Wind Energy in the USA

How much energy content is in the wind and how much power a wind turbine can generate from a given wind speed can be explained by the following formula So, the power generated by a wind turbine depends upon air density, rotor disc area, and wind speed. Usually, we consider air density as constant thus…

Turbine blade convoy passing through Edenfield in the UK The components of a wind turbine need to be transported from the factories to the wind farm where they will be installed. The difficulty is that current wind blades are very large, being able to be 100 meters long, or even more. Wind farms are usually…