Wind Power

A Cleaner Way to Keep the City Running

A new building with affordable rents in the Bronx will be powered partly by 10 wind turbines, which should cut its utility bills for common areas in half.

Solar Meets Polar as Winter Curbs Clean Energy

Many alternative energy sources like wind turbines and solar panels experience problems in cold weather.

Energy Goals a Moving Target for States

States’ struggles to satisfy energy mandates offer lessons for the next administration.

A Land Rush in Wyoming Spurred by Wind Power

Residents are forming associations to bargain with developers looking to buy land rights for wind farms.

• In New Land Rush, Ranchers Unite

Soil-Free Farming, as Practiced on Board

A floating laboratory demonstrating futuristic agricultural techniques has a new home on the Yonkers waterfront.

• Science Barge Drops Anchor

Quinnipiac to Harness the Wind for Power

Building a new campus from the ground up, university officials saw an opportunity to build using all the most environmentally friendly and sustainable materials and technologies available.

In Times Square, a Company’s Name in (Wind- and Solar-Powered) Lights

By generating its own electricity, a new billboard planned for Times Square could save 18 tons of carbon emissions yearly.

Report Calls for Overhaul of Power Grid to Handle Sun and Wind Power

Adding electricity from renewable sources would impose new demands on a transmission system that was never designed for large power transfers over extremely long distances, an industry report says.

Healthy Spaces, for People and the Earth

Two newly completed gardens demonstrate how sustainable technologies can be incorporated into landscapes that are varied enough to fill many needs.

A Splash of Green for the Rust Belt

With unemployment up, renewable energy has become a crucial source of good jobs for laid-off Rust Belt workers.

Amid Talk of Hidden Deals, Wind Firms Agree to Code of Conduct

Noble Environmental Power and First Wind agreed not to hire or give gifts to town officials responsible for approving wind power projects.

Alternative Energy Suddenly Faces Headwinds

Renewable energy technologies are facing big challenges because of the credit freeze and plunge in oil and natural gas prices.

Funds, Too, Are Mining New Energy Sources

Exchange-traded funds that focus on alternative energy have proliferated and many of them have been mirroring the sharp swings in the oil markets.

Indian Tribes See Profit in Harnessing the Wind for Power

Native American tribes in South Dakota are hoping to build turbine farms to take advantage of some of the country’s strongest and most reliable winds.

A Gift From the ’70s: Energy Lessons

In the last few decades, there have been surprises on each side of the energy debate.