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 ...

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 ...

CORPUS CHRISTI - Towering turbines could be on the horizon for Corpus Christi as a way for homeowners to harness the wind. The city council on Tuesday approved a residential wind energy ordinance. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Not long ago, Gordon Latter and his family applied for a building permit that would have let them install a residential wind turbine at his home atop a windy hill in White Hall. “The wind is so strong ...

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 ...

After analyzing more than 50,000 home sales near 63 wind facilities in 27 counties across nine US states, researchers were unable to uncover any impacts to nearby home property values. Lawrence ...

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 ...