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Title: 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. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
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; TRN: US200311%%5
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Supercedes report DE00014525; PBD: 8 Oct 1998; PBD: 31 Aug 2000; PBD: 31 Aug 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English