When you think of a wind turbine, the image that likely pops into your mind is the classic three-bladed giant rising from farmland or the sea. But over the years, designers and engineers have come up ...

When a wind turbine reaches the end of its life after two or three decades, the giant blades attached to it usually end up in a landfill. That’s largely because of the materials that are used. “[The ...

Researchers in Korea have developed a new design platform — and a staggering 12-megawatt-class blade to match — in an effort to put wind beneath the sails of its domestic production of wind power. The ...

In a first, German startup Voodin Blade Technology just installed wooden blades on a prototype wind turbine. Voodin Blade Technology made the 9.3-meter (63.3-foot) wooden blades specifically out of ...

To design a better wind turbine, a startup called Biome took inspiration from the Andean condor. The massive bird—weighing as much as 35 pounds, with a wingspan as wide as 12 feet—can glide for hours ...

Rotor blade designer We4Ce (Almelo, Netherlands) has announced the design of 10 rotor blade sets for Dutch wind turbine startup TouchWind B.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands) for testing on its floating TW6 ...

The video explores the potential of solid-state wind energy, focusing on smaller wind turbine designs that could be installed ...

AVON, Ohio — Across the United States, wind farms are pumping out a precious commodity, vital to our planet's future. Our wind economy is growing at a rapid rate, with plenty of open areas where ...

Although wind turbines generate electricity via an eco-friendly process, the giant blades of those turbines typically end up in landfills once they wear out. That could change, however, thanks to a ...