Wind

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Of Whales and Wind Power Wind-turbine designers are taking their cues from fish and whales
A Field Test for Kite-based Wind Power WindLift, a North Carolina start-up, uses kite-surfing kites for mobile power generation
A Less Mighty Wind Three reasons wind power could wane
Floating Wind Turbines to Be Tested It's too costly to build turbines in deep water, where the winds are better. Two companies think floating windmills are the answer
Europe Replaces Old Wind Farms More power from fewer, bigger turbines
U.K. Switches on World's Biggest Offshore Wind Farm
Fri, February 10, 2012

Blog Post: Claim to top spot may last less than a year, with London Array looming.

Companies Starting Rollout of Massive Offshore Turbines
Thu, February 02, 2012

Blog Post: Sinovel's 6-megawatt behemoth to be used in Shanghai offshore wind farm

Obama Embraces Natural Gas Fueled Trucking
Thu, January 26, 2012

Blog Post: President fleshes out State of the Union address by inaugurating the nation's first CNG trucking corridor

Report Finds Little Support for Wind Power Health Effect Claims
Mon, January 23, 2012

Blog Post: A Massachusetts study of existing evidence suggests wind noise, shadow, don't cause significant harm.

One Trillion Clean Tech Dollars in Seven Years
Sun, January 15, 2012

Blog Post: Strong growth in solar and wind invetment puts United States ahead of China once again

2011 Renewable Energy Recap: Tides, Turbines, and Big Thinking
Fri, December 30, 2011

Blog Post: Innovative concepts jumped to the fore as nuclear news dominated the year's energy landscape

Wind Ramps: DOE Pushes Research on Wind Power Forecasting
Tue, December 20, 2011

Blog Post: Ramp events, with big shifts in wind speed in short periods, make for challenging wind energy scenarios

Wind Energy Tax Credit Expiration Would Yield Job Losses, Big Cuts in Capacity
Mon, December 12, 2011

Blog Post: Report from industry group AWEA suggests wind power needs the Production Tax Credit to thrive

How Much Wind Energy is Available in the Jet Streams?
Thu, December 08, 2011

Blog Post: New paper suggests previous guesses are drastic overestimates, and extracting it could cause climate shifts

Settlement in U.K. Sheds Little Light on Wind Turbine Noise Issues
Wed, November 30, 2011

Blog Post: Noise complains still abound around wind farms.

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