As time passes, we have made extensive improvements in wind turbine technology. A new 885-foot giant from Grimshaw has ...

BONDURANT, Iowa — Wind power is the largest source of electricity generation in Iowa, but when wind turbines reach the end of their use, most of the time they go straight to the landfill. But one ...

Wind farms, towers topped by blades that swoop through the sky harvesting energy out of thin air, are an innovative and intriguing way to create electricity. That is, as long as they're planted ...

A massive blade for one of 29 wind turbines destined for a site in Miguelito Canyon near Lompoc makes its way through the city. (Contributed photo) Deliveries of the massive blades for wind turbines ...

A couple of years ago, headlines all over the world were pointing out that one of the symbols of the renewable energy revolution had “skeletons” in the ground. Literally. Namely, end-of-life blades ...

A wind turbine’s blades can be longer than a Boeing 747 wing, so at the end of their lifespan they can’t just be hauled away. First, you need to saw through the lissome fiberglass using a ...

Iowa-based electric utility MidAmerican Energy has idled nearly four dozen power-generating wind turbines after huge blades broke off of two turbines in recent weeks.MidAmerican has paused the use of ...

For all their virtues, wind turbines have one major flaw: they’re notoriously difficult to recycle. Wind blades are designed to last about 20 or 25 years. After that, there are currently two viable ...

Wind turbines are producing an ever-greater share of the world’s energy mix, especially of generated electricity. Wind generators continue to get taller and to realize greater production capacity, but ...

In a statement Thursday, Swedish energy firm Vattenfall said some of the wind turbines at the 1.5 gigawatt Hollandse Kust Zuid facility would use Siemens Gamesa's RecycableBlades. The issue of what to ...