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WINDS OF CHANGE

NOW MORE THAN EVER, the transition to sustainable energy sources is at the forefront of that ever-buzzy buzzword, ‘cleantech’. Brayfoil Technologies is developing new innovations to accelerate the green revolution with their morphing blade technology inspired by birds’ wings.

The minutiae of this industry are countless and as a collective, bit by bit, we’re moving towards a greener future with energy production becoming markedly more sustainable. Key to this is wind power, which in and of itself is a hugely complex ecosystem of research, continued development, and innovation. The pace of windpower installation needs to accelerate significantly from its current level of 88 GW installed globally in 2021, to more than 200 GW per annum by 2030 if the world is to hit net-zero targets. In simple terms, net zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gases produced and the amount removed

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