Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ocean X, the world's first dual-headed turbine, with a power rating of over 16 MW, is now operational at the Yangjiang Qingzhou IV ...

The official specifications say its rated wind speed is about 22 mph (36 km/h), which is scarcely in the hurricane range. In addition, the formulas regarding the characteristics of wind turbines show ...

AMES, Iowa – Hui Hu picked up a 3-D printed model of a typical wind turbine and began explaining two problems with the big, tall, three-bladed machines. First, said the Iowa State University professor ...

In a nutshell: Rather than sticking with the classic single-rotor design, multi-rotor wind turbines split the action across 2-5 blades. The idea is you can extract more power from the wind this way, ...