A U.K. think tank says wind power, because it requires fossil-fuel backup, is inefficient, but renewables advocates and experts say the study is badly flawed.

For the first time, a wind power developer is seeking a permit for the “take” of a small number of golden eagles, and conservation groups are cheering.

Seattle-based OneEnergy Renewables is bringing the market for renewable energy credits back down to earth, one community-based REC-financed project at a time.

A bird group’s effort to force smart wind growth is laudable, but we can’t let it be used to derail the industry, argues EarthTechling columnist Pete Danko.

Daryoush Allaei of start up SheerWind talks with us about scrapping rotating-blade turbines and taking a completely new approach to wind power.

Federal regulators rule the Bonneville Power Administration discriminated against wind generators when it shut down turbines in favor of its own hdyropower.

California alleges DyoCore inflated the power output rating for its small wind-power turbine, making it eligible for huge rebates. The company denies the charges.

They’re shorter and smaller, but vertical-axis wind turbines in a tight array are 10 times as efficient as traditional turbines, Caltech researchers say.

KidWind Project is a small company in St. Paul, Minnesota taking an open source approach to educating children everywhere about wind power. We interview them.

This DIY, vertical-axis wind turbine uses easily attainable parts, can be built by anyone and yields impressive power output. As a bonus, it’s open source.

Ann Arbor should say no to spending a big wad of federal money to put up wind turbines that will produce little energy, EarthTechling’s Pete Danko says.

Floating wind turbines could very well be coming to the deep waters well off Maine’s coast after state regulators approve a Statoil pilot project.