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NASA studies wind effects and aircraft tracking with Joby aircraft
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NASA studies wind effects and aircraft tracking with Joby aircraft

One of several NASA distributed sensing ground nodes is set up in the foreground while an experimental air taxi aircraft owned by Joby...

Vietnam ups wind, solar targets as energy demand soars
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Vietnam ups wind, solar targets as energy demand soars

Solar power grew rapidly in Vietnam until 2020 but its success hit a roadblock due to infrastructure limitations. Vietnam has dramatically increased its...

Wind and solar power opponents make headway in state legislatures
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Wind and solar power opponents make headway in state legislatures

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain On a recent day when the wind gusted close to 40 miles per hour, 82-year-old George Neill was making...

Recycling wind turbine blade materials to make improved plastics
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Recycling wind turbine blade materials to make improved plastics

Left: wind turbine blade waste; Middle: treated and dried wind turbine blade glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP); Right: injection-molded plastic containing 70% recycled GFRP....

Reusing wind turbine blades to build bridges
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Reusing wind turbine blades to build bridges

Credit: Allison Carter Jud Ready first visited Beaverbrook Park for an adopt-a-stream event as a graduate student. When he moved to the northwest...

At Block Island Wind Farm, researchers measure impact of wind reductions on energy production
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At Block Island Wind Farm, researchers measure impact of wind reductions on energy production

Credit: Beth Fitzpatrick from Pexels Wind turbines are a key component of renewable energy infrastructure, converting wind energy into electricity to power homes...

Simulation method enhances wind turbine reliability testing efficiency without compromising accuracy
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Simulation method enhances wind turbine reliability testing efficiency without compromising accuracy

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Wind power, a key source of renewable energy, relies on large turbines to generate electricity. When designing and maintaining...

System delivers early prediction of wind turbine failure
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System delivers early prediction of wind turbine failure

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A researcher from VUB has developed a system that can predict wind turbine failures caused by early component malfunctions....

Balancing techno-economic and socio-environmental factors in offshore wind site selection
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Balancing techno-economic and socio-environmental factors in offshore wind site selection

Baseline facility suitability scores in 90th percentile of all alternatives under the A) stakeholder and B) developer paradigms. C) Consensus areas (green) where...