Until recently wind turbines have been relegated to land, with projects starting to emerge that harness the powerful offshore winds that come from the sea. The Department of Energy (DoE) is hoping to ...

The new palm tree planted last week along Alki Beach stands about 14, maybe 15 feet high. It’s a nice-looking windmill palm, all pruned and healthy, the kind that grows very well in our temperate ...

Wind turbines taller than most skyscrapers, with blades that bend like palm trees, could generate 50 megawatts (MW) of power, according to an analysis of a scaled-down prototype. This would be enough ...