On a recent winter day on a wind farm in Germany, workers scaled 544-foot-tall wind turbines and started adding fringe-like attachments to the massive blades. The design, inspired by the shape of owl ...

After retirement, wind turbine components are typically recycled or placed in a landfill. The materials making up turbine blades are more difficult to recycle, posing a problem for sustainable ...

A surprise pitch from a Chicago company with no experience building offshore wind farms has reignited enthusiasm for wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf’s offshore wind industry ...

President Trump is no fan of renewable power. But he reserves a special contempt for wind. Massive wind turbines spinning over plains and coastal waters massacre birds, cause cancer in humans and ...

The sun sets behind wind turbines in the countryside east of Victor, Iowa, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The wind turbines are part of MidAmerican's Diamond Trail Wind Energy project in Iowa County.

Sitting inside the minimalist-chic interior of Nestle, you’d never guess it used to be a wind turbine. From the outside, though, the tiny home’s former life is more apparent. Nestle has a caravan-like ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2023. It has been updated and republished as part of our fall coverage. Wind farms are becoming more common in Indiana. The state already boasts ...