There are several operational factors and requirements that have guided design and development of composite wind turbine blades over the last 20 years. The most important factors and requirements are ...

Icelandic renewable energy company IceWind is now launching its innovative six-bladed wind-powered turbines for home use in the U.S. Wind now accounts for 7.2% of power generated in the United States, ...

Buildings with integrated wind turbines could generate at least 20 percent of their own energy needs, and perhaps all. They would be more power efficient than ordinary wind farms or solar powered ...

Most of the world's greatest wind power resources are offshore – often a long way offshore, where the water's so deep that it's impractical to build typical fan-on-a-stick wind turbines with bases ...

Join our pv magazine webinar, in partnership with Soltec, for solutions to prepare against extreme wind loads, through an exploration of the aeroelastic effects in tracker design analysis, including ...

In this pv magazine webinar we will discuss the necessity and complexity of establishing a bespoke wind design code for single-axis PV trackers. We will also clarify how project developers and asset ...

Richard Olson receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the United States Agency for International Development, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and the Mellon Foundation. He ...

Thanks to the high cost of living in big cities and the advent of video communication there are some fascinating people living in New Orleans There are twin economic and technological shifts taking ...

Lots of patio umbrellas claim to be “wind-resistant,” but if you’ve ever chased one across your yard after a storm, you know that’s not always the case. The best patio umbrellas for wind, however, ...