Renewable Energy parts lists
BOMwiki lists 62 products in renewable energy, with 64,255 parts counted across their recorded bills of materials. The highest recorded part count is the wind turbine at 28,312 parts across 8 top-level items; the lowest is the parabolic solar cooker at 26. Open a product to explore its recorded components and their roles. Counts describe the current BOMs, not a complete inventory of every product variant.
62 products
Airborne Wind Energy Kite
Tethered rigid or inflatable wing operating at 200–600 m altitude, connected to ground generator via tether under tension, exploiting stronger upper-wind resources.
49 parts · 8 BOM lines
Anaerobic Digester
Sealed fermentation vessel decomposing organic waste or wastewater biosolids into biogas (50–70% methane) via anaerobic bacterial metabolism.
36 parts · 8 BOM lines
Archimedes Screw Turbine
A positive-displacement hydrokinetic turbine using an inclined helical rotor to lift water and generate electricity, ideal for low-head high-flow applications.
56 parts · 8 BOM lines
Battery Energy Storage System
Containerized lithium battery and inverter block for grid storage.
17,429 parts · 9 BOM lines
Biodiesel Processor
Transesterification reactor converting waste vegetable oil or animal fat to fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) via catalytic reaction with methanol and catalyst.
39 parts · 9 BOM lines
Biogas Upgrading Unit
A skid-mounted plant that compresses raw biogas, strips CO2 and trace contaminants through staged membrane separation, and delivers pipeline-quality biomethane at better than 97% CH4.
110 parts · 8 BOM lines
Biomass Gasifier
Thermochemical reactor converting solid biomass or waste into combustible syngas (CO + H₂) via controlled partial oxidation and pyrolysis.
32 parts · 7 BOM lines
Biomass Pellet Boiler
A fully automatic central-heating boiler that burns compressed wood pellets fed by auger from a storage hopper, achieving 90%+ efficiency with self-cleaning heat exchanger and ash removal.
139 parts · 9 BOM lines
Biomass Pellet Plant
Plant that dries, grinds and presses wood waste into fuel pellets.
404 parts · 9 BOM lines
Concentrated Solar Power Receiver
Tower-mounted receiver that absorbs reflected sunlight to heat a fluid.
855 parts · 7 BOM lines
Dual-Axis Solar Tracker
Two-axis (azimuth and elevation) automated tracking system orienting photovoltaic or solar-thermal panels to follow the sun with ±0.5° accuracy.
41 parts · 7 BOM lines
Floating Offshore Wind Turbine
Wind turbine on a moored floating platform for deep-water sites.
608 parts · 7 BOM lines
Floating Solar Platform
A modular floating structure that supports photovoltaic modules on water bodies, using buoyancy and anchoring systems to generate electricity without land use.
108 parts · 8 BOM lines
Francis Hydro Turbine
Radial-flow water turbine used in medium-head hydropower plants.
193 parts · 9 BOM lines
Geothermal ORC Module
A packaged organic Rankine cycle turbogenerator converting low-grade geothermal heat (60–150°C) directly into electricity, suitable for remote installations.
57 parts · 8 BOM lines
Green Hydrogen Electrolyzer Plant
Containerized stack and balance-of-plant that splits water using renewable power.
2,171 parts · 8 BOM lines
Grid Battery Storage Container
A utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in a 20 ft container: LiFePO4 battery racks, PCS inverter, high-voltage distribution, liquid cooling, fire suppression, and an energy management cabinet.
1,438 parts · 12 BOM lines
Grid Flow Battery System
Container of redox-flow cells and tanks for long-duration grid storage.
1,006 parts · 9 BOM lines
Grid-Forming Inverter
Large inverter that sets grid voltage and frequency from battery or solar.
165 parts · 9 BOM lines
Hand Crank Generator
Portable mechanical generator converting sustained manual cranking (1–2 W human power) to 3–12 V DC electricity for emergency lighting, phone charging, or radio operation.
34 parts · 8 BOM lines
Heliostat
Two-axis tracking mirror assembly that reflects concentrated sunlight to a fixed receiver by dual-axis slewing motion and electronic feedback control.
153 parts · 8 BOM lines
Hydro Intake Trash Rack
Steel grille and rake that screens debris from a hydro plant intake.
439 parts · 9 BOM lines
Hydrogen Fuel Cell
A PEM fuel cell power system: a compressed graphite-plate stack of MEAs, air supply with humidification, hydrogen feed with recirculation, liquid thermal management, and DC-DC power electronics under a sealed control unit.
1,304 parts · 8 BOM lines
Hydrogen Refueling Station
A complete fueling infrastructure compressing and dispensing hydrogen gas to fuel-cell vehicles, supplied from electrolysis or steam reforming.
64 parts · 8 BOM lines
Hydropower Penstock
Large pressure pipe that carries water from a reservoir to a turbine.
565 parts · 11 BOM lines
Kaplan Hydro Turbine
Adjustable-blade propeller turbine for low-head hydro plants.
