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Blowing in the Wind: Gateway to the Carbon-Neutral Energy Sector

by Olena Shynkaruk, PhD

The wind power industry is rapidly advancing and innovating to meet demand

one close large white wind turbine in an offshore windfarm with many other wind turbines and a mostly clear blue sky in the background

Offshore Wind Farms Face Power Challenges

by University of Colorado Boulder

an aerial view of a row of wind turbines next to a neatly cultivated colorful farm field with a canal on their other side

Clearing the Air: Wind Farms More Land Efficient than Previously Thought

by McGill University

Temperature Extremes Could Help Capture Solar and Wind Energy

by Washington State University

New study finds that extreme temperature events are coupled with greater solar radiation and faster winds

Powerful Answers to Energy Questions May Be Blowing in the Wind

by University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus

UBC Okanagan researchers study how wind farms can change airstream patterns

Scientists Develop New Way to Measure Wind

by University of Arizona

Using data from two NOAA satellites, researchers developed an algorithm for measuring wind via water vapor

Protecting Bats with Better Wind Turbine Control

by De Gruyter Open

Site specific approaches are needed to help protect bats while preventing electricity loss

Drone shot of wind turbines on a clear day

Wind Turbines Can More than Compensate for Decline in Global Wind Resource

by University of Freiburg

The calculations provide an important basis for the future global expansion potential of wind energy

Researchers Have to Reengineer Recovery from Blackouts

by Iowa State University

New study describes the development of grid-forming controllers and a stall-prevention subsystem

Image of a sunrise over a wind and solar farm

Wind and Solar Could Power the World’s Major Countries Most of the Time

by University of California Irvine

UCI-led team analyzes options for filling the gaps in power generation

Scientists Bring Efficiency to Expanding Offshore Wind Energy

by Cornell University

Researchers show how to make offshore wind farms more efficient in the face of impending rapid expansion

Icing Can Cost Wind Turbines up to 80% of Power Production

by Iowa State University

Scientists take their research out of the lab and into the field to gain new insights into how icing impacts real-world wind turbine performance

Boosting Wind Farmers, Global Winds Reverse Decades of Slowing and Pick up Speed

by Princeton University

Focusing on regions of North America, Europe, and Asia where wind power is on the rise, the researchers analyzed wind speed records collected between 1978 and 2017 from more than 1,400 weather stations