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 ...

A short video from the U.S. Department of Energy illustrates how the 130' long blades of wind turbines generate power. Trying to build a better planet. Read more from this special report. Shaped a ...

When we think of wind power, we often picture rows of turbines in rural landscapes on land, but in recent years, the construction of offshore wind farms—wind power generation at sea—has been ...

Larger blades, taller towers, sensors, and increasingly powerful turbines are improving the efficiency and generating capacity of modern wind farms. Floating offshore technology could unlock wind ...

The Vestas V150 onshore wind turbine shows how modern wind technology turns strong, steady wind into grid-ready power for communities and industry in the US and worldwide. Vestas Wind, DK0010268606, ...

For years now, the U.S. Department of Energy has had one major roadblock to the streamlining of wind turbine installation: the sheer amount of work it takes to manufacture blades. Thanks to 3D ...

Winds of Change in the Gulf of Maine is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, ...

The increasing energy consumption of data centers is prompting administrators to explore and adopt sustainable energy solutions within their infrastructure. Wind turbines, which harness wind power, ...

As we slowly drop our reliance on fossil fuels, there is still discussion about how to plug the gaps in our energy needs. Of course, renewable sources like wind power are helping take the strain, and ...