A simple application which aids the modeling of wind turbine blades is presented here in. BladeComp, a demo programme with dynamic functionality. With this application, one is able to generate a blade, load it, mesh it and export to a finite element analysis software to complete the process. See also: Onshore Structural Design How to… Read More Part 1: BladeComp Structural Modelling of Wind Turbine Blade | How it Works

The design of industrial grade wind turbines and wind farms have been made possible utilising OpenFAST. Considering the increasing development in technologies, this application is opensource from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Unlike other purchased applications, the FAST application consist of several moving parts. It however lacks a simplified graphical user interface. See also: Onshore… Read More Wind Farm Layout and Visualisation Utilising OpenFAST

Wind Turbines have been around since 200BC and earlier. According to eia.org, they were used to propel boats in the Nile River, 5000BC and for water pumps in China by 200BC. Along with solar, hydro and geothermal, wind power is the energy of the future as it meets energy demand with less greenhouse gas emissions.… Read More Wind Power Generation – Design Overview of a Farm