Once important industrial hubs for grinding grain, pumping water, or generating electricity, windmills have slowly become obsolete. But savvy real estate fans are snapping them up to create ...

Wind fueled the boats of the Egyptians, the irrigation of the Babylonians, and the grain-grinding windmills of the Persians. Today, modern wind turbines have amped up wind’s potential even more.

Tractors and construction equipment crowd an open lot; wind turbine blades another. Getting rid of the grain silos is simply ...