As another Arctic blast gripped Texas this winter, a familiar narrative resurfaced: wind turbines and solar farms supposedly ...
After Storm Fern cut power to millions, GoodPower CEO Leah Qusba explains what really failed on the grid, and why wind and solar weren’t to blame.
The massive offshore wind turbine blade that broke and spread fiberglass and foam debris across Nantucket beaches this week was one of several recent failures of blades made by GE Vernova – a top US ...
A viral video shows wind turbines operating in extreme cold, shedding ice by design and debunking claims that turbines fail in freezing temperatures.
NANTUCKET – The federal government has ordered the Vineyard Wind farm to shut down until further notice because of a turbine blade failure this weekend. Several beaches were closed on Tuesday while ...
The company that manufactured the blade that broke apart on a Vineyard Wind turbine south of the islands on July 13 plans to inspect every blade it has built to look for flaws. In an earnings call ...
Federal agencies press court to keep Vineyard Wind 1 paused, leaving 10 offshore turbines partially built amid safety concern and legal disputes.
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Why do wind turbines have three blades?

Wind turbines were not always built with three blades. Engineers tested designs with one, two, and even many blades. Over ...