As wind blows it generates kinetic energy, which is energy from movement. This turns the blades on a turbine, which then causes a shaft (drive shaft) within the system to rotate (view diagram below).

GRAND FORKS – LM Wind Power is remodeling its Grand Forks plant to accommodate the construction of longer wind turbine blades. The project will allow for easier movement of the fiberglass ...

A study into whether to build a wind turbine manufacturing plant on the Dorset coast has been approved. The plant at Balaclava Bay, next to Portland Port in Dorset, could be used to make and ...

Vestas Wind Systems (OTCPK:VWDRY) -0.7% in European trading Monday after saying it stopped development of a major factory in Poland to produce blades for offshore wind turbines, citing higher ...

As swimmers enjoy the beach this summer, massive chunks of debris, including sharp fiberglass shards, have been washing ashore on the once-pristine coast of Nantucket island, Massachusetts. The ...