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더 멀고 더 깊은 바다를 향해 – 오일앤가스 탐사의 새로운 기술

2015년 6월 8일

바다에서 자원을 시추하는 환경은 해수면에서 약 4.8km 아래, 1평방인치 당 가해지는 압력이 자동차 3대의 무게와 같으며, 빛이 없어 칠흑 같이 어두운 곳이다. 놀라울 만큼 혹독한 환경은 GE의 연구자들에게는 매일 당면하게 되는 도전 과제이다. GE는 해저에서 오일앤가스의 처리 기능이 신뢰성 있고 안정적으로 작동할 수 있도록 전기를 공급하는 설비(Electrification Equipment)를 설계하고 있다.

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Wind, meet water. In Germany’s Swabian-Franconian Forest, you’ll find the world’s tallest (584 ft) and first-ever wind turbines integrated with pumped storage hydroelectric power. So how does it work? At the base of each wind turbine sits a reservoir. Water flowing downhill from the reservoirs will power the hydro plant when electricity is needed. When there’s an energy surplus, the hydro power will push the water back up the hill to the reservoirs, where it will act as a giant battery for the wind turbines. So no matter if the wind is blowing or not, electricity will always be flowing
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