For many environmental enthusiasts, horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs ... resulting in more maintenance and costs.

In contrast, costs for other natural gas technologies rose in 2022. The average construction cost for a combustion turbine ...

And since the wind is free, operational costs are nearly zero once a turbine is erected. Mass production and technology advances are making turbines cheaper, and many governments offer tax ...

Welcome to the wind turbine graveyard. It stretches a hundred metres from a bend in the North Platte River in Casper, Wyoming. Between last September and this March, it will become the final ...

A 100-foot wind turbine now dominates the skyline of Jackie Armstrong and Gary Levinson’s 80-acre Iowa property. Bought by ...

Goldwind Science & Technology Co., the world’s biggest wind-turbine manufacturer, reported third-quarter profit growth thanks to lower production costs and China’s rapid buildout of clean energy.

Kirkwood Community College will decommission its 417-foot-tall wind turbine in spring 2025. The turbine, built in 2012, ...

The first comprehensive model of rotor aerodynamics could improve the way turbine blades and wind farms are ... Aug. 13, 2024 — Martian landers have been able capture measurements of wind speeds ...

Plus, very large wind farms at sea must be sited carefully to avoid conflict with shipping lanes. Prof Hogg adds that the cost of maintaining hundreds of very large turbines, miles offshore could ...

Homeowners considering solar as a backup for grid power or as a standalone energy source should take a second look at ...

In order to provide a viable source of renewable energy wind turbines must be economical in that the power produced must be substantial enough to offset the upstream costs. Onshore and offshore ...

“But it’ll be slow going because of the sheer magnitude and cost involved,” she says. Wind turbines are beacons of green energy. We need to think about what to do with them at end of lif ...