172 parts · 9 BOM lines
Micro Hydro Turbine
A water turbine and generator set in the 5-100 kW class that converts the head and flow of a stream, delivered through a penstock pipe, into continuous electrical power around the clock.
159 parts · 9 BOM lines
Micro Wind Turbine
A small off-grid horizontal-axis wind turbine: a three-bladed rotor driving a permanent-magnet alternator in a yawing nacelle, with a tail vane for passive orientation, a charge controller with dump-load braking, and a battery interface for off-grid storage.
97 parts · 10 BOM lines
Molten Salt Storage Tank
Thermal energy storage vessel maintaining molten salt at 500–700 °C with immersion heaters, circulation pumps, and ancillary systems for 4–15 hour discharge.
38 parts · 8 BOM lines
MPPT Solar Charge Controller
A DC-DC power converter that holds a photovoltaic array at its maximum power point while delivering a regulated multi-stage charge to a battery bank, harvesting up to 30% more energy than PWM controllers.
45 parts · 8 BOM lines
Offshore Wind Jacket Foundation
Steel lattice substructure anchoring a turbine in deeper offshore water. Four tubular legs braced into a truss spread the turbine load to pin piles in the seabed; the open lattice cuts wave load and saves steel in depths where a monopile becomes impractical.
489 parts · 8 BOM lines
Offshore Wind Monopile Foundation
Large steel tube driven into the seabed to support an offshore wind turbine. A rolled and welded cylinder up to ten metres across is hammered into the seafloor; a transition piece on top connects it to the tower and carries the boat landing, ladders, and J-tubes for the export cable.
382 parts · 8 BOM lines
Parabolic Solar Cooker
Portable parabolic mirror concentrating sunlight 60–150× onto an integrated cooking pot, reaching 200–300 °C for boiling and baking.
26 parts · 6 BOM lines
Parabolic Trough Collector
A line-focus solar thermal system using curved mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto a receiver tube, heating heat-transfer fluid to 300–400°C for electricity or thermal process heat.
111 parts · 8 BOM lines
Pelton Hydro Turbine
Impulse wheel driven by high-pressure water jets for high-head sites.
111 parts · 8 BOM lines
PEM Hydrogen Electrolyzer
A proton-exchange-membrane electrolyzer that splits deionized water into hydrogen and oxygen using DC current across a stack of membrane-electrode cells.
305 parts · 7 BOM lines
Pumped Storage Pump-Turbine
Reversible machine that pumps and generates between two hydro reservoirs.
203 parts · 9 BOM lines
PV Combiner Box
Enclosure that consolidates and fuses several solar string circuits.
172 parts · 6 BOM lines
PV Panel Recycling Machine
An industrial system separating photovoltaic panel layers (glass, silicon, metals) through mechanical and thermal processes, recovering 95%+ material value.
385 parts · 8 BOM lines
Single-Axis Solar Tracker
A ground-mounted structure that rotates a row of photovoltaic modules about a horizontal north-south axis to follow the sun from east to west, raising annual energy yield by 15-25% over fixed-tilt racking.
265 parts · 7 BOM lines
Solar Air Heater
A glazed flat-plate collector that heats air directly: sunlight warms a black absorber plate, a fan draws building air across it, and a thermostat returns the air 20–40 °C warmer to the room or ventilation duct.
55 parts · 8 BOM lines
Solar Attic Fan
Rooftop-mounted DC fan powered by integral PV panel, exhausting hot attic air to reduce cooling load and prevent moisture accumulation.
73 parts · 6 BOM lines
Solar Carport
Overhead photovoltaic array structured as a carport canopy over parking spaces, generating 25–50 kW while providing vehicle weather protection and integrated EV charging.
290 parts · 8 BOM lines
Solar Crop Dryer
A passive or active solar thermal system for drying grains, fruits, and vegetables using sun-heated air circulation, reducing post-harvest losses and energy costs.
70 parts · 8 BOM lines
Solar Microinverter
A module-level grid-tied inverter, mounted under a single solar panel, that performs MPPT and DC-AC conversion for that panel alone and parallels its 230/240 V output onto a shared trunk cable.
45 parts · 7 BOM lines
Solar Panel
A 72-cell monocrystalline PV module: tempered low-iron front glass, EVA-encapsulated silicon cell string, backsheet and anodised aluminium frame, with a sealed junction box, bypass diodes and MC4 output leads.
105 parts · 9 BOM lines
Solar Pool Heating System
Flat-plate solar collector panels with integrated pump, diverter valve, and controller, heating pool water 15–25 °C above ambient via direct solar heating.
35 parts · 7 BOM lines
Solar Stirling Dish
Parabolic concentrator with integrated Stirling engine at focal point, dual-axis tracking, and generator, achieving 30% electrical efficiency.
41 parts · 8 BOM lines
Solar Water Heater
An evacuated-tube solar water heater: a roof-mounted glass-tube collector with heat pipes feeds a stainless storage tank, with a circulation pump, electronic controller, and electric backup element for cloudy days.
