Energy from wind
Study explores how wind power can support power system reliability, and do so economically. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), along with partners from the Electric Power Research Institute and University of Colorado, embarked on a comprehensive study to investigate a mitigation strategy that is not often discussed and is in some...
NREL examines current U.S. manufacturing and supply chain capabilities for advanced wind turbine drivetrain technologies. Innovative technologies are helping boost the capacity and operating reliability of conventional wind...
New test facility will be used to accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation wind energy technologies. This fall, the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at the...
Chesapeake Light Tower facility will gather key data for unlocking the nation’s vast offshore wind resource. According to the National Offshore Wind Strategy published by the U.S....
NWTC researchers gain valuable data from one of the first floating offshore wind prototypes. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is collaborating with SWAY, a renewable energy company...
SMALL wind turbines (SWTs) intended for use in urban environments should be designed to account for fatigue caused by rooftop gusts, research suggests. Increasingly popular...
A wind energy system transforms the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical or electrical energy that can be harnessed for practical use. Mechanical energy, most...
Wind energy or wind power is the energy extracted from wind using wind turbines to produce electrical power, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping,...