Download this article in PDF format. Wind turbines larger than 6 MW are becoming common, particularly for offshore installations, where consolidating several smaller wind turbines into one large ...

GE (NYSE: GE) announced the 2.5-120 wind turbine, designed for a 25 percent increase in efficiency and a 15 percent increase in power output at low wind speeds. The turbine features a 120-meter rotor ...

Wind OEMs have been working for years to improve the variable-speed techniques that are utilized by almost all modern wind turbines. New technology by Clipper Windpower Inc. of Carpinteria, Calif., ...

Recently, TMT 1.5 MW TMT-42.8 wind turbine blade has passed China Classification Society certificate. And it has been put into mass production for an order of 400 sets. The wind blade can effectively ...

FORT WORTH (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Some of the hottest days of the year in North Texas are on their way and energy experts say the state's wind turbines may not produce as much power because of low wind ...

Windbreaks may sound like a counterintuitive idea for boosting the performance of a wind turbine. But physicists report that low walls that block wind could actually help wind farms produce more power ...

Q: Are wind farms harmful to the environment? A: Like all energy sources, wind farms have some negative environmental impacts. But getting energy from wind farms results in dramatically lower ...