As wind blows it generates kinetic energy, which is energy from movement. This turns the blades on a turbine, which then causes a shaft (drive shaft) within the system to rotate (view diagram below).

A record-shattering stellar blast has been caught on camera in unprecedented detail, and the footage is forcing astronomers to rethink how stars die. The event, linked to an extreme gamma-ray outburst ...

One of the most disturbing earthquake lessons was an earthquake puzzle in Northern California, the 1992 magnitude-7.2 earthquakes in the Cape Mendocino earthquakes, was a depth event at first much ...

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U.K.-based offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) specialist Tidal Transit has unveiled the latest addition to its growing ...

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Northern California’s coast keeps you on alert, even on quiet days. Offshore, three tectonic plates meet near Humboldt County ...

Renewable energy use in the U.S. has doubled in the past decade, with state-level contributions varying. Some states produce over half their electricity from renewables, targeting 100% clean energy ...

Energy stocks appeal to investors for a few different reasons. They tend to perform independently of other types of stocks, so investors buy them to diversify their portfolios. Many energy stocks ...

Dec. 23, 2025 A new discovery shows that messy, stray light can be used to clean up quantum systems instead of disrupting them. University of Iowa researchers found that unwanted photons produced by ...

A U.S. federal court on Friday ruled the Department of Energy violated the law when it formed a climate science advisory group, potentially putting its forthcoming final proposal to repeal a key ...

Radioactivity is a part of our earth - it has existed all along. Naturally occurring radioactive materials are present in its crust, the floors and walls of our homes, schools, or offices and in the ...