Wind Power
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Why U.S. Offshore Wind Power is Struggling
Many offshore developments are coming online, but even more are getting canceled before they start. Can the industry recover?
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After a Shaky Start, Airborne Wind Energy is Slowly Taking Off
While still in its nascent stages, airoborne wind power could potentially be used in remote locations
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U.S. Wind Energy Prices Hit an All-Time Low
A study from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory finds that the cost of wind-generated electricity has dropped below 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour
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Judge Cuts Hours for Massachusetts Wind Turbines
Some Falmouth residents living nearby had complained that turbines were responsible for a variety of health problems
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Firm Wins Auction for Deepwater Wind Rights
Plans by a Rhode Island-based company call for 200 offshore wind turbines with a capacity of more than 1,000 megawatts
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Fire Knocks Out a Maine Wind Turbine
An unusual event at a western Maine wind farm could mean a $4 million loss for the turbine's Canadian owner
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Commercial-Scale Wind Power
Large wind turbines provide one of the solutions we so desperately need to address climate change — so why are so many Vermonters opposed to wind development?
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Wind Power: Why it Doesn’t Make Sense Everywhere
I’m a huge fan of wind power, but we should recognize that some applications of wind don’t make sense
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Buildings Will Play a Big Role in the EU’s Carbon-Reduction Plan
By 2050, greenhouse gas emissions of ‘nearly zero-energy buildings’ will need to show a 88% to 91% drop from 1990 levels
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Wind Power Getting Cheaper, Turbines More Efficient
By 2016, the cost of electricity generated by onshore wind turbines will be competitive with the cost of power from fossil-fuel plants, recent research shows
