Standing hundreds of feet above ground, wind turbines—like tall trees, buildings, and telephone poles—are easy targets for lightning. Just by virtue of their height, they will get struck. Lightning ...

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) scientists supported by General Electric (GE) and LM Wind Power (a subsidiary of GE) recently reported on a breakthrough in lightning protection technology ...

A carbon fiber tip offering lightning strike protection for wind turbine blades has been developed by researchers at the U.S. DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The blade tip, which is being ...

A lightning strike on the same Vineyard Wind turbine that suffered a catastrophic blade failure last summer has once again thrown the spotlight on the offshore wind farm. According to the U.S. Coast ...

As someone who looks at a lot of trees, I've learned a lot about them over the years. In fact, not only am I a person who gets to see lots of trees under many different circumstances, I've also always ...