The development of the vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) solves several of these issues. In addition, the turbines are typically closer to the ground and the gearbox replacement is simpler and ...

The world's first offshore wind farm was installed in 1991 off the coast of Vindeby on the Danish island of Lolland. It ...

Some might also be familiar with vertical wind turbines, which can operate no matter which way the wind is blowing. In either case, they use some form of rotating structure to harness the wind’s ...

Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 2 (July to December, 2009), pp. 43-51 (9 pages) Abstract: Renewable energy from the wind turbine has been focused for the alternative source ...