Trump administration, Offshore Wind
Digest more
Interesting Engineering on MSN
Top 7 must-read wind power technology stories of 2025 – Interesting Engineering
Wind power technology in 2025 pushed well beyond incremental upgrades, with engineers rethinking how, where, and even what wind turbines look like. From floating giants the size of city blocks and record-breaking offshore machines to AI-driven micro turbines and radical “walls of turbines,
Two renewable energy sources, wind and solar, are generally studied individually, but their interplay can affect how the grid operates.
US wind installations are set to jump in 2025, but tariffs, permitting delays, and surging power demand could shape what comes next.
A short video from the U.S. Department of Energy illustrates how the 130' long blades of wind turbines generate power. Trying to build a better planet. Read more from this special report. Shaped a little like the wings of an airplane, the blades only ...
Wind energy infrastructure doesn’t produce power if the air isn’t moving, and solar doesn’t generate power if the sun’s not out. But that doesn’t mean that either source of energy is "worthless" during those periods. Once produced, energy ...
The Arkansas Times Climate Watch is the first free newsletter in Arkansas dedicated to exploring how Arkansans are adapting to climate change. Subscribe to get it in your inbox twice a month. Anti-wind energy fervor is sweeping through the Ozarks, with ...
Revolution Wind was exactly that. A revolutionary $6.2 billion offshore wind park, intended to supply 704 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut within a year. Developed by Danish wind energy pioneer Ørsted ...
Nova Scotia has launched an ambitious plan to open its coast to wind development — and send some power south to the U.S.
Like any industry, wind energy has had its good and bad years. But 2025 may be one of the worst: a toxic stew of major policy reversals, corporate upheaval and sub‑par generation in key markets.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. President Donald Trump recently criticized wind farms while visiting Scotland, calling wind energy a “con job ...