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The Unseen Challenges of Wind Power

Behind the promise of clean power, wind energy faces challenges in efficiency, environmental impact, and infrastructure ...
Climate change may be causing long-term global wind speeds to slow down, a shift that will likely lead to a dangerous rise in ...
Hoosiers are watching their electric bills balloon, communities are rallying against energy-gobbling data centers, and government officials, consumer advocates and utilities have competing interests ...
Wind turbines dot the coastline along a giant solar farm near Weifang in eastern China's Shandong province on March 22, 2024. (AP) Data from the Global Energy Monitor, a California based research ...
The tab for Eversource Energy’s ill-fated foray into offshore wind continues to grow. On Tuesday, Eversource reported that it will record a $75 million charge against its third-quarter earnings ...
Planned 400-acre Pier Wind terminal at California's Port of Long Beach would support fabrication, assembly, and deployment of floating offshore wind turbines. October 15, 2025 California has awarded ...
DES MOINES, Iowa—During one of Donald Trump’s first visits to this politically important state, then-Gov. Terry Branstad highlighted a structure on a hilltop during their ride from the airport to a ...
Global solar generation grew by a record 31% in the first half of the year, while wind generation grew by 7.7%, according to the report by the energy think tank Ember, which was released after ...
The US strategy to decouple from Chinese supply chains by focusing on domestic oil and gas has created economic challenges for its offshore wind industry, leading to decreased investments and project ...
The Chinese wind turbine giant is set to expand, both at home and abroad. Envision Energy, one of China’s biggest wind turbine makers, has expanded into batteries, green hydrogen, and industrial parks ...
The City Council is taking Denton even closer to utilizing more clean energy after unanimously approving two power purchase agreements for battery storage and wind energy to address the city’s rising ...
Wind turbines near Tucumcari, New Mexico. New Mexico is one of the top five states with the greatest wind energy potential, but a third of its budget still comes from fossil fuels sales. Credit: Jason ...