Read the full story from the Ecological Society of America. An increase in the generation of wind energy is a key component of the U.S.
Category: Wind
Model helps choose wind farm locations, predicts output
Read the full story from Penn State. The wind is always blowing somewhere, but deciding where to locate a wind farm is a bit more
Growth of wind energy points to future challenges, promise
Read the full story from the American Institute of Physics. Advances in adapting the technology and better methods for predicting wind conditions have fanned significant
Wind industry says Ohio’s proposed turbine ‘incident’ reporting rules are too vague
Read the full story from Midwest Energy News. A state board that approves wind farm siting is also considering new requirements related to building codes.
Don’t set it and forget it — scan it and fix it with tech that detects wind blade damage
Read the full story from Sandia National Laboratory. Drones and crawling robots outfitted with special scanning technology could help wind blades stay in service longer,
Study: Wind farms don’t appear to impact a county’s aggregate rural home values
Read the full story in the Hutchinson News. A study examining the impact on property values where commercial wind farms have gone up in Kansas
