For decades, wind power has relied on a familiar formula: enormous towers, vast concrete foundations and specialised heavy-lift equipment capable of transporting and assembling components that can ...

French start-up VELA claims its massive sailboat can move 415 metric tons across the Atlantic, using only the wind.

With powerful nations rolling back climate protections and temperatures soaring ever closer to dangerous thresholds, it's hard not to feel worried about the state of the planet. As green journalists, ...

Wind power generated more electricity than coal in the U.S. in March and April, a sign that the setbacks offshore wind faced last year have not halted the industry’s broader momentum. Subscribe to ...

China is wasting a huge amount of green energy as the world grapples with an energy shortage because of the Strait of Hormuz crisis. The “wasted” wind and solar energy stems from inflexible grid ...

Nantucket residents peppered officials this week with questions about the health and safety implications of the damaged wind turbine. We asked the experts. WATCH: Officials are “alarmed” after a ...

This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. This story, by Eve Zuckoff, Patrick Flanary, and Gilda Geist, was ...