Two bladed wind turbines at the Cold Northcott site, North Cornwall, UK.
Two blade wind turbines at Cold Northcott , North Cornwall, UK. Two-bladed turbines cost less because they use fewer materials. The removal of one blade makes the rotor lighter, which in turn makes it possible to place the rotor on the downwind side of the tower. Conventional wind turbine rotors face the wind and must resist bending back into the turbine’s tower, but downwind rotors can use lighter and even hinged blades that bend away from heavy gusts. They are also quieter than three bladed turbines.
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Location: North Cornwall UK
Photo credit: © Maggie Sully / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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