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Deflectors Lift Turbine Output: Rutgers team boosts power by up to 10%; big-turbine tests still needed

The wind business has pursued size for most of the past few decades. Wider rotors, longer blades and taller towers have increased output, but they also bring heavier parts, more difficult transportation and costs that wind farm operators would rather avoid. A quieter question remains in the background as a result. Can turbines already spinning on farmland and hills capture a little more wind without getting bigger?

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