These Giant Wind Turbines, Inspired by Palm Trees, May Be the Future of Renewable Energy Vinny Varsalona vv3n@virginia.edu Facebook Twitter Email Copy Related Videos What if We Could Regrow Nerves, Organs and Tissue? UVA’s Role in Strengthening Our Democracy UVA’s Mobile Autonomous Robots Lab Copy and paste this code to embed this video on your site <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/350320405" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen></iframe> Copy Code Close Copied! These Giant Wind Turbines, Inspired by Palm Trees, May Be the Future of Renewable Energy Vinny Varsalona vv3n@virginia.edu Facebook Twitter Email Copy See how University of Virginia researchers, inspired by the structure and resilience of palm trees, are revolutionizing the design of wind turbines to provide more renewable energy in the U.S. and, eventually, around the world. View Transcript Published: August 8, 2019 Topic: Research & Discovery Runtime: 2:39 Latest Videos University News 2:50 Faculty Spotlight: ‘Literacy Is a Basic Human Right,’ Professor Says Student Experience 3:24 10th Anniversary of ‘Memories and Moments’ Highlights the Class of 2023 Student Experience 3:05 What’s Next? UVA Graduating Students Reveal Where They’re Going University News 2:24 Tony Elliott: A Letter to the University of Virginia Community Student Experience 1:20 Serving Up Inspiration: Play Propels Commerce Student’s Studies Research & Discovery 3:16 The Life-Saving Power of Gene Therapy Pagination Load More Athletics VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 2:11 What it Means to Be a Cavalier Baseball Player VIDEO EXCERPT Sports 0:58 Cavaliers Are Ready to Raise the Standard VIDEO EXCERPT University News 1:03 Put Me In, Coach! Ryan Joins UVA Football Team’s Morning Workout Student Spotlight VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 1:56 UVA Weekly Spring 2021: The Final Lap of a COVID-19 Academic Year VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 1:36 The Cavalier Marching Band Marches On – Even When Apart VIDEO EXCERPT University News 1:00 Masking 101 With UVA QB Brennan Armstrong Watch It Again VIDEO EXCERPT University News 1:02:38 The Dedication of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at UVA VIDEO EXCERPT University News 1:41 For All of Us: Getting to the Finish Line VIDEO EXCERPT Research & Discovery 2:34 Inside One of the UVA Labs Studying COVID-19 Most Popular University News 2:50 Faculty Spotlight: ‘Literacy Is a Basic Human Right,’ Professor Says University News 2:20 This is Charlottesville University News 0:30 ‘Great and Good’ Student Experience 2:48 What’s Next for UVA’s Class of 2022? University News 3:35 Lives Remembered University News 4:15 President Ryan Message of Nov. 16 University News 2:24 Tony Elliott: A Letter to the University of Virginia Community Student Experience 3:05 What’s Next? UVA Graduating Students Reveal Where They’re Going Student Experience 3:24 10th Anniversary of ‘Memories and Moments’ Highlights the Class of 2023 Student Experience 1:20 Serving Up Inspiration: Play Propels Commerce Student’s Studies