Iowans are used to seeing fields of tall corn being harvested this time of year, but the future of the state’s biggest crop ...

A groundbreaking wind turbine, set to be the tallest in the world, is currently being built in Germany. Developed by a ...

Winds are slowed down when they blow over the ground. That's why wind turbines are so tall, so that they're up where the wind is faster. The simplest way to measure wind speed is to look around ...

Still, it only provides a small fraction of the world's energy. Most wind energy comes from turbines that can be as tall as a 20-story building and have three 200-foot (60-meter)-long blades.

Currently, most wind turbines that you see are 'fixed' turbines ... The challenge for engineers is to design a floating platform that can keep a 240m-tall tower from swaying too much in extremely ...

A clinical social worker explains the vital role of the old-fashioned rotary phone for those dealing with death and loss ...

very efficient and highly desirable way to install wind-based generators that can do away with those unsightly and massive 100+ meter tall wind turbines, whether on- or offshore. Although grand ...

In a world of road tunnels, bridges and roundabouts, many in the wind industry say getting those huge pieces of metal to turbine sites has become a real headache, in effect limiting how tall new ...

How tall can you make the tower and have it support the weight of a pack of chewing gum? • How well does your tower withstand environmental forces? Use a fan to imitate wind gusts or shake the ...

"I got lost on deployment in Japan and stumbled across these wind turbines," Van Slyke says. "They were massive, hundreds of feet tall, and I guess that's what sparked my interest." When Van Slyke ...

However, when the temperatures take a nosedive, it’s anything but fun anymore. You may find yourself asking how to calculate wind chill on a motorcycle because it feels so darn cold. Other things can ...