Whenever I cover wind turbines, many of you ask about what's available for home applications. The current market for residential wind has challenges, but there are promising innovations on the horizon ...

As swimmers enjoy the beach this summer, massive chunks of debris, including sharp fiberglass shards, have been washing ashore on the once-pristine coast of Nantucket island, Massachusetts. The ...

As wind energy expands in the United States, concerns have grown about the potential for tall turbines to be a drag on property values. But a new nationwide study that analyzed data from 300 million ...

As we transition to a green economy, we’re generating waste that, if we aren’t careful, isn’t so green. We looked at barriers and opportunities around three of the most challenging types of clean ...

IN RECENT YEARS the manufacture of blades for wind turbines has undergone a revolution, as it were. Two decades ago lengths of 40 metres or so were an achievement. Thanks largely to lighter and ...