Wind energy is taking off all over again. This time, literally. In China, a multi-institute research and development project has created a series of large-scale floating turbine prototypes. The helium ...

The Asian country takes another step in its commitment to wind energy. A flying turbine that is quiet and less visible at ground level.

We are finally learning how to farm the sky for energy. All this time, the fastest, most consistent winds on Earth have stayed just out of reach. They swirled thousands of feet above our heads while ...

The S2000 was flown about 6,560 feet during its test flight above Sichuan Province.

If you thought ground-based wind turbines were imposing, wait until you see what Chinese energy company Linyi Yunchuan has cooking. A video shared earlier today by Chinese journalist Li Zexin captured ...

Wind turbines produce energy by harnessing the wind, and usually they look like windmills. But a new breed of airborne wind turbine is heading into production. Many of them are house-sized and ...

China’s Beijing Linyi Yunchuan Energy Technology has tested the S2000 airborne wind energy system, a helium-filled airship carrying 12 turbines. Flying at 6,560 feet above Sichuan Province, it ...

Some companies project their technology will hit the market by the middle of the decade. BOSTON — The world’s strongest winds race high in the sky, but that doesn’t mean they’re out of reach as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of a wind turbine, the image that likely pops into your mind is the classic three-bladed giant rising from farmland ...

The future of renewable energy might be in the sky. Researchers in China have reportedly tested a new, gravity-defying wind turbine system that they say could generate power from the airspace above ...