> The article is saying that in large-scale wind farms, vertical turbines are more efficient than horizontal axis wind turbines Is it? So much for my reading c

> The article is saying that in large-scale wind farms, vertical turbines are more efficient than horizontal axis wind turbines Is it? So much for my reading comprehension score today. ETA: I read the underlying paper this time (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096014812100344X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096014812...) and I'm fairly certain what it's actually saying is: Vertical turbines far more efficient when in large-scale wind farms than they are individually, and furthermore their increase in efficiency can be greater than the increase in efficiency readily attainable by HAWTs because VAWTs can be placed close together and gain downstream efficiency, whereas HAWTs can't be placed so close together and even when relatively far apart lose downstream efficiency due to turbulence, but YMMV depending on local conditions and other factors, for example: the steadiness of the wind, because VAWTs often need a boost to start from a stop. Which is probably not the title they wanted to use, eh? Imma hop in my boxy but safe Volvo and go watch "Crazy People" again now.