The site will include a massive foundation, a lifting platform, and worker facilities. Although it will be built to handle a ...

What is wind power density? The different types of generators used in wind-turbine systems. What architecture is most commonly used in high-power wind-energy-conversion systems (WECS)? Fundamental ...

Consider the inside of a typical wind turbine nacelle. It will contain a gearbox, electrical controls, a generator, hub mounting, blade controls, and several other major systems. In the case of ...

Lower costs, cheaper wind turbines and hurricane safe. That’s the future of offshore wind energy promised by SeaTwirl, a company that makes vertical wind turbines. These new turbines have capabilities ...

The design is also inspired by the waythat palm trees move in storms. The trunk features a segmented buildwith a series of cylindrical shells, which able to bend in the windwithout compromising ...

As unconventional wind turbines go, the flapping machine introduced by Tunisian company Tyer Wind is on the far edge of quirky. Employing dual oscillating blades that mimic the figure-8 motion of the ...

The world's first 20 MW offshore turbine has been successfully installed in China's Fujian province and will power 40,000 ...

One problem when you try to field super-big wind turbines: All the components involved get super heavy as well. No surprise, then, that there are efforts afoot to figure out ways of lightening up the ...

Towering megawatt wind turbines need strong, large bearings to support their long blades as they rotate. To meet that growing need, engineers at The Timken Co., North Canton, Ohio, have designed ...

To spark creativity, Manawatū-based companies Precycle NZ and Central Environmental will host a 24-hour hackathon in February ...