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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Anti-offshore wind sentiment is based on many factors. High ...

Near Scotland, engineers are already working beneath the sea for a wind farm that technically does not exist yet. Yet ...

Researchers have cataloged 426 potential tidal-stream turbine sites spread across 19 countries, quantifying a theoretical energy resource of 1,000 terawatt-hours per year from 262 of those locations.

BISMARCK, N.D. — The federal Interior Department and U.S. Geological Survey have teamed up to produce the nation's first publicly available interactive map and database of onshore wind turbines. The ...

The wind turbines planned off the San Luis Obispo County coast would be similar to Ocean Wind’s WindFloat Atlantic floating offshore wind energy project near Portugal. They are each about 688 feet ...

If more people are going to drive electric cars, we need many more EV charging stations. But where to put them? That analysis requires a lot of calculations: figuring out where the current chargers ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2023. It has been updated and republished as part of our fall coverage. Wind farms are becoming more common in Indiana. The state already boasts ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2023. Wind farms are becoming more common in Indiana. The state already boasts the fourth largest "farm" in the U.S. and produces nearly 3,500 ...