But it’s rare for tornadoes or other types of severe weather to destroy a wind turbine, said Fraser McLachlan, chief executive of GCube, a company that insures renewable energy projects like ...

Wind power may generate roughly 40% of North America's electricity by 2050, ... In combination, these measures would help reduce development costs for all types of green power, ...

Industry groups said the directive could create new delays and bottlenecks for renewable energy projects across the country.

Imagine those same types of wind turbines only two to three times larger. That image is represented by the graphic KTIV made below. “They’re going to be a lot more destructive, ...

California has just taken the first step in creating an offshore wind farm. Five energy companies just won the bid to lease 583 square miles off the coast of Humboldt County and near Morro Bay.

Southern California Edison (SCE) has signed six new renewable energy contracts that could provide the utility's customers with up to 480 MW of power generation.

Swedish power giant Vattenfall did a two-year, €3 million study of seabirds at an offshore wind farm off Scotland – here’s what it found. The aim of the 115-page study, which took place at ...

As the remnants of Debby approach, it brings along with it the threat of severe weather. One of the main concerns, beyond flooding from dumping rain, is the threat of dangerous wind.

Wind turbines are traditionally divided into horizontal (HAWT) and vertical (VAWT) types. The difference lies in the direction of the rotation axis in relation to the surface.

The Starting wind This is the point at which the turbine will begin to rotate and generate electricity. For most European residential settings, especially urban or suburban areas, get the VAWTs ...

Turbines exceed 100 kilowatts of power in size and are usually installed in groups to provide significant power—currently, these types of systems provide about 8.4% of all energy in the United ...