Wind energy is taking off all over again. This time, literally. In China, a multi-institute research and development project has created a series of large-scale floating turbine prototypes. The helium ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Skeptics of wind turbines have long argued that the technology threatens bird and bat populations because of the rapidly rotating ...

Online misinformation about the longevity of wind turbines has muddied the waters regarding their actual lifespan. The truth is that most can last decades.

When we think about renewable energy, images of sprawling solar farms or towering coastal wind turbines usually come to mind. Yet, there is a quieter, more compact option: a slender strip of material ...

How green is wind power? It’s not a simple question. Of course the wind blows without carbon emissions, but catching it isn’t easy. Building and erecting wind turbines requires hundreds of tons of ...

Taller than the Golden Gate Bridge, new offshore wind turbines are drawing warnings from the federal government and experts over reliability. When the Interior Department in late August approved ...

Bigger turbines make more electricity. But companies pushing to make larger turbines could undermine efforts to build a stable domestic supply chain for the emerging industry. Even though offshore ...