Wind energy installation comprising a seawater or brackish water desalination plant
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13. A wind energy plant for the desalination of salt or brackish water for producing drinking water, the wind energy plant comprising:
- a) an elongated tower structure having a top and bottom portion;
b) a gondola carried by the tower top portion;
c) a rotor mounted in the gondola, the rotor including a set of blades and a hub on which the blades are mounted;
d) a reverse osmosis plant located within the tower structure; and
e) at least one pressure pump feeding the reverse osmosis plant mechanically driven by the rotor.
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Abstract
A wind energy installation having a tower, a gondola supported by the tower, a rotor mounted in the gondola, and at least one pressure pump that is mechanically driven by said rotor and that feeds a raw water-treating reverse osmosis plant, the components of said reverse osmosis plant being arranged within the tower.
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13. A wind energy plant for the desalination of salt or brackish water for producing drinking water, the wind energy plant comprising:
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a) an elongated tower structure having a top and bottom portion;
b) a gondola carried by the tower top portion;
c) a rotor mounted in the gondola, the rotor including a set of blades and a hub on which the blades are mounted;
d) a reverse osmosis plant located within the tower structure; and
e) at least one pressure pump feeding the reverse osmosis plant mechanically driven by the rotor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A wind energy plant for the desalination of salt or brackish water for producing drinking water, the wind energy plant comprising:
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a) an elongated tower structure having a top and bottom portion and a rotating frame portion positioned between the tower top and bottom portion;
b) a gondola carried by the tower top portion;
c) a rotor mounted in the gondola, the rotor including a set of blades and a hub on which the blades are mounted;
d) a gear mounted in the gondola and operated by the rotor hub;
e) a reverse osmosis plant located within the tower structure rotating frame portion; and
f) at least one pressure pump located within the gondola feeding the reverse osmosis plant mechanically driven by the gear. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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