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We all remember our school textbooks, which had chapters dedicated to non-conventional sources of energy. Today, those sources play an important role in our lives at an age where we are desperately looking to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. One such renewable source is wind energy, which is extensively used in many countries to generate electricity and for pumping water. Wind energy has gained worldwide interest as it is an expensive and self-contained method. For those who are not aware about how wind power is generated – it is done so with the help of wind energy turbines, which convert kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical power. Wind turbines, like a windmill, have blades that are turned because of wind. The energy created is passed down the beam of the turbine into an electricity generator. Different types of wind turbines are available depending on the amount of power to be generated. The types of wind turbines include vertical wind turbines and horizontal wind turbines. Vertical wind turbines, however, have an advantage over the horizontal-axis turbines as they can be packed closer in wind farms – thereby, allowing for more space. Wind turbines are available in a wide range of sizes including small rooftop turbines that generate less than 100 kilowatts and large commercial ones that can operate in clusters (wind farms). The small ones can be used for battery charging while large ones are used to produce wind power-produced commercial electricity. A pioneer in the field of wind energy, Premier provides engineering solutions and components for wind energy. Its engineering division provides start-to-finish solutions for wind turbines and manufacturing of wind energy-related components. The company provides solutions related to fabrication, machines, blasting and painting of wind turbine parts. Premier has understood the necessity of energy generation through alternative energy sources and has developed advanced wind turbine components for companies like Enercon. Its innovative engineering solutions have set benchmarks that cannot be easily matched up with. In fact, the company’s engineering solutions for wind energy were even showcased at the American Wind Energy Association Conference and Exhibition in 2010. The company has an ISO 9001 certified wind power plant at Chinchwad, Pune. The plant is also used for research, development and manufacturing for the other activities of the company. The other activities include manufacturing large and heavy duty CNC Machines. Premier has also ventured into the automotive sector. It entered the vehicle segment with RiO, a fuel-efficient SUV. With so much to its credit, the company continues to scale new heights, especially in the wind energy sector. Its unique and high-end technology in the wind energy sector is hard to match up with!
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