The evolution of offshore wind energy has brought new possibilities for harnessing stronger and more consistent sea winds.

The development of the vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) solves several of these issues. In addition, the turbines are typically closer to the ground and the gearbox replacement is simpler and ...

Vertical wind turbines will spin as traffic whooshes past, and pavements and roads will generate small amounts of energy from all those commuter feet and heavy buses and lorries pounding down them.

For far-right AfD co-leader Alice Weidel, renewable energy is unreliable and should make way for nuclear power. But Germany's wind sector is on track to make significant gains.