When we think of wind turbines, the first thing that usually comes to mind is the typical Sim City-esque type – 3 blades, gigantic, and wired into the municipal power grid. In truth, the world ...

Wind turbines are inherently designed to capture wind, but must be shut down to protect themselves if wind speeds become ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Wind turbines are often criticized as inadequate for our main energy source due to low efficiency. Many companies tackle this issue by developing better performing ...

Almost every present wind turbine is on the order of modifying angle of blade or acting in stall mode for high wind speeds, which proves too expensive for small-scale usage. The dragonfly-inspired ...

Turbines with simpler design ... The shovel is attached to the mast in such a way that in the absence of wind it is at a large angle and remains minimally above the water surface.

One of the biggest problems wind farms face is keeping their turbines quiet ... depending on the angle of flight. It only takes one loud wing flap to alert an owl's prey, so every decibel counts.

Conventional wind turbine blades were designed with an operational speed of 33 feet per second ... Each arm has a surface with two waves that adapt their angle of attack according to the height and ...