Wind
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
Blog Post: Claim to top spot may last less than a year, with London Array looming.
Companies Starting Rollout of Massive Offshore Turbines
Blog Post: Sinovel's 6-megawatt behemoth to be used in Shanghai offshore wind farm
Obama Embraces Natural Gas Fueled Trucking
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
Blog Post: Noise complains still abound around wind farms.
