A typical wind turbine is massive—roughly as tall as the Statue of Liberty, with blades that stretch wider than a football field. (Some are even bigger, like a new offshore turbine from Siemens that ...

Discover how to build a simple DIY wind turbine using basic household items like an aluminum can, copper wire, and cardboard. This step-by-step guide demonstrates the entire process from preparing ...

Discover how to build a mini vertical axis wind turbine using simple materials such as a wooden stick, metallic sheet, PVC pipe, and an aluminum frame. This step-by-step guide demonstrates the ...

It has become the first company in the world to receive full certification from the ICC Small Wind Certification Council for the micro turbine. The certification tests were conducted in the US state ...

Wind power just became a lot more accessible. Canadian company Aurea has developed a portable wind turbine that fits in your backpack. Called Shine, it weighs just three pounds, it’s about the size of ...

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 ...

French startup reveals rooftop system with PV panels, mini wind turbines French startup Unéole has developed a rooftop system that combines solar and silent wind turbines. It claims its system can ...

Until recently, the only viable option for harvesting wind for power was to erect one of those colossal propellers commonly found on rural wind farms. Several building owners have successfully ...

Ibis Power, a Dutch renewables architecture specialist, has developed a hybrid solar and wind power system for the rooftops of buildings with at least fives floors. The company claims the ready-made ...

A state analysis of microwind turbines shows that they didn't hit their performance targets because of poor siting and a lack of reliable wind resource data. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

BMW Group said it had installed the UK’s claimed first ‘motionless’ wind energy system at its Mini plant in Oxford. The system uses Aeromine Technologies technology to use wind power to produce ...