In an RL-based control system, the turbine (or wind farm) controller is realized as an agent that observes the state of the ...

A long proposed wind-to-hydrogen project in western Newfoundland has run out of momentum, but one critic isn't sold on a ...

The share of wind power in total electric power generation is expected to increase, and with that comes a requirement for this carbon-free source to be more reliable. The most important component of a ...

When it comes to harvesting energy from air currents, the big wind turbines usually get all the attention. For example, in 2023, the world's largest wind turbine, with a 260-meter (853-ft) diameter ...

CSSC says that an example 1-gigawatt capacity offshore wind farm using these 18-MW beasts would require 13% fewer units than if you'd used 16-MW turbines, and the corresponding reduction in sea bed ...

Wind turbines usually jut up from the ground like giant pinwheels. Now a company in China is exploring a new form factor: flying wind turbines. These zeppelin-like aircraft float high in the sky, ...

Iain adds, "A good-quality small wind turbine is an investment. Properly installed, it can operate for 20 to 25 years with ...

Madison County, Iowa, a province known for its picturesque wooden bridges, has been fighting the encroachment of the wind industry for several years. Due to a recent legal settlement, MidAmerican ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Substantial research has been conducted that links wind turbines to avian fatalities. The majority of birds that are impacted by wind turbines are birds of prey. Wind turbines create wind vortexes ...