Harnessing the wind to do work is not new. In 3000 B.C.E. wind propelled the sail boats of ancient peoples living along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. The Swiss and French used wind-powered pumps in 600, which was shortly followed by windmills...

This article discusses the energy-conversion machinery. See the broader article on wind power for more on turbine placement, economics, public concerns, and controversy: in particular, see the wind energy section of that article for an understanding of...

France's ATV company manufactures powerful modern age wind turbines such as the world's biggest unit erected in Emden, Germany. French and German technology combined to produce quality blades each measuring 6.5 ft wide at the base, 105 ft. long and weighing three metric tons....

ANDREA ALEXANDER, STAFF WRITER The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-04-2008 Wind turbine is opposed -- Carwash owner seeks to ease global warming By ANDREA ALEXANDER, STAFF WRITER Date: 03-04-2008, Tuesday Section: LOCAL Edtion: Passaic edition Owners of the Wayne Auto Spa...

A House committee chairman from a coal-producing state backed away Wednesday from requiring regulations for the wind energy industry to protect birds and bats, rules the industry said would halt development of wind farms as an alternative to coal.Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall, D-W.Va.,...