For the first time, engineers at MIT have developed a comprehensive, physics-based model that accurately represents the airflow around rotors even under extreme conditions. The new model enables the ...

Clever aerodynamic use of slow and steady air currents could set a new milestone for large-scale clean wind-generated electricity. At least, that is the claim of one rooftop renewable energy company, ...

AirPlus Renewables, a new UK-based wind technology pioneer, is preparing to launch XEVA®, its unique “Edge Wind Tech” turbine ...

Purdue University’s College of Engineering is at the forefront of innovative educational tools with its virtual wind tunnel project. The initiative, developed by faculty from the Schools of ...

Insight into wind turbine technologies and how they deal with extreme weather. Turbine safety features that help mitigate damage. What the future holds for wind turbine technology. Wind turbines in ...

The Experimental Aerodynamics Laboratory (xAERO Lab) is housed within the Wind Tunnel Building (WIND) on the CU Boulder East Campus and is a part of the Sustainability, Energy, & Environment Community ...

The blades of propellers and wind turbines are designed based on aerodynamics principles that were first described mathematically more than a century ago. But engineers have long realized that these ...