Renewable Energy Is Suddenly Startlingly Cheap
Earth Week has come and gone, leaving behind an ankle-deep and green-tinted drift of reports, press releases, and earnest promises from C.E.O.s and premiers alike...
As early renewables near end-of-life, attention turns to recycling and disposal
Although only a handful of states have implemented rules related to the disposal of batteries, PV panels and other renewable assets, the time has come...
Ignoring pandemic, Americans installed record amounts of solar and wind energy
Massive blackouts in the Southwest this week have thrown renewable energy into the spotlight. Some conservatives have tried to pin Texas' electricity grid failures on...
A surge in green financing boosts climate businesses
From a dorm room at Stanford University, two business school students designed a system of solar panels for the roof of a boarding school in...
The Plan to Build a Global Network of Floating Power Stations
A lot of thermal energy is trapped in the ocean. An ex-NASA researcher has figured out how it might generate unlimited clean power for aquatic...
Any Biden Climate Action Plan Must Focus on Renewables
President Joe Biden has given every indication that his administration will take climate action seriously. And a majority of voting Americans agree with that, especially when it comes...
What clean energy might look like in 2021
2020 was undoubtedly one of the most tumultuous years in American history — one that was rocked not only by a global health pandemic but also...
Wind, solar to make up 70% of new US generation in 2021 while batteries gain momentum: EIA
Renewable energy is still a ways from becoming the dominant source of energy on the U.S. electric grid, but wind and solar will remain the...