A startup called Airloom designed a totally new turbine to shrink both the size and cost of wind power.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90977098/this-wind-turbine-looks-like-nothing-youve-ever-seen-before

"82-foot-high poles hold up track with 33 ft. vertical wings that travel around track and generate power... less material, 1/10th capital cost, less expensive to install... all components fit on standard tractor-trailer... produce more energy on same amount of land, since turbines can to spaced closer to each other... energy cost 1/3.. safer for birds and bats, lower profile makes less visible... funding in round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures to build pilot project by 2025"

Related:

Gorlov Helical Turbine: A Breakthrough in Renewable Energy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9e-NDrnvOw

Rethinking wind power's towers and turbines
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-03-rethinking-power-towers-turbines.html

ProTecBird enables defence for the detection of protected bird species (wind turbines)
https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2024/08/2024-08-22-rheinmetall-expertise-enables-protection-of-the-red-kite-on-wind-turbines