The Exascale Comuting Project’s ExaWind suite of computational fluid dynamics codes are designed to develop predictive simulations of wind farms that contain dozens of megawatt-class turbines spread ...

A planned supersized floating wind turbine with two spinning heads will generate nearly double the amount of energy as the ...

A new system using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing of embedded-control software releases keeps turbines up on the farm For its wind turbine control systems, Siemens’ engineers faced the challenge ...

The University of Maine is contributing to the global effort to improve floating machines to harness wind over deeper offshore waters. Researchers envision turbine platforms floating in the ocean ...

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a groundbreaking simulation tool that can predict lightning strikes on modern aircraft and wind turbines. This innovative ...

Consider the inside of a typical wind turbine nacelle. It will contain a gearbox, electrical controls, a generator, hub mounting, blade controls, and several other major systems. In the case of ...

They’re a vital source of renewable energy, but wind turbines can be a danger to bats. Bat-detection technology could protect the flying mammals, while keeping wind turbines turning.

Wind Engineering, Vol. 44, No. 5 (October 2020), pp. 483-493 (11 pages) Wind farm control has demonstrated power production improvements using yaw-based wake steering compared to individual turbine ...

In a sponsored episode of Windpower Monthly’s podcast, Kai Wu, vice president of Goldwind and chairman of Goldwind International, spoke with Windpower Monthly content manager Hannah Holt about the ...

Wind Engineering, Vol. 44, No. 6 (December 2020), pp. 661-672 (12 pages) The smart grid concept is predicated upon the pervasive use of advanced digital communication, information techniques, and ...

Record build-outs, tougher grid constraints and lifecycle impacts could define the next chapter of wind energy as corporates ...

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