The International Energy Association (IEA) announced last week that renewable energy capacity around the globe has eclipsed coal power for the first time ever. Wind power makes up a large percentage ...

QUESTION Have any alternative windmill designs been trialled? There are several alternative windmill designs beyond the traditional horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs) that most people are familiar ...

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Sometimes the simplest improvements to a system are the least obvious. That seems to be the design philosophy of Leviathan Energy, a startup that might be ready to commercialize an important ...

AMSC, a Devens company specializing in energy technology, said Thursday that it is unveiling a new wind turbine design that is better suited for low-wind areas, such as those close to cities. Many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of a wind turbine, the image that likely pops into your mind is the classic three-bladed giant rising from farmland ...

When you think of a wind turbine, the image that likely pops into your mind is the classic three-bladed giant rising from farmland or the sea. But over the years, designers and engineers have come up ...