And as it has become more common, so have questions about what happens to those big turbine blades that catch the wind and spin to produce power. The blades are good for about 20 years ...

A wind turbine blade more than 300 feet long collapsed in July at Vineyard Wind 1, a wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts.Credit...Randi Baird for The New York Times Supported by By Stanley ...

In a stunning twist, wind turbines designed to withstand storms were left bent and destroyed by Super Typhoon Yagi in the Hainan province of China. The storm's violent winds, reaching 234 km/h, tore ...

Japan faces unique geographical challenges due to the limited extent of shallow coastal waters, making traditional offshore wind turbines less viable. This situation requires innovative floating ...

TOKYO -- China's grip on the global supply chain for renewable energy tightened last year, a trend that has fueled trade tensions with the U.S. and Europe. Chinese companies in the top five ...

A Japanese consortium has been selected to conduct a feasibility study to develop its concept for a large-scale vertical axis floating wind turbine. Five companies – Albatross Technology, Electric ...

As well as a trail of death and destruction across South East Asia, Super Typhoon Yagi left some awkward questions for leading turbine maker Windey, whose "typhoon-proof" 6.25MW machines were left ...

When great inventions make the headlines, you know that something big is about to happen. Green technology company New World Wind has announced that it’s selling a unique micro-turbine shaped like a ...

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Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has secured an 810 MW offshore order from Equinor to power New York’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project. The order includes 54 turbines, each rated at 15 MW, and ...

When we think of wind energy, wind turbines naturally spring to mind - elegant blades spinning to drive an electricity generator. But as the renewable energy revolution surges forward ...