The development of the vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) solves several of these issues. In addition, the turbines are typically closer to the ground and the gearbox replacement is simpler and ...

The GoliatVind wind farm planned in Arctic waters will consist of five 15-megawatt turbines and aims to start operations in ...

In a major move to tap into offshore wind energy, a group of leading Japanese companies has been chosen to carry out a ...

Some might also be familiar with vertical wind turbines, which can operate no matter which way the wind is blowing. In either case, they use some form of rotating structure to harness the wind’s ...

The design would see the wind turbine and the floating body rotate together. When wind turbines are designed with a vertical axis, Albatross says that heavy objects such as generators can be mounted ...

A Lincolnshire seaside pier is being lit up at night with the help of a new mini wind turbine. One of the 6ft (2m) vertical ... turbines were the first to be installed outside of Norway.

There are two basic types of wind turbines: horizontal-axis and vertical-axis. Horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT) have a two or three blade rotor that rotates about a horizontal axis. The rotor is ...

Japanese renewable energy company ENEOS Renewable Energy (ERE) has become a partner in the GoliatVIND project by acquiring a ...

French startup Wind my Roof has developed a small-scale hybrid wind-solar power generator for rooftop applications ... the WindBox can recover horizontal and vertical winds, said the company.

A simple coat of black paint on the white blade of a wind turbine could save countless birds from flying into the machines and to their deaths each year. It’s working in Norway, and now ...

Researchers investigated how urban layout and ... Machine Learning Enables Viability of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines Apr. 3, 2024 — Researchers have used a genetic learning algorithm to identify ...

Floating offshore wind is ... 15-megawatt turbines and aims to start operations in 2028. In March, the project received 2 billion Norwegian crowns ($189 million) in state funding. Norway hopes ...