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  Dallas TX (SPX) Mar 10, 2025 Inside Dr. Todd Griffith's laboratory stands a 6-foot-tall wind turbine that looks like an upside-down eggbeater; it's actually a small-scale prototype for a radically different type of offshore wind turbine. Griffith and his team of University of Texas at Dallas researchers recently demonstrated through extensive testing that the prototype works. The design shows promise for capturing untapped potential energy from wind blowing across deep ocean water. The next step is to build and test the ... read more |
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Student refines 100-year-old math problem, expanding wind energy possibilitiesUniversity Park PA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 A Penn State engineering student refined a century-old math problem into a simpler, more elegant form, making it easier to use and explore. Divya Tyagi's work expa ... more 
Berlin says offshore Chinese wind farm may pose security riskBerlin (AFP) Mar 3, 2025 A Chinese-made offshore wind farm planned in the North Sea raises security risks, including espionage, that are being studied "very seriously", the German government said Monday. ... more 
Green energy projects adding to Sami people's climate woes: AmnestyOslo (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 Climate change and efforts to curb it by moving away from fossil fuels are both threatening the rights and livelihood of Sami indigenous people in the Arctic, Amnesty International said Friday. ... more 
New Study Enhances Trust in Wind Power Forecasting with Explainable AIBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 Researchers at EPFL's Wind Engineering and Renewable Energy Laboratory (WiRE) have successfully applied explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) to improve the reliability of wind power forecasts. ... more |
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BP to 'significantly reduce' renewables investmentLondon (AFP) Dec 9, 2024 British oil giant BP announced Monday it will "significantly reduce" investment in renewable energy through to 2030, as it combines its offshore wind business with that of Japanese power company Jera. ... more |
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Baltic Sea wind farms impair Sweden's defence, says military Stockholm (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 Offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea hinder the defence of Sweden and its allies, impairing the military's ability to identify threats, it said on Wednesday. ... more 
Sweden blocks 13 offshore wind farms over defence concernsStockholm (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 Sweden's government said Monday it had blocked the construction of 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, after the country's military said they could impair defence capabilities. ... more
Sweden's defence concerned by planned offshore wind powerStockholm (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 Offshore wind power farms planned along Sweden's Baltic Sea coast could have a negative impact on its defence capabilities, the country's defence minister said Friday. ... more 
On US coast, wind power foes embrace 'Save the Whales' argumentWashington (AFP) Oct 11, 2024 Whether from real concern for marine animals or doubts about renewable energy, the anti-wind power movement has been growing along the US East Coast, with some trying to blame a surge in whale strandings on the growth of offshore energy projects. ... more |
Renewables revolt in Sardinia, Italy's coal-fired islandCagliari, Italy (AFP) Oct 11, 2024 The bolts securing the towering wind turbine were unscrewed under cover of darkness, an act of sabotage symbolising a vehement pushback against renewable energy in Sardinia. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Government action needed for world to meet renewables goal: IEAParis (AFP) Oct 9, 2024 The world is falling short of a global agreement to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 but the target is within reach if governments take policy actions, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. ... more 
DLR tests innovative sensor system in wind turbine rotor bladesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has been operating the WiValdi Wind Energy Research Farm since August 2023, offering a large-scale platform for real-world wind energy research. Located in Krummend ... more 
China drives record growth in renewable energy jobs: reportDubai (AFP) Oct 1, 2024 A record 2.5 million jobs were created in the renewable energy sector in 2023, most of them in China, the International Renewable Energy Agency and International Labour Organization said on Tuesday. ... more |
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