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OUT Success Stories: Advanced Airfoils for Wind Turbines

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OSTI ID:14525
New airfoils have substantially increased the aerodynamic efficiency of wind turbines. It is clear that these new airfoils substantially increased energy output from wind turbines. Virtually all new blades built in this country today use these advanced airfoil designs.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99GO10337;
OSTI ID:
14525
Report Number(s):
NREL/FS-330-23696; DOE/GO-10098-488
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English