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Small Wind Meet Smart Grid

Posted by Scott Tharler Fri Jan 20, 2012 03:49 PM ET | 0

An upcoming online application will monitor weather, energy and small wind turbine performance. Read more

Wind Industry Announces Photo Contest

Posted by Tracy Staedter Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:28 AM ET | 0

In honor of Global Wind Day, you could win more than $1,000. Read more

Go Fly A Kite For A Better Wind Farm

Posted by Nic Halverson Tue Dec 20, 2011 09:12 AM ET | 0

KiteGen's approach would send tethered kites to high altitudes in order to take advantage of stronger wind. Read more

Wind Turbine Explodes Into Flames

Posted by Nic Halverson Sun Dec 11, 2011 09:06 AM ET | 0

A wind turbine in Scotland bursts into flames after the region is hammered by Atlantic storm. Read more

Wind Farms Float Among the Clouds

Posted by Eric Niiler Thu Oct 27, 2011 08:20 AM ET | 0

Tech firms are trying out new designs to harness the powerful energy of winds in the clouds. Read more

Turning Kinetic Energy into Electricity

Posted Thu Sep 29, 2011 01:24 PM ET

Scientists are trying to figure out different ways for harnessing motion from people and machines and converting it into electricity. Read more

Upright Turbines Breathe New Life Into Wind Farms

Posted by Eric Niiler Wed Sep 21, 2011 07:30 AM ET | 0

By going vertical, wind farms may just get a new life. Read more

The Energy Web

Posted Thu Sep 1, 2011 11:47 AM ET

See the future of energy technology and consumption. Read more

Greening the High Seas

Posted by Nic Halverson Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:00 AM ET | 0

Japanese company looks to outfit shipping vessels with wind and solar panels. Read more

Europe's First Wind- and Solar-Powered Billboard

Posted by Nic Halverson Fri Aug 5, 2011 10:46 AM ET | 0

Ricoh Europe's 'eco-board' powered by five turbines and 96 solar panels. Read more

Europe's First Wind- and Solar-Powered Billboard

Japan To Drill Seabed for 'Burning Ice'

Posted Mon Jul 25, 2011 08:09 AM ET | 0

Japan will seek to extract natural gas from seabed deposits of methane hydrate, also known as "burning ice," in the world's first such offshore experiment. Read more

Moving Toward Jellyfish-Inspired Propulsion

Posted by Nic Halverson Thu Jul 14, 2011 07:23 AM ET | 0

Study of jellyfish movement could help develop efficient propulsion systems of the future. Read more

Moving Toward Jellyfish-Inspired Propulsion

Wind Energy Squeezed from Galloping Cables

Posted by Emad Hanna Thu Jun 9, 2011 11:48 AM ET | 0

Scientists use cable oscillations caused by wind to generate electricity. Read more

Wind Energy Squeezed from Galloping Cables

U.S. Approves First Offshore Wind Farm

Posted Wed Apr 20, 2011 06:00 AM ET | 0

The Cape Wind Project of the coast of Massachusetts is finally going forward, 10 years after it was first presented. Read more

Want to Save Fuel? Fly a Kite

Posted Fri Apr 15, 2011 01:28 PM ET | 0

An enormous sail works in tandem with a ship's engines, cutting back on fuel consumption, costs and carbon footprint. Read more

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