As unconventional wind turbines go, the flapping machine introduced by Tunisian company Tyer Wind is on the far edge of quirky. Employing dual oscillating blades that mimic the figure-8 motion of the ...

A Broadview Road man has proposed erecting an electricity-generating wind turbine on his residential lot. David Ogle, who lives on Broadview south of West Ridgewood Drive, has hired American Green ...

Are consumers and businesses ready for small turbines or 'building-integrated' wind generators? Companies such as AeroVironment are hoping so. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech ...

Dutch startup Airturb has developed a 500 W hybrid wind-solar power system featuring a vertical axis wind turbine and a solar base hosting four 30 W solar panels. The system can be used for rooftop or ...

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson just announced a plan to power every home in the country with wind energy by 2030. Johnson announced that the U.K. would invest about £160 million ($207 million) that ...

Mariah Power, manufacturer of the relatively compact Windspire energy system, has closed the first half of an undisclosed second round of financing (PDF) that it will use to purchase a $2 million ...

Looking somewhat like a giant reed gently swaying in the wind, the new Vortexbladeless wind-driven generator prototype produces electricity with very few moving parts, on avery small footprint, and in ...

The change in government in July 2024 brought about a significant change in the direction of energy policy, one which is far ...

The Moline Plan Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a staff recommendation that solar panels and wind turbines be permitted at individual homes and businesses. Shawn Christ, Moline's ...

HOLLAND -- Homeowners soon could be able to generate some of their own energy by using wind power.The City Council has given preliminary approval to new ordinance language that would allow wind ...

BURLINGTON — The City Council on Thursday night advised the Burlington Planning Commission not to change the city zoning code to allow wind turbines in single-family residential areas. Burlington Hill ...