Wind

Politics

Chart: Most Americans support expanding solar and wind power

Clean energy is popular among both Democrats and Republicans, but it’s losing some steam with the latter.

By Dan McCarthy . 15 November 2024

Clean energy

Chart: Americans actually agree on supporting solar and wind power

But polling data shows a big partisan divide and age gap on the question of whether climate change is a serious problem.

By Eric Wesoff, Dan McCarthy . 28 April 2023
Wind

Republican donors are funding misinformation about offshore wind

There's no evidence that offshore wind development harms whales, but fossil-fuel-backed groups have latched onto the claim as a way to hamper the industry.

By Akielly Hu . 24 April 2023
Wind

Maryland set to adopt one of the biggest offshore wind goals in US

Governor Wes Moore is poised to sign the POWER Act, which calls for building 8.5 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2031 to meet the state’s clean energy targets.

By Maria Gallucci . 12 April 2023
Fun stuff

Canary Live Boston: Watch the event on Thurs., April 6 at 6:00 PM ET

We're broadcasting our event live from Greentown Labs in Somerville, Mass. this week.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 5 April 2023
Wind

Chart: Which countries added the most new wind power in 2022?

Supply-chain issues and market uncertainty slowed progress last year, but global wind power capacity still inched closer to the 1-terawatt milestone.

By Maria Gallucci, Maria Virginia Olano . 31 March 2023
Wind

Speeding boats, not offshore wind, likely culprit in recent whale deaths

Still, offshore wind developers are bolstering efforts to safeguard marine life. Here's how Dominion Energy will handle whale safety as it preps for a 2.6 GW project.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 23 March 2023
Wind

Vestas has a new way to keep wind turbine blades out of the dump

The Danish turbine manufacturer is among a growing group of companies working to repurpose and recycle turbine blades as wind energy expands.

By Maria Gallucci . 16 February 2023
Clean energy

Top 10 most popular energy charts of 2022

From lithium prices to Russian oil to top EV countries, here's the data that our readers found most fascinating.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 30 December 2022
Wind

US offshore wind industry to hit major milestones in 2023

After years of delays, the fledgling offshore wind industry finally made headway in 2022. Here's a rundown of the sector's busy year and a preview of what lies ahead.

By Maria Gallucci . 26 December 2022
Marine transport

Watch this cargo ship fly a giant kite to save fuel and cut emissions

Tweaking a centuries-old concept, French startup Airseas is one of many companies now harnessing the wind to clean up the global shipping industry.

By Maria Gallucci . 6 December 2022