Dr Patrick Verdin, Senior Lecturer in Energy Fluid Dynamics, at Cranfield University explains how a new type of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) could move householders and other property landlords ...

South Australia’s Flinders University is set to trial a next-generation vertical wind turbine south of Adelaide in a research collaboration with local start-up VAWT-X Energy. Backed by private equity ...

Researchers have used a genetic learning algorithm to identify optimal pitch profiles for the blades of vertical-axis wind turbines, which despite their high energy potential, have until now been ...

This vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) was created by the Italian company ENESSERE. The Hercules Wind Generator offers a new wind energy solution that captures wind from all directions. Being an ideal ...

With wind turbines gaining far more attention as a contender to solar panels, there is one such wind turbine that is worth looking at and considering when thinking of what a sustainable future could ...

View gallery - 8 images Swedish company SeaTwirl says its floating vertical-axis wind turbines have what it takes to dramatically reduce the cost of deep offshore wind energy, and it's signed a deal ...

The awareness of a greener future and its benefits is getting all the right attention in Europe. With the current climate conditions and with energy bills skyrocketing, every other person in the ...

The list of renewable energy options for homes is growing almost by the day, and one of the most popular solutions is a VAWT (vertical axis wind turbine). The main difference between these units and ...

A small-scale wind turbine with a different axis design to what has been traditionally used has been developed in Adelaide. Those behind the prototype say the turbine has received interest from small ...

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