A natural resource largely untouched by development now faces colossal industrialization of wind energy along the east coast. Clean-ocean advocates monitoring its expansion warn that this race to construction undermines an ecosystem that will lead to catastrophic consequences. “They’re moving at such a reckless pace without any real good science or due diligence,” said Clean…

For Kansas state Rep. Carrie Barth, the broken turbine in Marshall County and its fiberglass debris scattered across farmland has confirmed one of the many loopholes industrial wind companies have to distance themselves from responsibilities to the residents who live in their shadow. “We have all of these bureaucracies to deal with health and environment,…

LONG BEACH, Calif.—The Port of Long Beach offered more details on May 9 on its plans for a floating offshore wind facility to help California and the nation reach renewable energy targets in the coming decades. The facility, known as Pier Wind, would support the manufacture and assembly of offshore wind turbines standing as tall…

Wind turbines across the United States have been failing more frequently in recent times, triggering concerns about additional costs resulting from such failures as well as their impact on wind-power projects. Offshore wind farms, deployed in the name of environmentalism, are now seen as disastrous for ocean life. Some turbine failure include the one in…

Australia is the latest country to join the Global Offshore Wind Alliance, which plans to ramp up the development of the world’s wind power industry. Together governments and companies aim to create at least 380 gigawatts of global offshore wind capacity by 2030 through knowledge-sharing and opening up new development sites for turbines. “Australia is…

A wind turbine spanning a distance taller than the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Statue of Liberty has set the world record for the highest power output over a 24-hour period: 359 megawatt-hours. The 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine, developed by Siemens Gamesa, can generate enough power for a mid-sized car—like the Tesla Model 3—to drive 1.12…

Over 40 million tonnes of “blade waste” will need to be disposed of worldwide by 2050, spurring engineering and manufacturing experts to call on governments to implement “end of life” plans for the plethora of wind farms now emerging across developed countries. A new study involving Professor Peter Majewski from the University of South Australia…

What’s behind the devastating power outages in Texas? Some say the problem was freezing natural gas pipelines; some say it’s because wind turbines froze or mismanagement by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). To find out what’s going on in Texas, I sat down with Jason Isaac, who predicted a power crisis in Texas…

What’s behind the devastating power outages in Texas? Some say the problem was freezing natural gas pipelines; some say it’s because wind turbines froze, or because of mismanagement by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Jason Isaac, who predicted a power crisis in Texas months ago, explains what’s going on in Texas. He’s the…