Wind turbines last longer than ever thanks to continuous engineering improvements. Gearboxes in wind turbines, more than those in any other application, tend to fail prematurely. In fact, at some wind ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Service crews are out in full force this time of year, making sure the countless wind machines used to warm fruit crops across the Yakima Valley are working properly before the frost ...

• Gearboxes with high step-up ratios tend to give horizontal wind turbines poor efficiency when wind speeds are low. • One way to eliminate wind-turbine bird kills: Locate turbines far out at sea.

YAKIMA — Service crews are out in full force this time of year, making sure the countless wind machines used to warm fruit crops across the Yakima Valley are working properly before the frost ...