Homemade Windmill Powers African Home That William Kamkwamba built a windmill from scratch might not be impressive, had he done so after a trip to Home Depot with the ol’ AMEX card.

There's nothing I love more in green tech history than the tradition of homemade windmills that sprung up in the Platte River Valley of Nebraska during the last couple decades of the 19th century ...

For many environmental enthusiasts, horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) — the kind that look like windmills slowly spinning in the distance — are a pretty familiar sight. Unfortunatel… ...

Swedish company Modvion believes it has found a greener alternative – building turbine towers from wood.