The Front CoverBiome Renewables has developed the FeatherEdge serration, a flexible hardware technology inspired by the silent flight of the owl. It is applied to the trailing edge of the outer third of the rotor blade, each section being roughly 500mm wide. The echnology has been tested on a variety of turbine sizes and in the article on page 6 you can read more about this solution. The mage on the cover shows the FeatherEdge Installed on Enercon E160 EP5 E3 in Hamilhausen, Germany. Publisher's NoteAnother bust and boom cycle ahead in the USA?FeaturesFeatherEdge Serration Technology
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