Insects in the wind lead to less power

A folk song declares, “There ain’t no bugs on me!” To that, a pair of wind-turbine researchers now can respond, “More power to you!” That’s because they’ve shown that crusty insect

Insect bodies litter a wind-turbine blade’s leading edge. M. D. Burns/Oak Creek Energy Sys.

remains on power-generating turbines cause what had been a perplexing loss in efficiency.