Google is launching giant kites to harvest wind energy next month
[youtube =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSYMHzgLLn8] Speaking at SXSW this week, Google X head Dr. Astro Teller...
Swedish Strawscaper harvests energy from the wind with a kinetic hair-covered shell
[gallery_extend] https://vimeo.com/69116595 Urban wind farming is a challenge; it can often seem impossible...
Meet LIAM: A Mini Windmill Ideal for Any Home
Rotterdam company Archimedes has created a small windmill that can be installed on just about any roof, anywhere....
Spain reveals plans for first ever public streetlight system powered by wind and sun
Spain will be home to the first public street lighting system powered exclusively by solar and wind energy. Researcher...
Germany more than doubled its wind power capacity in 2014
In 2014, Germany’s capacity for wind power generation jumped to more than double the previous year’s figures,...
Denmark set a new world record for wind power in 2014
Denmark just set a world record by generating 39 percent of its electricity from wind power! In an article for...
New Silent Wind Tree Turbines Make Energy Production Beautiful
Three years of research have led a team of French engineers to produce their interpretation of wind energy for...
Masdar Helps Oman Prepare for the Post-Oil Era With the Gulf's First Wind Farm
The Sultanate of Oman is building the largest wind farm in the Gulf States region. The $125 million, 50-megawatt...
Burlington, Vermont Now Runs on 100% Renewable Energy
Burlington, Vermont, a city of 42,000 people, is now powered by 100 percent renewable energy sources – most of...
3D-printed Wind Turbine Fits in Your Backpack!
Portable solar power has already taken off, but what about when the sun goes down? Could massive wind turbines...
Theo Jansen's Kinetic Strandbeest Sculptures are Fantastic, Sand-Walking Behemoths
[gallery_extend] Theo Jansen has been creating wind-walking examples of artificial life since 1990....
6 Isolated Luxury Retreats for Off-Grid Living
[gallery_extend] Refuge du Goûter by Group-H Standing 12,582 feet above sea level, theRefuge du Goûter...
Spanish Island to be Powered by 100% Renewable Energy
A tiny Spanish island with just 10,000 residents is about to do something amazing. El Hierro, the smallest of the...
VIDEO: Inhabitat Interviews Janine Benyus, Author and Founder of Biomimicry 3.8
In 1997, biologist and innovation consultant Janine Benyus, released her first book Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired...
Festo's DualWingGenerator Catches the Wind Like Flapping Bird Wings
Windmills offer a great way to harness renewable energy, and they’ve been around for almost two centuries - but...
