With the California blackouts of 2001 still a painful memory, Chris Beaudoin wants to generate some of his own electricity. He marveled the other day at how close he is to that goal, gazing at two new ...

Have you ever experienced running out of battery in the middle of nowhere? What a bummer, right? At that moment, it would be ...

A typical wind turbine is massive—roughly as tall as the Statue of Liberty, with blades that stretch wider than a football field. (Some are even bigger, like a new offshore turbine from Siemens that ...

Are consumers and businesses ready for small turbines or 'building-integrated' wind generators? Companies such as AeroVironment are hoping so. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech ...

When you're out adventuring, staying connected is essential. Whether it's your phone, laptop or even a drone, everything seems to need a recharge just when you're in the most remote places. The ...

Wind power just became a lot more accessible. Canadian company Aurea has developed a portable wind turbine that fits in your backpack. Called Shine, it weighs just three pounds, it’s about the size of ...

Until recently, the only viable option for harvesting wind for power was to erect one of those colossal propellers commonly found on rural wind farms. Several building owners have successfully ...

FREEN, an innovator in wind energy, introduces a line of small wind turbines that utilize efficient and environmentally friendly Darrieus rotor technology. FREEN's wind generators are fundamentally ...

The change in government in July 2024 brought about a significant change in the direction of energy policy, one which is far ...

Small wind turbines don’t use the same technology found on the megawatt-scale behemoths populating wind farms. Here are a few of the main differences. • As one might expect, the internals of a small ...

Solar chargers and power banks alone just don’t cut it anymore, with our existence relying on so many energy-guzzling gadgets. We need all the power we can get to constantly feed these insatiable ...