Icing Research Tunnel

Ice can be a wind turbine’s worst enemy. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Winter is supposed to be the best season for wind power – the winds are stronger, and since air density increases as the temperature drops, more force is pushing on the blades. But winter also comes with a problem: freezing weather. Even light icing can produce enough surface roughness on wind turbine blades … [Read more...] about The science behind frozen wind turbines – and how to keep them spinning through the winter