US renewable energy growth helped prevent thousands of deaths

An increase in renewable energy use and tighter regulation have helped prevent up to 12,700 deaths in US over a nine-year period, new research has revealed.

East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm gets green light from government

Known as the East Anglia THREE, the planning consent granted today allows for the instillation of 172 ‘next generation’ turbines, each of which stands 247 meters in height.

Oklahoma will be home to the largest wind farm in the US

Oklahoma will soon be home to the largest wind farm in the US, the Wind Catcher project, which will have a capacity of 2,000-MW.

Scotland Sets New Wind Energy Record

In June alone, the nation's wind turbines generated over one million megawatt hours of electricity—enough to power 118 percent of Scottish households.

Renewable energy leaps forward with floating wind farm

New technology has enable the World's first floating wind farm to be constructed and the platform has emerged, for its first public viewing, off coast of Scotland.

This Mini Wind Turbine Can Power Your Home in a Gentle Breeze

A Nemoi turbine can power a four-person household at wind speeds of just 10-13 miles per hour. It’s completely silent and made of 95 percent recyclable aluminum.

Germany’s power sector making serious strides in renewable energy

From January to June Germany produced a record 35 percent of its electricity from renewable energy. But the country is still struggling with heating and transportation.

World's Largest Wind Turbine Would Be Taller Than the Empire State Building

An alliance of six institutions in US are designing the world’s largest wind turbine at 500 meters tall.

The US Just Surpassed a Major Renewable Energy Milestone

Wind and solar energy supplied 10 percent of the nation's energy in March for the first time.

Wind and solar expected to supply third of global power by 2040

The plunging cost of wind and solar power mean they will provide a third of the world’s electricity in about 25 years, a leading analysis firm has predicted.

Britain installs world's largest wind turbines in new offshore wind farm

The massive turbines are 195-meters tall and this project is the first time they've been used commercially anywhere in the world.

LEGO Smashes 100% Renewable Energy Goal

The LEGO group announced it reached its goal of balancing 100 percent of its energy use with renewable sources.

A giant wind farm to power all of north Europe

Coming up: 100GW mega wind farms on synthetic islands in the middle of the North Sea.

World's biggest wind turbines now generating power off UK coast

Thirty-two of the world’s largest wind turbines are up and generating power in new offshore wind project off the UK coast.

The Netherlands opens massive offshore wind farm

The Gemini wind farm will generate a whopping 2.6 TWh of electricity every year.