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Evaluation of Hydrodynamic Modeling and Implications for Offshore Wind Development: Nantucket Shoals

A committee of the National Academies will assess potential impacts from offshore windfarms in the Nantucket Shoals region on marine hydrodynamics and resulting impacts on marine mammals, specifically ...
news.iastate.edu

Iowa State engineers study the benefits of adding a second, smaller rotor to wind turbines

AMES, Iowa – Hui Hu picked up a 3-D printed model of a typical wind turbine and began explaining two problems with the big, tall, three-bladed machines. First, said the Iowa State University professor ...
The Providence Journal

Beneath towering turbines, US energy secretary says Block Island Wind Farm is nation's model

THREE MILES OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF BLOCK ISLAND – The Block Island Wind Farm should serve as a model for the rest of the country, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told reporters during a ...
ucdavis.edu

A Sustainable Solution: Compostable Wind Turbine Blades

It is the year 2035. In a world facing climate catastrophe, the human enterprise is powered by fields of wind farms, with turbine blades made from fast-growing grasses and the roots of a ...
The Gazette

As electricity demand soars, wind energy development grinds to a halt in Iowa

Facing staunch local opposition and federal roadblocks, new wind project development is teetering on the brink, despite ...