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1. UCLA Innovative 'Biplane' Design Could Lead to Next Generation of Wind Turbines
   Wind Energy
   UCLA Samueli Newsroom New shape could make blades lighter, larger and more efficient Biplanes, the fixed-wing aircrafts with two wings, one above the other, exist today mostly in aviation museums, World War I movies and black-and-white photos. But ...
   Mar 10, 2020
2. Interesting Wind Energy Facts
   Wind Energy Arduino
   Wind Energy Foundation 1. The United States currently has 61.11 MW of installed wind project capacity, comprising 5.7% of total U.S. installed electric generating capacity. 2. Wind mills have been in use since 2000 B.C. and were first developed in ...
   Nov 24, 2016

3. Stanford researcher suggests storing solar energy underground for a cloudy day
   Wind Energy Solar
   By Dan Stober Stanford Report A common criticism of a total transition to wind, water and solar power is that the U.S. electrical grid can't affordably store enough standby electricity to keep the system stable. Stanford researcher Mark Z. ...
   Nov 2, 2016
4. A Wind Turbine Without Blades
   Wind Energy Vortex Bladeless
   Sam Davis Power Electronics Vortex Bladeless uses a radically new approach to capturing wind energy. The device captures the energy of vorticity, an aerodynamic effect that has plagued structural engineers and architects for ages (vortex shedding ...
   Sep 16, 2015
5. The Wide Appeal of Batteries for the Renewable Energy Market
   Wind Energy Power Solar
   Bruce Dorminey, Contributing Editor Renewable Energy World Magazine Both the developing and the developed world have reasons to employ battery technology. Here’s why. Battery technology has come a long way since the days when your granddad ...
   Jun 8, 2015
6. Wind turbines for low wind speeds defy Betz limit efficiency
   Wind Energy
   Lee Teschler Machine Design Wind turbine designers often pooh-pooh the idea of wind turbines able to efficiently work at low wind speeds. Archimedes gets around most such arguments by using a design that is closer to that of a water wheel than to ...
   Jul 10, 2014
7. Big Prospects for Small Wind Turbines
   Wind Energy
   Raghunandan Kothamasu, GlobalData Renewable Energy World Markets for turbines of less than 100 kW offer huge potential for growth if government incentives are set up, according to GlobalData's report on the sector While 2011 figures have yet to ...
   Sep 18, 2013
8. Offshore Wind Turbines Transporters Rise to the Challenge. Part 2
   Wind Energy
   To Part 1 Though green technology is creeping into marine engineering with the likes of Damen Shipyards’ ASD 3212 diesel-electric-propelled Green Tug, transhipment between factory and project base relies almost exclusively on conventional ...
   Dec 30, 2012
9. Offshore Wind Turbines Transporters Rise to the Challenge. Part 1
   Wind Energy
   James Lawson The offshore wind supply chain is working flat out with the latest logistics technology to transport turbines to Europe's massive offshore wind resources as safely, swiftly and cheaply as possible Wind turbines are awkward ...
   Dec 27, 2012
10. Renewable Energy Passed Up Nuclear in 2010
    Wind Energy Solar
    Zachary Shahan It seems that total cumulative installed power capacity from renewable sources passed up nuclear for the first time in 2010, according to the draft version of a new report coming out soon by the Worldwatch Institute, The World ...
    Jul 7, 2011