A design modification inspired by the wings of the Andean condor could increase the energy generated by wind turbines. Various bird species have upturned tips on the end of their wings, which help ...

The Andean condor’s drag-reducing aerodynamic wings have inspired the creation of a winglet, which, when added to a wind turbine blade, boosted energy production by an average of 10% ...

To design a better wind turbine, a startup called Biome took inspiration from the Andean condor. The massive bird—weighing as much as 35 pounds, with a wingspan as wide as 12 feet—can glide ...

The winglet is what allows the 15-kilogram condor ... A numerical study of bio-inspired wingtip modifications of modern wind turbines, Energy (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.130561 ...

Bad luck strikes again. The same wind turbine blade that scattered debris across local beaches last summer was apparently struck by lightning last week. Vineyard Wind’s visual inspection showed ...

PROVIDENCE – Revolution Wind has reached another milestone with the installation of the first of its 65 offshore wind turbines in the ocean waters off Rhode Island. Developers Ørsted and ...

The massive offshore wind turbine blade that broke and spread fiberglass and foam debris across Nantucket beaches this week was one of several recent failures of blades made by GE Vernova – a ...

Radia, a Colorado-based company, wants to build enormous aircraft to transport giant wind turbine blades. It’s betting that politics won’t get in the way. Share full article A rendering of ...

NEW LONDON, CT (WFSB) - Connecticut is one step closer to being powered by offshore wind turbines. Across the Thames River at the State Pier, the turbines are being assembled and staged before ...

Wind farm developers told Gothamist that the policies mean they can only deliver the components of two-and-a-half turbines each week. New York state aims to produce 4,000 megawatts of onshore wind ...

Wind power has a waste problem that has been difficult to solve. Turbine blades made from a new plant-based material could make them recyclable. By Minho Kim The blades on the newest wind turbines ...