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Optimizing Wind Farms Collectively

In a typical wind farm, each wind turbine aligns itself to the local wind direction. In an ideal world where every turbine was completely independent, this would maximize the power produced. But with changing wind directions and many turbines, it's inevitable that upstream wind turbines will interfere with the flow their downstream neighbors see. (Image credit: N. Doherty; research credit: M. Howland et al.; via Boston Globe; submitted by Larry S.) Read the full article