With over 350,000 wind turbines currently in use globally, wind continues to be one of the fastest growing forms of renewable energy. In 2021, 93.6 GW of new installations brought global cumulative ...

Each year a panel reviews papers nominated from the past two years and selects an article of high significance. The paper, published in 2022, describes the first experimental implementation of Model ...

A team of researchers from UMass Lowell and the United Kingdom are collaborating on an innovative project that could revolutionize wind turbine operation and maintenance, especially in remote ...

After over 18 months in operation, having repaired over 150 rain-damaged onshore wind turbine blades on three continents, the patented robot from Denmark’s Rope Robotics, the world leader in robotic ...

A new method provides a more realistic description of loads on large-scale wind turbines than was previously possible. A team ...

8tree, a global innovator in 3D surface inspection technology, announced the launch of profileCHECK, a new digital and optical inspection product designed specifically for evaluating the aerodynamic ...

A turbine with one blade painted black at a wind farm near Glenrock, Wyoming. Courtesy of Jona Whitesides, Pacificorp This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories ...

In order for wind turbines to function effectively across wide ranges of wind conditions, you’ll need what’s known as blade pitch control. Lucy Pao, the Palmer Endowed Chair Professor in the ...