Readying California for offshore wind power will require a perfect concert of major port upgrades, hundreds of miles of new ...

Modvion and Voodin Blades are manufacturing wind turbine components — towers and blades — out of layered, engineered wood.

A student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has his sights set on improving the efficiency of wind turbines. Jie Cheng, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering, has developed a system that ...

Can a single engineering project electrify a country and spark a worldwide controversy about trade-offs with the environment? Scotland’s newly licensed Berwick Bank offshore wind farm, to be built ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Llewellyn King has been a player in the energy space since 1970. Jimmy Dean, the country musician, actor and entrepreneur, ...

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, ...

As the renewable energy sector continues to grow, so does the complexity of technology and equipment such as wind turbines, solar arrays, and transmission infrastructure. Gear oils and lubricants are ...

Offshore wind energy has emerged as a pivotal contributor to the global renewable energy portfolio. Central to this technology is the development of robust foundation systems that can reliably support ...

Project depends on use of turbine foundation installation vessels such as this one fitted with large cranes; 82 of CVOW's planned 176 large-turbine foundations have been installed, with the rest to ...

The share of wind power in total electric power generation is expected to increase, and with that comes a requirement for this carbon-free source to be more reliable. The most important component of a ...

Discover the main disadvantages and engineering challenges associated with wind generators in this detailed video. We start ...