Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems.

For many environmental enthusiasts, horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) — the kind that look like windmills slowly spinning in the distance — are a pretty familiar sight. Unfortunately ...

Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy from wind into mechanical energy. When used with an electrical generator, the rotation of the wind turbine’s blades turns a shaft to produce electricity. There ...

The first solution is incredibly straightforward. Type 1 Wind Turbines: Fixed Speed The type 1 wind turbine, sometimes referred to as a fixed-speed turbine, actually doesn’t concern itself much ...

Welcome to the wind turbine graveyard. It stretches a hundred metres from a bend in the North Platte River in Casper, Wyoming. Between last September and this March, it will become the final ...

NREL Advances Method for Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades Aug. 27 ... Study Finds July 25, 2024 — A type of invisible, unpredictable air turbulence is expected to occur more frequently in the ...

For some time, scientists have been sounding the alarm on the decline of various insect species due to changes in land use ...

Structural analysis helps an offshore engineering company design boat landings that withstand interactions with rough waters ...

Choosing the right bucket attachment for the soil and aggregate type on a jobsite to get the best use out of a wheel loader pays off in productivity as well as reduced operating costs for ...

Farmers once used windmills to grind their grains and pump water. Today, more and more wind turbines wring electricity from the breeze. Over the past decade, wind turbine use has increased more ...

Oregon State University researchers are part of a team looking at reducing bird collision risks with wind turbines by painting a single blade of the turbine black. There are obstacles when it ...