Wind power generation in the U.S. is enjoying favorable winds. First, the cost of wind turbine installations has dropped by over one-third since 2010 as the capacity of turbines increased. Next, ...

With over 350,000 wind turbines currently in use globally, wind continues to be one of the fastest growing forms of renewable energy. In 2021, 93.6 GW of new installations brought global cumulative ...

Each year a panel reviews papers nominated from the past two years and selects an article of high significance. The paper, published in 2022, describes the first experimental implementation of Model ...

Nikhar Abbas (PhDMechEngr’22) is taking his research on wind turbine control systems to the international stage. Abbas received the 2023 European Academy of Wind Energy (EAWE) Excellent Young Wind ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Despite a push by President Trump to bring back the coal mining industry, wind energy is still a priority at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. The pioneering wind turbine technician ...

Blades are probably the most delicate part of a wind turbine and the most susceptible to accidental damage. Some estimates suggest that greater than 90% of wind turbine blades are damaged to some ...

Wind farm developers must consider the environment in which their turbines will operate and make wise decisions about how their selected technology will function in all expected and unexpected weather ...

Advanced wind turbines sport a large number of sensors whose signals are prone to contamination from electrical noise. Fiber optics to the rescue. Mickaël Marie Industrial Fiber Products Div. Product ...