Wind energy is taking off all over again. This time, literally. In China, a multi-institute research and development project has created a series of large-scale floating turbine prototypes. The helium ...

China has the world's most powerful wind turbine, a 26-megawatt offshore model from Dongfang Electric, as reported by Electrek. One commenter on the article said this is "just another sign of how far ...

AMES, Iowa – Hui Hu picked up a 3-D printed model of a typical wind turbine and began explaining two problems with the big, tall, three-bladed machines. First, said the Iowa State University professor ...

Aikido Technologies, a U.S. startup developing floating offshore wind platforms, announced a new product concept that merges wind turbine foundations with onboard data centers into a single steel ...

Wind turbines generate electricity at the seaside in Kamisu city, Ibaraki prefecture about 110 kms east of Tokyo on April 26, 2013. As of April 2013, the city has 42 turbines and a total output of ...

Norway's World Wide Wind has a radically different take on offshore wind power. These floating, vertical-axis wind turbines feature two sets of blades, tuned to contra-rotate – and they promise more ...

A division of the China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) has showcased components for an 18-MW model that surpassed the recently launched 16-MW turbine created by several Chinese companies, making it by ...

Researchers have modeled the fluid dynamics of multi-rotor wind turbines via high-resolution numerical simulations. The simulations demonstrate a clear advantage for a turbine model with four rotors.