Windflow and North Fish (Shetland) Ltd have signed a Heads of Agreement to jointly develop the first site using a Windflow 500 turbine in the UK. The agreement is conditional on confirm certain matters within the next five months, at which time a full set of project agreements is expected to be executed. This…
Two-bladed Wind Turbine lets Rotor Teeter
The two-bladed design, from Windflow Technology Ltd, lets the turbine rotor teeter on a hinge. This teetering motion is linked to an asymmetric pitching mechanism of the turbine blades. Uneven wind gusts are passively absorbed, says the New Zealand-based company, thus reducing fatigue loads throughout the turbine. This reduces turbine weight and cost and increases…