Iowa company finds new life for old wind turbine blades

Wind power is the largest source of electricity generation in Iowa, but when wind turbines reach the end of their use, most of the time they go straight to the landfill.

Final turbine blades for Vineyard Wind 1 leave New Bedford, head out to sea

The final batch of turbine blades left for the $4.5 billion project site south of Martha's Vineyard this week. Completion is expected by March 31.
IEEE

Energy-Efficient Wind Turbine Operation via Multi-Class Blade Icing Recognition Using Mutual-Information Feature Selection and Ensemble Methods

Abstract: Icing on wind turbine blades not only degrades aerodynamic efficiency but also poses a significant risk to structural integrity. However, conventional sensor-based or image-based detection ...
IEEE

A Few-Shot Wind Turbine Blade Surface Faults Detection via Enhanced Data Augmentation and Progressive Transfer Learning

Abstract: Accurate and automated measurement of surface faults on wind turbine blades (WTBs) is essential for ensuring the structural integrity and operational safety of wind farms. Surface faults on ...
USA Today

Do windmills kill birds? Fact checking clean energy myths.

When wind or solar energy projects apply for permits at county councils and zoning commissions across the United States, supporters and foes often pack the rooms to testify for or against. These ...