Future of Work Job of the future: Wind farmer Wind energy is booming, making maintenance work on turbines one of the fastest-growing jobs in the US. by Erin Winick 2018-01-23T16:20:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy Wind Power’s Next Hope: Blades as Long as Two Football Fields Huge rotors capture more energy but present unprecedented challenges for logistics, transportation, and construction. by Richard Martin 2016-02-26T15:00:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy Bladeless Wind Turbines May Offer More Form Than Function Startup Vortex Bladeless makes a turbine that looks intriguing, but it may not solve wind power’s challenges. by Phil McKenna 2015-05-27T00:00:00-04:00
Climate Change Two-Bladed Wind Turbines Make a Comeback Wind-turbine designers are warming up to an alternative to the three-bladed rotors that have been an industry standard for the past quarter century. by Peter Fairley 2014-06-30T12:15:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy How to Get Tiny But Cumulatively Important Innovations to Market GE hopes to increase power output at existing wind turbines by offering free upgrades–you just pay if the upgrades work. by Kevin Bullis 2013-10-17T15:58:32-04:00
Sustainable Energy Building Solar in Spain Instead of Germany Could Save Billions Building solar and wind projects in the wrong place is wasting billions of dollars in Europe. by Kevin Bullis 2013-05-17T10:58:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Batteries: Cheapest Form of Grid Power? Using a wind energy and expensive lithium-ion batteries, AES Energy Storage is making money by stabilizing the grid. by Martin LaMonica 2013-04-12T15:14:46-04:00
Sustainable Energy Obama Wants Far More Money for Existing Technologies than for Developing New Ones Does it make sense to spend so much on already commercialized technology? by Kevin Bullis 2013-04-12T09:54:43-04:00
Sustainable Energy Why Environmentalists Oppose One of the Best Ways to Cut Carbon Emissions Humans may be wired to respond more to immediate issues like fracking than longer term ones like global warming. by Kevin Bullis 2013-03-07T17:18:42-05:00
Sustainable Energy The Quest for the Monster Wind Turbine Blade Companies are racing to develop ways to make the 100-meter blades needed to make offshore wind compete with fossil fuels. by Kevin Bullis 2013-01-23T13:33:00-05:00
