AMES, Iowa – Hydraulic equipment in two civil engineering labs recently pushed and pulled at test sections of a new kind of wind turbine tower, simulating the heavy, twisting loads that towers have to ...

AMES, Iowa – Sri Sritharan called up a digital map of the United States and pointed to a dark blue band running through the middle of the country. That’s wind country. The blue band runs east from the ...

The answer to whether southern Columbia County might be a site for renewable energy generation is, well, blowing in the wind. In a public hearing held Tuesday afternoon, the county's Planning and ...

Town Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman Bruce Loveys said Tuesday the board will review arguments on whether to extend a permit for Reunion Power’s wind testing tower before issuing a written decision.