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Earlier this month, a 360-foot blade of a wind turbine off the shore of Nantucket shattered. An oil spill is still far worse.

If You’re Upset About That Broken Wind Turbine, Remember the Time BP Spilled 210 Million Gallons of Oil Into the Gulf of Mexico?

By Victor Tangermann

A massive wind turbine blade shattered, leading to "large floating debris and fiberglass shards" threatening local beachgoers.

Beaches Covered in Shards and Debris as Giant Wind Turbine Shatters

By Victor Tangermann

A growing number of container ships are using sails and even kites to propel themselves across the ocean, saving fuel and cutting emissions.

They’re Putting Sails on Giant Container Ships

By Victor Tangermann

In a huge twist of irony, Norway is building the world's largest wind farm — to power offshore oil and gas fields.

Ironic! Norway is Building a Massive Wind Farm to Boost Oil Production

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Biden administration just greenlit the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States, and experts expect more to follow soon.

White House Approves United States’ First Massive Offshore Wind Farm

By Dan Robitzski

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the country will power all homes with wind energy by 2030, but it might cost more than he's allocating.

UK Pledges to Get 100% of Residential Power From Wind Turbines

By Dan Robitzski

Swiss startup Energy Vault wants to overcome the limitations of lithium-ion batteries by storing wind and solar energy by stacking massive brick towers.

Here’s How to Store Wind and Solar Energy Using Just Gravity

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers discover that methylene blue, an environmental pollutant, is highly efficient at storing and releasing energy.

This Industrial Blue Dye Could Help Us Build Better Batteries

By Kristin Houser

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The UK Will Soon Be Home to the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Artificial Island Hub Will Collect Wind Energy and Divert it to Shore

Artificial Island Hub Will Collect Wind Energy and Divert it to Shore

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Google Now Sources 100% of Its Energy From Renewables

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Wind Power Set a New Renewable Energy Record in Europe Last Week

By Claudia Geib

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Amazon’s Largest Wind Farm Will Be Able to Power 90,000 Homes in Texas

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A Record-Breaking 29% of the U.K.’s Electricity Is Now Generated by Renewables

A New Roadmap to Renewable Dependence Could Eliminate 99% of CO2 Emissions by 2050

A New Roadmap to Renewable Dependence Could Eliminate 99% of CO2 Emissions by 2050

Renewable Energy Isn’t Just Cutting Costs, It’s Saving Lives

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Renewable Energy Isn’t Just Cutting Costs, It’s Saving Lives