Wind turbine blades use aerodynamics to extract ... attributable to the winglet or an increase in the blade’s wetted area, the area in contact with external airflow. To clarify the issue ...

But those turbines also are limited to shallower waters closer to the coast. Pushing wind farms into deeper water means more area can be developed, and the farms themselves will be much farther ...

the MySE18.X-20MW turbine is designed to be lightweight, modular, and highly reliable. With its massive wind rotor diameter of 260-292 m (853-958 ft), it has a maximum wind sweeping area of 66,966 ...

Currently, her research in this area is on hold, pending further funding. Lucy Pao at the University of Colorado Boulder says the wind farm industry is committed to three-blade turbines She shares ...

The Vineyard Wind turbine suffered blade damage Saturday night. No one was hurt, but large chunks of the blade began washing onto the beaches in the area in the days that followed. "Vineyard Wind ...