For many environmental enthusiasts, horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) — the kind that look like windmills slowly spinning in the distance — are a pretty familiar sight. Unfortunately, there are ...

When most of today’s wind projects were developed, first costs were the focus; operations and maintenance (O&M) costs were largely unknown. Now, with hundreds of turbine models in operation—sometimes ...

A name familiar to Gizmag readers through its achievements in the field of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, AeroVironment is also a developer of efficient electric energy systems, an area in which it has ...

In wind power plants, electrical circuit problems are known to cause short-term torque peaks. In this event, slip clutches protect the costly gearbox against overload by slipping at a defined maximum ...

As more renewable energy sources come onto the grid, Kentucky is trying to find its role in this emerging economy.

Infineon and Goldwind Science & Technology collaboration, enabling a stable and reliable flow of electricity in wind power generation.

Developed by Nordex Group, the turbine is suitable for typical North American wind sites. Named the N175/6.X , the wind ...

The industry calls a wind turbine that is not spinning “parked,” Hall said, and this is done with a braking system that holds ...

Wind turbines will be spinning at the first new utility-scale wind farm in Wisconsin since 2011. The Public Service ...

Humanity has been harvesting energy from the wind for centuries. The practice goes back at least to 8th century Persia where the first known historical records of windmills came, but likely extends ...

Madison, N.Y. – Seven wind turbines that were heralded 25 years ago as harbingers of New York state’s green energy future ...