The first modern wind turbines designed for bulk electricity generation came online gradually throughout the 80s and early 90s. By today’s standards these turbines are barely recognizable. They were ...

Whenever I cover wind turbines, many of you ask about what's available for home applications. The current market for residential wind has challenges, but there are promising innovations on the horizon ...

On arriving at Dan Marsh’s home in the King William Historic District of San Antonio, the first thing you notice is the oddly modified truck in the driveway. A custom wooden platform sits on the front ...

A Nova Scotia paper mill is spending $450 million to construct North America’s biggest wind turbines, massive structures with technology to withstand Canadian winters. Port Hawkesbury Paper Inc.’s ...

As wind energy expands in the United States, concerns have grown about the potential for tall turbines to be a drag on property values. But a new nationwide study that analyzed data from 300 million ...

A Penn State student refined a century-old math problem, originally published in 1935, that determines the optimal aerodynamic performance of a wind turbine. The student's work improves upon the ...

Carolyne Wilson of Lincoln experienced firsthand wind turbines in west Texas and is against a wind farm that is being proposed 5 miles north of town.