AMES, Iowa – Hui Hu picked up a 3-D printed model of a typical wind turbine and began explaining two problems with the big, tall, three-bladed machines. First, said the Iowa State University professor ...

A new method provides a more realistic description of loads on large-scale wind turbines than was previously possible. A team ...

The world's largest single-capacity floating wind platform has set to sea and the builder released images of the operation. Mingyang’s OceanX is set to travel 191 nm (220 miles, 354 km) over the next ...

Active control, by complementing the primary technologies in wind turbines, can help significantly in attaining—perhaps even improving—the industry's objectives of safe and cost-efficient energy ...

RWE has installed the world?s first offshore wind turbine featuring a CO? reduced steel tower and recyclable rotor blades. This marks a major milestone in the construction of ...

EcoNavis Solutions is developing a next generation wind-assisted propulsion system designed to enhance the performance and ...

Union Maritime, a UK shipowner, has launched its first wind-assisted vessel, Buran, fitted with Norsepower Rotor Sails™ designed to harness wind energy and enhance fuel efficiency. Its launch marks a ...

The rotor sail system is a new technology that uses wind energy to propel ships. The motor drives the rotor to rotate, generating thrust perpendicular to the direction of the incoming wind. The rotary ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...