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Top 7 must-read wind power technology stories of 2025 – Interesting Engineering
Wind power technology in 2025 pushed well beyond incremental upgrades, with engineers rethinking how, where, and even what ...
The share of wind power in total electric power generation is expected to increase, and with that comes a requirement for this carbon-free source to be more reliable. The most important component of a ...
Diffuser-augmented wind turbine systems represent an innovative approach to renewable energy harvesting by utilising an additional aerodynamic structure – the diffuser – to enhance airflow over the ...
Vestas Wind Systems, despite its market leadership, faces significant challenges due to geopolitical issues, infrastructure inadequacies, and intense competition. The company's valuation has dropped ...
In order for wind turbines to function effectively across wide ranges of wind conditions, you’ll need what’s known as blade pitch control. Lucy Pao, the Palmer Endowed Chair Professor in the ...
Immediately upon taking office for his second term in January, Trump declared a "national energy emergency," claiming that leasing, development, production, transportation, refining and generation ...
IEA-PVPS and IEA-Wind have updated their guidance on how to conduct system impact studies of solar-wind power systems. The “Recommended practices for Wind/PV integration studies” report covers ...
Vestas faces severe headwinds from US political hostility to renewables and fierce competition from dominant Chinese wind companies. Despite a strong global backlog and service contracts, Vestas' US ...
LITTLETON, Colorado, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Power generated by Texas wind farms dropped by 22% in January 2024 from the same month in 2023 as low wind speeds continue to stifle output across the main ...
While the quest for pulling more megawatts from wind turbines has generally led to bigger and bigger rotors on turbines of conventional design – like this monster 22-MW number in China – Norway’s Wind ...
Wind turbines usually jut up from the ground like giant pinwheels. Now a company in China is exploring a new form factor: flying wind turbines. These zeppelin-like aircraft float high in the sky, ...
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