Solar electricity generation has surpassed wind power as the top utility-scale renewable energy source since May 2023, due to higher output during peak summer months. Wind power is likely to reclaim ...

Combining wind turbines with wave, solar and tidal devices on shared platforms reduces construction costs, improves stability ...

We are finally learning how to farm the sky for energy. All this time, the fastest, most consistent winds on Earth have stayed just out of reach. They swirled thousands of feet above our heads while ...

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new ...

Thanks to the development of new, lightweight rotors, engineers in Germany have created a small wind turbine that excels at efficiency, even when breezes aren't blowing strongly. The development is a ...

For the first time ever, U.S. electricity generation from utility-scale solar and wind exceeded nuclear power plants’ power output in the first half of 2024, according to data from energy think tank ...

Finland’s wind power generation slumped to near standstill as an extended cold snap coated turbine blades with ice and forced operators to curb output, adding pressure to already high electricity ...

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A report from a leading wind power trade association said a record 117 GW of new wind energy generation capacity was installed worldwide last year, a 50% increase from the prior year. The “Global Wind ...

Wind turbines usually jut up from the ground like giant pinwheels. Now a company in China is exploring a new form factor: flying wind turbines. These zeppelin-like aircraft float high in the sky, ...