Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China School of Nanoscience and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ...

Vertical-axis wind turbines are great candidates to enable wind power extraction in urban and off-shore applications. Currently, concerns around turbine efficiency and structural integrity limit ...

In this way, the researchers increased the efficiency of their vertical wind turbine in the laboratory threefold. “Our data shows that it is very likely that the service life and efficiency of ...

As they also require less space and are less dangerous for birds, such vertical wind turbines could compete with traditional models in the long term.

Vertical-axis wind turbines ... contribute to significantly enhanced turbine efficiency and robustness, turning the biggest weakness of VAWTs into a strength. “Dynamic stall – the same phenomenon that ...

SeaTwirl, a Sweden-based provider of offshore wind technology, is to partner a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation in developing Japanese markets for its pioneering vertical axis ...

Swedish energy-tech company SeaTwirl has teamed up with Sumitomo Corporation Power & Mobility Co to bring its vertical-axis offshore floating wind turbine into the Japanese market.

ForeSEE marine intelligence software provides you with exclusive access to a range of specialised services including the Global Offshore Wind Turbine Database. ForeSEE grants you exclusive access to ...

The wind turbine’s blades look professional but you’ll be surprised to see that they’re simply cut from a PVC pipe. And they work great. The air compressor is taken from a car and the base o ...