TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2006--PacWind Technology (PacWind) announces today the availability of its patented, scaleable Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs). The VAWT is made in the U ...

Icelandic renewable energy company IceWind is now launching its innovative six-bladed wind-powered turbines for home use in the U.S. Wind now accounts for 7.2% of power generated in the United States, ...

Even as more offshore wind projects launch and the turbines they use get bigger, there are questions around offshore wind’s economic viability. Unsurprisingly, hauling huge equipment with multiple ...

If you’ve got a property with some outdoor space and plenty of wind, you might consider throwing up a windmill to generate some electricity. Indeed, [The Broject List] did just that. Only, his ...

The remote Alaskan village of Igiugig—home to about 50 people—will be the first to demonstrate a new approach to wind power that could boost power output and, its inventors say, just might make it ...

Small vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) possess the ability to effectively operate in the presence of high turbulent flow, which makes them ideal energy harvesting devices in urban and suburban ...

A 1MW vertical axis floating offshore wind turbine will be given a test run in seas off Norway, in a joint effort between Swedish wind power company, SeaTwirl, and marine industry specialist Westcon ...

The prospects for Swedish vertical axis offshore wind turbine technology were given a boost this week with the announcement of a collaboration with offshore engineering specialist Crest Consultants ...

Construction will begin this summer in the south of France on the 2MW onshore prototype of a floating vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) that is on course to be the first full-scale machine of its kind ...

The power supply for sailboats can be ensured by a wind turbine on the mast. The Grain Blanc is also suitable for buildings.