The phrase wind power likely conjures images of massive spinning blades. But some companies now make micro wind turbines—tiny devices that can be installed in homes, businesses, and public parks. “We ...

On a recent winter day on a wind farm in Germany, workers scaled 544-foot-tall wind turbines and started adding fringe-like attachments to the massive blades. The design, inspired by the shape of owl ...

Wind power technology in 2025 pushed well beyond incremental upgrades, with engineers rethinking how, where, and even what ...

The U.S. has become a "side character" in the global story of renewable energy, experts say. China dominates the sector, with positive implications for the climate and their economy.

Trees and forests are an incredibly important natural resource — not only for lumber and agricultural products, but also because they maintain a huge amount of biodiversity, stabilize their local ...

It's only fitting that the company generating electricity by loop-de-looping a ground-tethered winged drone is from North Carolina. After all, North Carolina is the birthplace of human flight. In 2023 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In a “game-changing” win against climate change, Purdue University research has discovered that wind turbines can not only provide the first clean-energy method to capture ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A modern windmill — or wind turbine, to be exact — is not so much a construction that invites affection or ...

A group of Ashville residents aren’t happy with a plan to build wind turbines on Baker Road in North Harmony. Right now, the proposal from Buttercup Wind LLC, for a monopole meteorological wind tower ...