To date, vertical-axis wind turbines have been “a failed technology,” said Richard James, PhD, co-owner of Minneapolis-based WhirrlEnergy.

Research carried out by Oxford Brookes University has found that vertical turbine designs could make large wind farms more effective. In the study, the researchers compared traditional wind turbines ...

EPFL researchers developed optimal pitch profiles for vertical-axis wind turbines using a genetic learning algorithm. The new pitch profiles resulted in a 200% increase in turbine efficiency and a 77% ...

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

Rome-based GEVI Wind has secured $3.1 million in investments to kick off mass production of vertical wind turbines equipped ...

A modern day windmill that is good for the environment and your wallet. Sept. 16, 2010— -- Moving to alternative energy reduces our dependence on foreign oil, but it is not always easy or ...

An Italian startup has just secured USD 3.1 million in seed funding to speed up the production of its AI-powered vertical ...

The type of wind turbine you’re used to seeing in stock photos of wind farms is called a horizontal axis wind turbine (or, HAWT). But there is another form of wind power, called a vertical axis wind ...

A concept rendering of offshore vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs). What makes renewable energy so exciting is the immense economic potential of groundbreaking technology advancements. A recent ...

These scale model wind turbines use fixed-pitch blades to evaluate a new vertical axis wind turbine design. Vertical axis wind turbines are easier to install than traditional horizontal axis wind ...

Railway tunnels are set to be turned into renewable energy generators by harnessing the wind produced by trains passing ...

A plan to install vertical wind turbines in the Lathbury Sports Complex has been filed with the Town Planner and seeks to ...