This vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) uses five 3” PVC pipes cut in half for blades rotating on three kids bicycle wheels to spin an Ametek 38 volt motor or a wind blue alternator. The whole ...

Vertical-axis wind turbines are great candidates ... load fluctuations at off-design conditions. Based on flow field measurements, we uncover how blade pitching manipulates the flow structures ...

15-23 (9 pages) Abstract: Wind energy is a very popular renewable energy resource. In order to increase the use of wind energy, it is important to develop wind turbine rotor with ... from root to tip ...

and one of the most popular solutions is a VAWT (vertical axis wind turbine). The main difference between these units and the horizontal-axis versions that we’ve become accustomed to is that the ...

The impending ban on dumping wind turbine blades into landfills in the EU means that incineration will soon become the only option. This is why TNO is working on the design of fully recyclable turbine ...

Solar has outpaced wind as the renewable energy leader. But recent innovations, like taller towers and longer rotor blades, ...

Fran Scott explores how PhD student Jon Sumanik-Leary from the University of Sheffield is developing a DIY wind turbine for isolated ... and draw your blade design. Trace the design onto card ...