There is considerable opportunity for generating wind power in the open ocean, particularly the North Atlantic, according to new research from Carnegie’s Anna Possner and Ken Caldeira. Their... Read more
Today’s wind industry, even with the necessary batteries and other grid-scale storage, is energetically sustainable, Stanford scientists say. The worldwide demand for solar and wind po... Read more
Wind turbines can remain productive for up to 25 years, making wind farms an attractive long-term choice for energy investors, according to new research. The UK has a target of generating 15... Read more
What if you could make a wind turbine with no blades at all? A Tunisian company called Saphon Energy says it has designed a turbine using Zero-Blade Technology inspired by a sailboat that is... Read more
Wind turbines are being placed too close together While there are increasing numbers of large wind farms being built around the world, many of these projects are underperforming and not prod... Read more
Wind turbines are an increasingly popular way to generate clean energy withlarge-scale wind farms springing up all over the world. However, many residents near proposed wind farm sites have... Read more
The quest to derive energy from wind may soon be getting some help from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) fluid-dynamics expert John Dabiri — and a school of fish. As head o... Read more
If you’ve ever seen a commercial-scale wind turbine in real life, then you’ll know that they’re huge – a single blade can be as long as 60 meters (197 feet). Researchers from Denmark’s Risoe... Read more