Blades that will form part of the world’s largest onshore wind turbines SANY Renewable Energy The world’s largest-ever onshore wind turbine blades have been manufactured in China. At 131 metres in length, each foil would dwarf Big Ben or the Statue of Liberty. Once installed in central China in the coming months, each of the … Read more
A small efficiency gain for every wind turbine would lead to a big boost globally Justin Paget/Digital Vision/Getty Images A simple software upgrade could improve the efficiency of wind turbines by ensuring they face directly into the wind more of the time. If the technique were rolled out worldwide, it could boost electricity production by … Read more
There is a limit to how big existing wind turbine designs can get, which limits the power they can produce, but a new approach inspired by palm trees could help them scale up Technology 6 January 2023 By Madeleine Cuff Analysis of a small prototype (left) suggests a new wind turbine design could be scaled … Read more
Including its 130-metre-long legs, the Voltaire wind turbine installation vessel is 336 metres high. It is on its way from China to the North Sea, where it will install huge new turbines at Dogger Bank Technology 4 January 2023 By Jeremy Hsu A ship taller than a skyscraper is heading to the North Sea to … Read more