BOSTON (SHNS) – The calendar flipped to 2024 on Monday, but Massachusetts still has not gotten any power from the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, the second time the project has failed to meet the ...

Wind turbines work properly in cold weather, contrary to social media posts that claim they fail when temperatures drop. An X post from July 2025 received more than 100,000 views while incorrectly ...

As more wind and solar generation is added to the power grid and large coal and nuclear plants are retired, a reduction in reactive power is becoming a concern. Underutilized gas and steam turbines ...

BAYONNE -- Less than half a year after the city's wind turbine was repaired, it has stopped working again, the Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority confirmed. This time, the problem is with a rotor ...

ORONO, Maine -- As waves grew and gusts increased, a wind turbine bobbed gently, its blades spinning with a gentle whoosh. The tempest reached a crescendo with little drama other than splashing water.

The towering structures are often taller than the Statue of Liberty and can adjust to changes in the wind to maximize energy generation. Wind turbines are a modern marvel, harnessing the power of the ...

BARRE, Vermont—It started with Mars. In 1993, NASA gave a Small Business Innovation Research grant to Vermont-based Northern Power Systems (NPS) to build a very southern wind turbine—as in, a turbine ...

IT HAS POLITICAL BACKING ON A NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL FROM BOTH THE BIDEN AND HEALEY ADMINISTRATIONS. DEVELOP OWNERS CONTINUE TO CHOOSE NEW ENGLAND FOR THEIR PROJECTS. BUT WHY NEW ENGLAND? WHY IS ...

With over 350,000 wind turbines currently in use globally, wind continues to be one of the fastest growing forms of renewable energy. In 2021, 93.6 GW of new installations brought global cumulative ...

Working Life is a monthly column in which Texans talk about their jobs. Caroline Esquivel, who is 39, maintains wind turbines for RWE, a renewable energy firm that operates 26 wind farms across Texas.

Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy. But it also has a problem. Its continental shelf drops off quickly, making ...