President Obama was gave a speech today on the importance of green energy opportunities as a crucial component for economic growth in rural America and described the current unemployment situation as a “silent crisis.” Wind power was at the forefront of the speech as he delivered it at the Siemens Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing Plant [...]

Do it yourself how-to video about making your own vertical home wind turbine. Perfect for the green-minded homeowner!

A London based company called Solar Botanic intends to use Energy Harvesting Trees to generate solar as well as wind energy utilizing an emerging science called “biomimicry.” Biomimicry mimics nature’s processes in order to produce clean, environmental friendly energy. Solar Botanic claims that its energy capturing powerhouse is going to be Nanoleaf. On their website, [...]

General Electric pushed renewable energy this year, running two spots at this year’s nail-biting Super Bowl. The first ad was for G.E.’s SmartGrid technology, while the second ad (above) was on wind energy to promote their ecomagination site. Do you think it was a success?

Jay Leno has brought the power of wind to NBC.com. In the above video, Leno discusses MagLev wind turbine, a turbine that levitates on a magnetic field. Because the turbine uses less resistance, more energy is conserved and there is less mechanical wear. This MagLev turbine is going in Ed Begley’s house, but Leno says [...]

Barack Obama spoke at Cardinal Fastener, a Bedord, Ohio factory that produces parts for wind turbines. Obama vowed to put a half million people to work, building wind turbines and solar panels, creating more jobs in the renewable energy industry. “Renewable energy isn’t something pie-in-the-sky,” Obama said. “It’s not part of a far-off future. It’s [...]

As we reported, a UFO is believed to have struck a giant wind turbine in South Lincolnshire, England. Locals reported seeing lights rushing towards the 290-foot wind generator in the early hours of the morning, while a motorist reported seeing a UFO strike the turbine. Strangely, the missing blade that was torn off by the [...]

This video gives a great example of the importance of a wind turbine’s braking mechanism becuase this is what happens when it breaks. The wind turbine was about 90 feet high and the wind speed was approximately 30 miles per hour.