15 April – US-based Hunt Aviation, Corp is conducting tests on a high efficiency vertical axis wind turbine prototype that based on company engineering studies may produce over twice as much power ...

Scientists show a bionic approach combining features of a seagull's wing with an engineered flow control accessory, known as a Gurney flap, can greatly improve wind turbine performance. To achieve the ...

Purdue University engineers have designed a low-speed, high-torque powertrain system to reduce the operation costs, maintenance costs and environmental contamination of turbines that generate wind ...

The world’s first urban wind turbine designed by AI has been unveiled in the UK. Called the Birmingham Blade, the turbine is jointly developed by AI design specialists EvoPhase and precision metal ...

More and more homeowners are adopting renewable energy sources. Many are going for solar panels, and others are choosing wind turbines — and it's all about energy efficiency. So, which source is more ...

As the demand for sustainable energy solutions grows, so does the need for innovation in the renewable energy sector. The latest breakthrough? The bladeless wind turbine. Designed by the Spanish ...

In fact, the turbines were able to reach an efficiency of 53%, which is just shy of Betz's Law, a theorem that says no wind turbine would be able to convert more than about 59.3% of wind energy into ...

Energy experts generally agree: Part of the answer to supplying the U.S. with clean, renewable, and abundant energy is just offshore, blowin' in the wind. Energy generated by wind turbines floating in ...

The now-familiar sight of traditional propeller wind turbines could be replaced in the future with wind farms containing more compact and efficient vertical turbines. New research has found that the ...

Investors loved the opportunities of the wind and solar sectors and the quick returns of energy-efficiency firms in 2010, according to a U.S. market report (PDF) by Peachtree Capital Advisors. The ...