Leanna Garfield
TheClean Energy Regulator advises: “Wind turbines use wind to generate electricity. Hydro systems use water to generate electricity. Both can be used to complement solar systems.” Unlike utility-scale turbines, the most frequently seen consumer-grade wind turbines operate on a Vertical Axis (VAWT...
Wind farms are groups of wind turbines. It’s pretty impressive to think that the electricity that powers so much in our lives – from charging our phones, to allowing us to make a cup of coffee orfuel an electric vehicle– might have started out as a simple gust of wind. ...
But in modern wind turbines, it turns a generator that creates electricity. This conversion from wind to rotational energy to electricity has defined wind turbines since their invention in the late 19th century. And there are three primary factors that...
Today, nearly 20 years later, those strokes of genius have been transformed into a technology that is virtually synonymous with floating wind turbines: Hywind. We went sailing with the inventors behind Hywind to discover how they came up with the concept — a design that is at the heart of ...
But like all sources of energy, wind power comes at a cost — one that's too often borne by eagles, hawks, falcons, owls and other birds. Wind turbines kill more than 573,000 birds each year in the United States, according to The Associated Press, including federally protected species li...
A wind turbine that works as well as a traditional one with higher power density and a much smaller form factor is an exciting step toward reducing the cost of wind turbines, both in up-front costs like materials and manufacturing and in maintenance. A smaller amount of more efficient parts...
1. Wind Turbine Manufacturers:Companies such as Vestas, Siemens Gamesa, and GE Renewable Energy are prominent manufacturers of wind turbines. These companies design, manufacture, and sell wind turbines for onshore and offshore applications. They continually innovate to improve turbine efficiency and red...
Globally, at least 50,000 wind turbines are producing a total of 50 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually. In the next section, we'll examine the availability of wind resources and how much electricity wind turbines can actually produce. ...
Wind turbines in Greece set a national record on September 6, accounting for 81 percent of the country's electricity output. High temperatures, wildfires and flooding pretty much sum up the weather patterns in Greece since the summer. From an unprecedented amount of rain in ...