From a distance this may look like an ordinary tree, but get closer and you will discover it is actually a power generator. French company NewWind has created the “Arbre a Vent” or “Wind ...

Some people say wind turbines are too tall, too loud and built too close to homes. The Wind Tree, from a French startup, is more beauty than behemoth. As the name suggests, it's like a tree but ...

Tapping into the small, turbulent currents of air that blow around cities, a new French invention called the wind tree could bring wind power to urban areas. Jerome Michaud-Lariviere was sitting ...

French company NewWind are to introduce tree-shaped wind turbines to the streets of Paris this March. It hopes the invention will be a visually appealing, urban alternative to traditional turbine ...