New research suggests the now-familiar sight of three-blade wind turbines should be replaced in future with more compact and efficient vertical turbines. The researchers used almost 12,000 hours of computer simulations to show that wind farms could perform more efficiently by substituting the traditional propellor type turbines for vertical axis turbines. They said the research demonstrates for the first time …
CNN — Spanish authorities have ordered the culling of almost 100,000 mink following an outbreak at a farm, where the animals are bred for fur,after a number tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Environment of Spain’s Aragon region said in a statement on Thursday that it had ordered the slaughter of the 92,700 mink …