modularity and adaptability to a new level while covering market versatility:
Tonality-sensitive markets focus on the quality of NVH characteristics of the wind turbine''s performance, such as sound or vibration levels.Capacity factor driven markets prioritize the ability to meet high performance demand maximizing delivery of wind energy, ensuring more robust energy infrastructure and scalability.Capex-oriented markets emphasize the need for cost-competitive wind infrastructure to achieve lower cost of energy to enhance long-term growth of energy production supporting economic competitiveness.
"Whether the market is tonality-sensitive, capacity factor driven and/or capex-oriented, the new level modularity of SHIFT building blocks and technology offer a flexible choice in components to fit these requirements," explains Felix Henseler, CEO of ZF Wind Power.
SHIFT-ing towards the future by building on the proven basis of the platform
All components benefit from ZF''s expertise and validated designs, guaranteeing high reliability. Leveraging extensive experience and insights from the installed base, the new generation SHIFT has enhanced its modular design for greater flexibility and competitiveness while maintaining its core characteristics of high performance, reliability and cost-competitiveness.
Maximal performance:
Enhanced modularity allows optimization for power or cost competitiveness, covering more markets and customer demands.Flexible upgradability increases the torque range for SHIFT 4k new generation from 4000-5500 kNm to 4000-5900 kNm.
Industry-leading reliability:
Gradual implementation of new technologies with controlled risk management, supported by combined resources and validation efforts across all SHIFT platforms, with almost 50 GW in operation.
Improved competitiveness:
Industrial standardization achieves volume efficiencies in design, validation, production, and service.Shorter time-to-market through unified SHIFT technology, which accelerates readiness across platform variants and speeds up the validation process, enabling faster access to new markets.
"SHIFT is now even more versatile, combining design flexibility, modularity and competitiveness which can be deployed in a wide range of wind turbines covering existing and new markets," summarizes Martin Knops, CTO of ZF Wind Power.
Empowering a sustainable future together with SHIFT, the technology DNA for the future
"New technology implementations make SHIFT the most versatile wind gearbox platform on the market now covering torque ranges from 3000 to 8000 kNm. The strength of SHIFT''s DNA and the new technology enable us to empower a sustainable future together with our partners," concludes Felix Henseler.
*All are values calculated for onshore at 80 m/s tip speed.
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NREL has issued a Competitiveness Improvement Project notice of intent in advance of a 2025 funding solicitation. The project supports manufacturers of distributed wind energy technology, such as Eocycle. The Eocycle wind turbine shown here is one of three small-scale distributed wind turbines (15 kilowatt to 100 kilowatt) at NREL''s Flatirons Campus. Photo by Gregory Cooper, NREL
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has issued a notice of intent under the Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP), calling for U.S. manufacturers of small- and medium-sized wind turbine technology to develop project ideas and teams in preparation for a 2025 request for proposals (RFP).
Managed by NREL on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy''s (DOE''s) Wind Energy Technologies Office, CIP awards cost-shared subcontracts and national laboratory technical assistance to component suppliers and manufacturers of small- and medium-sized wind turbines.
"CIP plays a key role in reducing the costs of distributed wind energy technologies, advancing innovative products into testing, and increasing the number of certified wind turbines available on the U.S. market," said Brent Summerville, NREL''s CIP lead. "Through this notice of intent and upcoming workshop, NREL is preparing distributed wind manufacturers for the next CIP solicitation in 2025."
CIP supports innovation to advance wind energy as a cost-effective, reliable, and compatible distributed energy resource option by:
The December 2024 virtual workshop will present an overview of CIP and review previous topic areas, evaluation criteria, testing and certification requirements, and laboratory-based technical assistance opportunities.
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