Sometime this year, the swept area of the world's largest wind turbine will grow by nearly 30 percent. Swept area describes the circular zone outlined by the tips of a turbine's turning rotor blades, ...

Composite materials are ideal for producing wind turbine blades because of their strength, light weight, and ability to be tailored to provide the precise mechanical properties needed for any blade ...

To lower the cost of energy from wind turbines, designers have focused on the power-generating capacity of each turbine. They have raised tower height to place turbines in stronger winds and ...