Do It Yourself Projects to Get You Off the Grid (Skyhorse Publishing, 2018) by Instructables.com is illustrated with dozens of full-color photographs per project accompanying easy-to-follow ...

BRATTLEBORO -- One of the things that keeps people from producing their own electricity is the cost of becoming self-sufficient. But one local man thinks he may have a solution to the cost conundrum.

A study from the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) found that painting one out of four white wind turbine blades black reduces the number of birds killed by the blades by 72%. Why does ...

[Electronoobs] is using some brushless motors to make a DIY wind turbine. His recent video isn’t about the turbine itself, but a crucial electronic part: the three-phase rectifier. The reason it is so ...

Makers and electronic enthusiasts looking for a new project to keep them busy, which could also save hard earned cash by helping to generate power for their homes. May be interested in a new 12v DIY ...

Wind turbines are technological marvels, but they’re still vulnerable to the ravages of nature. In particular, they get icy sometimes and de-icing them is a bit tricky. Unlike de-icing planes—a ...

Skeptics of wind turbines have long argued that the technology threatens bird and bat populations because of the rapidly rotating blades, and while a recent study may support some of those fears, ...

Wind turbines kill a lot of birds, particularly eagles and other raptors. The exact number is unknown, because many of the world’s wind farms don’t monitor bird deaths. One mitigation idea to reduce ...

As the world has moved towards sustainable energy sources over the last few years, it’s increasingly common to be close to a wind turbine. The huge turbines visible on the horizon from where this is ...