One wind turbine, depending on its size, is comprised of 10 to 25 tons of iron castings that range in weight from less than 100 lb to as much as 80,000 lb, states the American Wind Energy Association ...

Freezing temperatures can cause fruit loss and even tree damage for avocado growers. That’s why local farmers are doing all they can to protect their crops. Nestled in Sisquoc, about seven miles from ...

General Electric’s Haliade-X wind turbine at Rotterdam Harbor in the Netherlands on Nov. 18, 2020. Packed with sensors gathering data on wind speeds, electricity output and stresses on its components, ...

The potential financial benefits from Industry 4.0 are apparent to plant owners in almost all sectors. The wind power industry is no exception, and existing vendors such as GE (Predix/Digital Windfarm ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting from Europe, Jeff McMahon covers the environment. Wind farms have traditionally made less money for the electricity they ...

CARPINTERIA, Calif. - Depending on where you might be, the purr of wind machines could be heard throughout the Carpinteria Valley at dawn with temperatures hovering around freezing. The machines stir ...