In a boost for the future of wind energy, engineers show how turbines can work together to reduce turbulence on wind farms, mitigating one of the huge cons of wind energy.
Researchers at MIT investigate if there is a way to optimize the energy output of wind farms and generate more power, without the need for any extra investment in turbine hardware.
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MIT engineers have developed a method to increase wind farms’ energy output. Whereas individual turbines are typically controlled separately, the new approach models the wind flow of the entire collection of turbines and optimizes the control of individual units.
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