Renewables Are on Pace to Beat Coal as the Largest Power Source by 2025
Higher fossil energy prices and concerns about energy supply disruptions are driving the acceleration of wind, solar and other renewables, the International Energy Agency says
Higher fossil energy prices and concerns about energy supply disruptions are driving the acceleration of wind, solar and other renewables, the International Energy Agency says
Many researchers see a huge role for hydrogen in decarbonizing economies
Around the world, researchers are betting that beamed power from space could be the next big thing for clean energy on Earth
Middle Eastern governments are ramping up their green ambitions ahead of the COP27 climate summit but show few signs of reining in fossil-fuel exports
Emissions associated with energy use are on track to increase by only 1 percent this year because of a boom in wind and solar power
A proposed 1.5-megawatt nuclear facility will supplement power from a decades-old coal plant that powers one of the nation’s most strategic air bases
Energy experts say localized solar plants could strengthen Puerto Rico’s dangerously fragile grid
A new contest aims to jump-start U.S. production of floating wind turbines to place in ocean waters too deep for standard designs
Though conservatives have attacked California officials for asking electric vehicle owners to unplug during a heat wave, experts say more electric cars won’t topple the power grid
A new resin can hold fiberglass wind turbines together for years and then be recycled into valuable products, making green energy even greener
Emissions models can understate the difficulty of rapidly reducing carbon dioxide this decade
The surprise climate bill’s electricity provisions would help the U.S. surge toward its emissions reduction goals
The International Energy Agency projects that spending on renewables in 2022 will exceed the record $440 billion invested last year
Incentives and remodeling need to be more straightforward and equitable if we expect people to convert their homes away from fossil fuels
The Department of Energy is helping to fund 11 projects that are designed to harness the power of moving water
The findings of a new study call into question whether businesses are truly meeting climate goals
Earlier snowmelt can leave less water available to generate power during the height of summer
Securing the needed minerals and metals could be a stumbling block to reaching its ambitious goals
We need to protect vulnerable people from killer heat without destroying the environment
Many proposed mines for minerals used in electric vehicles and clean tech will be located next to the lands of Indigenous people
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