103 parts · 8 BOM lines
Solar Water Pump System
A photovoltaic-powered borehole pumping system: a submersible BLDC pump driven by an MPPT controller directly from a small solar array, lifting groundwater without grid power or batteries.
83 parts · 7 BOM lines
Tidal Stream Turbine
A seabed-mounted horizontal-axis turbine that converts the kinetic energy of tidal currents into electricity: a pitch-controlled rotor drives a generator through a sealed nacelle, with a subsea power converter and cable exporting power to shore.
348 parts · 8 BOM lines
Utility-Scale Solar Inverter
Central inverter station that converts solar farm DC into grid AC.
204 parts · 7 BOM lines
Vehicle-to-Grid Charger
A bidirectional power converter enabling electric vehicles to both charge from and feed energy back to the grid, serving as mobile energy storage.
62 parts · 8 BOM lines
Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine
A small Darrieus-type wind turbine whose blades spin about a vertical shaft, driving a direct-coupled permanent-magnet generator that accepts wind from any direction without yawing.
99 parts · 7 BOM lines
Wave Energy Converter
A moored point-absorber buoy that converts the heave motion of ocean waves into electricity through a hydraulic power take-off, exporting power to shore by subsea cable.
111 parts · 8 BOM lines
Wind Measurement Mast
A tall lattice or monopole tower equipped with anemometers and thermometers at multiple heights, measuring wind speed and direction profiles for wind farm site assessment.
139 parts · 8 BOM lines
Wind Turbine
A utility-scale horizontal-axis wind turbine: tubular steel tower on a foundation anchor, nacelle housing the drivetrain and generator, and a three-bladed pitch-controlled rotor.
28,312 parts · 8 BOM lines
Wind Turbine Blade
Long composite aerofoil that captures wind energy on a turbine rotor. Two fiberglass shells bonded over internal spar caps and shear webs form a hollow beam that twists from a thick circular root to a thin tip, transferring aerodynamic load into the hub through a bolted root joint.
384 parts · 7 BOM lines
Wind Turbine Gearbox
Step-up gearbox that drives the generator from the slow rotor shaft. A planetary first stage and two helical stages multiply the rotor speed of about 12 rpm up to roughly 1500 rpm, while a lubrication and cooling loop and condition sensors keep the gears alive for two decades.
172 parts · 8 BOM lines
Wind Turbine Nacelle
Housing atop a wind tower holding the gearbox, generator and controls.
287 parts · 10 BOM lines
Wind Turbine Pitch System
Actuator that twists each blade to control rotor speed and power. One drive per blade rotates the blade on its pitch bearing to set the angle of attack, trimming power in high wind and feathering the blades to a safe stop, backed by stored energy so it works even if the grid drops.
1,566 parts · 6 BOM lines
Wind Turbine Yaw Drive
Geared drive that rotates the nacelle to face the turbine into the wind. Several motor-and-gearbox units pinion against a large slewing ring on the tower top, swinging the heavy nacelle to track wind direction while brakes hold it steady once aligned.
1,216 parts · 7 BOM lines
Shared component references 12
Components ranked by how many of the 62 recorded product BOMs reference the same page, directly or through a sub-assembly. A shared reference does not establish replacement-part compatibility.
- Fastener Set in 48 of 62 productsBolts, nuts, and washers.
- Bare PCB in 40 of 62 productsUnpopulated printed circuit board: copper traces etched on an FR-4 glass-epoxy laminate that carry current between the components later soldered to it.
- Connector in 40 of 62 productsMating plug-and-socket pair that joins two lengths of wiring or a cable to a board so a circuit can be assembled, serviced, and separated without soldering.
- Microcontroller in 40 of 62 productsSingle-chip microcontroller combining a processor core, flash memory, RAM, and peripherals such as timers, ADCs, and serial ports to run the device's control firmware.
- Wire Bundle in 35 of 62 productsGroup of insulated conductors cut to length, terminated, and bound together to carry power and signals between the assemblies of a machine.
- Relay in 33 of 62 productsElectromechanical switch in which a small coil current closes or opens contacts rated for a much larger load, isolating control circuits from what they switch.
- SMD Passive (R/C/L) in 32 of 62 productsSurface-mount resistors, capacitors, and inductors, typically in 0402 to 1206 packages, that set voltages, filter noise, and time signals on a circuit board.
- O-Ring Set in 29 of 62 productsSet of elastomer rings seated in grooves to seal static or slow-moving joints against fluid and gas, sized to ISO 3601.
- Ball Bearing in 28 of 62 productsDeep-groove radial ball bearing.
- Power Supply in 25 of 62 productsUnit that converts mains or battery input into the regulated DC voltages a machine's electronics and actuators need.
- Pressure Sensor in 24 of 62 productsTransduces fluid or gas pressure into an electrical signal.
- Copper Winding in 22 of 62 productsInsulated copper conductor wound into coils that carry the phase current and create the magnetic field in a motor, generator, or transformer.