Rising 140 feet over Dennis Rak’s picturesque vineyard is a 50-kilowatt wind turbine that churns out enough electricity to power the farm’s buildings and storage units. It also returns more than ...

In late 2021, designer Joe Doucet unveiled a concept for an extraordinary wind turbine that looked nothing like the typical turbine dotting our landscapes. Instead of a monumental dandelion, it was ...

They're certainly cheaper, hardier, safer and less intrusive than windmill-style designs, and they offer a highly-accessible way to introduce reliable wind energy into a distributed power system.

The first image that likely comes to mind when the average energy consumer thinks about renewable energy is some kind of vast (utility-scale) solar or wind farm, or a massive battery project, usually ...

In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and growing energy demands—all compounded by infrastructure challenges due to persistent extreme weather events—the concept of distributed power ...

Wind energy is the largest single source of renewable energy in the U.S., comprising 10 percent of the nation’s electricity mix. In Iowa and South Dakota, wind provides more than half the electricity.