Looking somewhat like a giant reed gently swaying in the wind, the new Vortexbladeless wind-driven generator prototype produces electricity with very few moving parts, on avery small footprint, and in ...

For many environmental enthusiasts, horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) — the kind that look like windmills slowly spinning in the distance — are a pretty familiar sight. Unfortunately, there are ...

Wind-powered generators could someday dot the landscape near the Sunol Grade if San Francisco follows through on an idea to put turbines on land it owns in eastern Alameda County. San Francisco's ...

EarthWing is a new wind-powered generator offering a low-profile design created by Dan Herrmann, an engineer with over 30 years of domestic and international experience. The EarthWing project is ...

Here is a green gadget that is designed to be used in areas where there is no electric, and it is designed to produce enough electric for a small house depending on how much wind there is available.

Assistant Professor Shashank Priya and his associates at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) are testing various ways to use piezoelectric materials and wind or vibrations to create inexpensive ...

Local power utility NV Energy has boosted rebates it will offer to consumers who install wind-powered electric generators at homes and businesses. Through NV Energy’s WindGenerations program, ...