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Abatix is a top provider for safety and protection supplies for the wind energy industry. We carry a full line of recommended products.
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FEATURED WIND ENERGY PRODUCTS |
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| FALL PROTECTION |
HEAD PROTECTION |
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Abatix has a complete stock of fall protection gear, from harnesses and lanyards to self-retracting lifelines and complete kits. We carry name brands like Petzl, Capital Safety, FallTech and others. All of our fall protection equipment meeds or exceeds OSHA and ANSI standards.
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The key to a successful safety program is to protect employees from head injuries. The easiest and most important way is to wear safety helmets. Abatix has a wide selection of hard hats to choose from.
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Work related eye injuries cost over $300 million per year in lost production time, workers compensation, and medical expenses. Eye protection is key in preventing such injuries.
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| HAND PROTECTION |
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING |
ARC FLASH |
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Incurring hand injuries can pose devastating consequences for workers. Protect your extremeties with Abatix's complete selection of gloves to reduce instances of injuries.
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Protective clothing covers a wide range of products including safety vests, footwear, disposable clothing, aprons & sleeves, fire retardant clothing, back belts and much more.
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Arc flash PPE provides protection after an Arc flash has occured and is viewed as the last line of defense. Due to increased awareness of the dangers of arc flash, Abatix provides several products to protect workers from this danger. |
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WIND ENERGY BASICS |
Wind is simple air in motion. It is caused by the uneven heating of the earth’s surface by the sun. Since the earth’s surface is made of very different types of land and water, it absorbs the sun’s heat at different rates. Hot air rises, reducing the atmospheric pressure at the earth's surface, and cooler air is drawn in to replace it. The result is wind.
Today, wind energy is mainly used to generate electricity. Wind is called a renewable energy source because the wind will blow as long as the sun shines. |
HOW IS WIND ENERGY HARNESSED? |
A wind energy system transforms the kinetic energy of the wind into mechanical or electrical energy that can be harnessed for practical use.
The two basic designs of wind electric turbines are vertical-axis, or "egg-beater" style, and horizontal-axis (propeller-style) machines. Horizontal-axis wind turbines are most common today, constituting nearly all of the "utility-scale" (100 kilowatts, kW, capacity and larger) turbines in the global market. |
WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL |
Wind energy could supply about 20% of the nation's electricity, according to Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, a federal research lab. Wind energy resources useful for generating electricity can be found in nearly every state.
U.S. wind resources are even greater, however. North Dakota alone is theoretically capable (if there were enough transmission capacity) of producing enough wind-generated power to meet more than fourth of U.S. electricity demand.
Electricity production and consumption are most commonly measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh). A kilowatt-hour means one kilowatt (1,000 watts) of electricity produced or consumed for one hour.
The output of a wind turbine depends on the turbine's size and the wind's speed through the rotor. Wind turbines being manufactured now have power ratings ranging from 250 watts to 5 megawatts (MW). |
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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www.energy.gov - US Department of Energy: Department of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
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www.osha.gov - OSHA's standards and information related to the electrical industry
Please contact us if you have any questions or need any other information. |
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