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US greenlights floating wind that could slash turbine installation time by 50%
The US has just approved a new floating offshore wind system, which is designed ...
With over 350,000 wind turbines currently in use globally, wind continues to be one of the fastest growing forms of renewable energy. In 2021, 93.6 GW of new installations brought global cumulative ...
As the wind energy industry matures, operators and service providers are increasingly focused on maximizing turbine ...
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South Korea phases out unsafe aging wind turbines
The government is introducing a "lifecycle management system" for the first time for aging wind power generators that have ...
These remarkable modular wind turbines stack themselves up section by section, removing the need for gigantic cranes and promising to slash the cost of offshore wind installation by as much as half.
Norwegian company Wind Catching Systems is developing a floating, multi-turbine technology for wind farms that could generate five times the annual energy of the world’s largest, single wind turbine.
In order for wind turbines to function effectively across wide ranges of wind conditions, you’ll need what’s known as blade pitch control. Lucy Pao, the Palmer Endowed Chair Professor in the ...
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 ...
Wind turbines provide clean electricity, but they pose a danger to migratory birds. Weather radars detect flocks of birds and ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...
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