Old wind turbine blades are now supporting a footbridge in County Cork, Ireland. These blades, retired after their ...

An Italian startup has just secured USD 3.1 million in seed funding to speed up the production of its AI-powered vertical micro wind turbines, which learn from the wind to maximize energy output. Pisa ...

Wind turbines are a fantastic, cheap, renewable source of energy. However, nothing lasts forever, and over time, the blades of wind turbines fatigue and must be replaced. This then raises the question ...

Thousands of tonnes of non-recyclable wind turbine blades are coming to the end of their lives.

Instead of taking up space at landfills, recycled wind turbines are often used for concrete barriers, playgrounds, bridges, ...

Scientists created 4D-printed wind turbine blades that are 80% lighter and spin faster, opening a new path for wind energy.

Small wind turbines, for domestic and small scale commercial use, are currently relatively expensive and struggle to compete with solar solutions. The key to increasing their competitiveness is ...

New blades are to be installed in the low-pressure turbines at unit 1 of Sweden's Forsmark nuclear power plant during an upcoming maintenance outage. The new blades are designed to reduce vibrations, ...

Wind turbines harness the energy from wind so it can be used as electricity. Some are smooth, whereas others are designed ...

Offshore wind turbines are becoming ever larger, and the transportation, installation, disassembly and disposal of their gigantic rotor blades are presenting operators with new challenges. Now ...

Birds tend to fly into wind turbines by mistake. There are a few reasons for this. One major reason why birds cannot easily spot wind turbines is that the long, rotating blades create a misleading ...