Electricity demand is surging in Texas, and solar, wind, and battery storage are meeting it. According to new data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), electricity demand across the ...

Some support structures for offshore wind turbines could fall short of required fatigue life expectations, according to a new report from classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR). As the ...

Reflecting changing currents in engineering design and material availability, the American Concrete Institute has updated its 318 standard to ACI 318-25, with a new sustainability guide and updated ...

Offshore wind turbines (OWTs) installed in cold regions are prone to risking ice collisions, leading to potential damage of the support structure. It is imperative to quantitatively investigate the ...

Researchers have introduced a more efficient approach to designing wind-resistant high-rise buildings by combining particle swarm optimization (PSO) with an enhanced penalty function to dynamically ...

The French engineering and design company Optimax Structures, renowned for its expertise in structural design and optimisation of steel and wooden structures, announces its expansion into the German ...

Abstract: The increasing penetration of wind power poses challenges to the power grid operation and scheduling. Yet, if the uncertainty of wind power can be economically and effectively managed on the ...

Many transmission structures are tested to failure at full-scale, leading to an improved understanding of capacity compared to most structures. Typically when extreme wind events occur, the maximum ...

On Tuesday afternoon, forecasters at the National Weather Service dropped their most severe warnings for the rest of the day. But the alerts will be back in place early Wednesday. By Judson Jones and ...

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