The promise was electric. A wind generator with no blades, no gears, no spinning parts at all — just a thin ribbon trembling in the breeze, supposedly many times more efficient than the small turbines ...

For decades, wind power has relied on a familiar formula: enormous towers, vast concrete foundations and specialised ...

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As Pentagon officials delay approval of wind farms, scientific studies show that they can distort radar systems, but the problem is manageable, researchers say. By Eric Niiler Wind turbines create two ...

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Energy experts are also focused on how quickly it is turning wind into the state's dominant capacity source almost overnight.