Wind-turbine placement produces tenfold power increase, researchers say
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 04:00
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- The power output of wind farms can be increased by an order of magnitude -- at least tenfold -- simply by optimizing the placement of turbines on a given plot of land, say researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) who have been conducting a unique field study at an experimental two-acre wind farm in northern Los Angeles County.