A handful of start-ups are making mini turbines that go on top of city buildings and turn wind power into electricity. Photos: Harnessing wind Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech ...

The phrase wind power likely conjures images of massive spinning blades. But some companies now make micro wind turbines—tiny devices that can be installed in homes, businesses, and public parks. “We ...

When it comes to harvesting energy from air currents, the big wind turbines usually get all the attention. For example, in 2023, the world's largest wind turbine, with a 260-meter (853-ft) diameter ...

With the California blackouts of 2001 still a painful memory, Chris Beaudoin wants to generate some of his own electricity. He marveled the other day at how close he is to that goal, gazing at two new ...

CLIMATEWIRE | What scientists call the Wind Belt may soon expand with the arrival of taller wind turbines and new construction techniques that could result in an 80 percent increase in U.S. land-based ...

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Wind turbines on a hill above a farm home in southeastern Washington state in November. American homeowners may have been unfairly tarred with the NIMBY brush, with new research showing that wind ...

THE way a dragonfly remains stable in flight is being mimicked to develop micro wind turbines that can withstand gale-force winds. Micro wind turbines have to work well in light winds but must avoid ...