Wind power generation in the U.S. is enjoying favorable winds. First, the cost of wind turbine installations has dropped by over one-third since 2010 as the capacity of turbines increased. Next, ...

Problems with wind turbines are rare. But if one does catch fire or blades break and fly off in a storm, it tends to be headline news. This can not only damage the reputations of wind turbine ...

Pitch control is a weak link in wind turbines. Moog’s redesigned version reduces failures and weight while improving safety and reliability. Pitch controls adjust the blades in wind turbines by ...

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 ...

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 ...

Active wind turbine control aims to cut bird deaths by 80% By Loz Blain September 11, 2023 Norwegian researchers say they've found a potential way to cut down the numbers of birds killed by wind ...

Wind turbine technicians, also known as wind techs, are the professionals in charge of inspecting and maintaining wind turbines. That means that most of their days are spent way up high in a turbine ...

Turbine Solutions third recipient under $8 million Wind Energy Manufacturing Co-Investment ProgramMore than $450,000 to ...

A 100-foot wind turbine on Deer Island spun out of control for several hours Monday after high winds broke its breaking mechanism, officials said. Around 10 a.m., the Massachusetts Water Resources ...