Hydraulic wind turbine systems represent a novel approach to wind energy conversion that replaces conventional gearbox-based drivetrains with hydraulic transmissions. By utilising fluid power to ...

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 ...

To design a better wind turbine, a startup called Biome took inspiration from the Andean condor. The massive bird—weighing as much as 35 pounds, with a wingspan as wide as 12 feet—can glide for hours ...

The offshore wind industry has been shaken up due to a pause on new leasing and permitting for new projects, but a significant amount of generating capacity remains in the development pipeline. The ...

It is more than a little surprising that the wind-powered electricity generator took so long to invent. Even more surprising ...

A study finds combining wind and solar leverages their alternating peak periods, significantly boosting total generation ...

Even though we head into nature to get away from it all, we usually haul along our mobile gadgetry. Phones, laptops and handheld consoles all need power of course, which might not be easy to find in ...

A worker assembles a wind turbine at the Acciona wind turbine factory in West Branch in 2012. Acciona closed the West Branch plant in 2013, though its storage, maintenance and train were maintained.

Wind speeds fell dramatically last year, slowing turbines and decreasing renewable energy production across the United States, while billions of dollars were invested in building more wind power ...