Standing hundreds of feet above ground, wind turbines—like tall trees, buildings, and telephone poles—are easy targets for lightning. Just by virtue of their height, they will get struck. Lightning ...

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) scientists supported by General Electric (GE) and LM Wind Power (a subsidiary of GE) recently reported on a breakthrough in lightning protection technology ...

The share of wind power in total electric power generation is expected to increase, and with that comes a requirement for this carbon-free source to be more reliable. The most important component of a ...

As someone who looks at a lot of trees, I've learned a lot about them over the years. In fact, not only am I a person who gets to see lots of trees under many different circumstances, I've also always ...

A team has developed the world's first technology to prevent damage caused by "positive lightning," which frequently occurs in offshore wind farms during winter. Just as voltage has positive and ...

A carbon fiber tip offering lightning strike protection for wind turbine blades has been developed by researchers at the U.S. DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The blade tip, which is being ...

The blade of a wind turbine that sits off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, was struck by lightning, Vineyard Wind confirmed Sunday.The involved blade, GE Vernova, on turbine AW-38, was the ...