A study by energy industry experts showed that an average wind turbine generator lasts around 25 to 75 years. A spokesperson for the wind farm mentioned in the post said its wind turbine generators ...
A preliminary analysis of the Vineyard Wind turbine that failed has found that, although the fundamental design of the machine’s 351-foot blades is sound, a manufacturing flaw caused one of them to ...
Wind turbines, which contributed more than 9% of U.S. electricity in 2021, last roughly 20 to 25 years before they must be replaced, according to the Energy Information Administration. But some social ...
Wind turbines are designed to operate reliably over their typically 20-year design life. That means a typical wind turbine may run for more than 130,000 hours over its lifespan. In addition to ...
The ERS Series of electrically-released, spring-engaged brakes serve as pitch brakes for wind turbine applications that require both “static” holding power and the ability to withstand high inertia ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As investigations continue into last month's collapse of a football field-sized blade on one of Vineyard Wind's turbines, another ...
NANTUCKET, MASS. (WHDH) - The failure off Nantucket is just the latest incident involving wind turbines, with the mishaps now renewing talks about safety. Earlier this year, 7 Investigates uncovered a ...
Best-case scenario: one-fifth of world's electricity will be generated by wind by 2030, with China making most of world's wind turbines. In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts ...