Researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen have devised a way to monitor stresses on wind turbine rotor blades precisely and in real time. At the heart of their approach is a fiber-optic ...

Image Credit: Mingyang Smart Energy The twin-rotor turbine platform was assembled at dock in Guangzhou, China, and consists of MySE8.3-180 super compact hybrid drive wind turbines attached to a V ...

Benefits of adding a second, smaller rotor to wind turbines Date: March 9, 2015 Source: Iowa State University Summary: Aerospace engineers are developing dual-rotor technology to improve the ...

Sureshan says his invention is capable of generating the same amount or more electricity than a standard horizontal wind turbine with the same sized rotor, but with reduced noise, maintenance and ...

In 1979, Vestas' first turbine was the V10-30kW model, which produced about 40,000 kWh. That is to say, the V164 is expected to produce 750 times as much energy as the V10.

The global wind turbine tower market is expected to post a CAGR of over 5% during 2018-2022, according to the latest research report by Technavio.

BLUMFIELD TWP, MI -- The 160-foot blade of a wind turbine broke from its rotor Monday morning in rural Saginaw County and is now left dangling. Workers were alerted to the break when the wind ...

A 13.6 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine with a record-breaking rotor diameter of 252 meters (827 feet) has debuted in China ahead of the country’s 20th Party Congress in Beijing, which opened ...