There are different types of wind names based on their location in the world, speed, as well as the general wind direction. Meteorologists, scientists, and other observers of weather have given names ...

Humanity has been harvesting energy from the wind for centuries. The practice goes back at least to 8th century Persia where the first known historical records of windmills came, but likely extends ...

Since childhood, Michael Carruth, a junior in the environmental design program at CU-Boulder, has been fascinated with nature. Long hours spent playing outdoors, observing swirling leaves, clouds ...

CEO at Freen OU, a small wind turbine manufacturer. We're delivering sustainable energy projects across EU, Middle East, Africa & Asia. I believe that the role of renewable energy has never been more ...

What is wind power density? The different types of generators used in wind-turbine systems. What architecture is most commonly used in high-power wind-energy-conversion systems (WECS)? Fundamental ...

HOUSTON – The two major wind effects this storm will bring are tornadoes and downbursts, or straight-line winds. For tornadoes to form, the wind is required to blow in different directions. Ahead of ...

The type of wind turbine you’re used to seeing in stock photos of wind farms is called a horizontal axis wind turbine (or, HAWT). But there is another form of wind power, called a vertical axis wind ...

Severe weather brings along the risk of straight line winds, tornadoes and downbursts. What are the differences between them? As the remnants of Debby approach, it brings along with it the threat of ...