As much as wind turbines are great for producing clean energy, disposing of them when the time comes can be challenging.

On Monday, the equipment manufacturer Senvion and Voodin Blade Technology announced plans to research and test turbine prototypes made using the world’s longest wooden blades. Wind farms are ...

Chinese researchers find a novel method to recycle wind turbine blades into useful component for cement and asphalt mixtures.

Rotors and Blades: The Core of Energy Conversion The rotors are the most crucial parts of steam turbines , a central shaft that transfers energy from the steam to the generator. The rotor's blades ...

In the award-winning paper, Pao’s team explored how advanced control methods, specifically a model predictive control (MPC) framework, can optimize blade pitch control on wind turbines. Blade pitch ...