Kentucky coal mine to become clean energy water battery project
An old Kentucky coal mine will soon be turned into a pumped hydro “water battery” in an ambitious renewable...
Can briefly raising emissions help us transition to solar?
A new study divides fueling the world into two options: we can continue with a fossil engine model, or...
A billion-dollar solar investment is coming to Texas
Chem-Energy has announced a planned investment of $1 billion in a solar and battery plant project. Development...
Renewables can power the world, according to new study
A recent study published in Nature Communications has found that renewables can meet most of the world's...
Renewable energy is growing too slow to stop climate change
A new study published in Nature Energy shows that the growth rate for wind and solar power is lower than...
Biden plans for 700% increase in community solar by 2025
The Biden administration has announced a new ambitious target of powering 5 million American homes with community...
Severe droughts cause 14% drop in US hydropower generation
In 2021, electricity production by hydropower plants across the U.S. will reduce by 14% compared to 2020 levels....
New report shows solar could generate 40% of US energy by 2035
A report prepared by the Energy Department and National Renewable Energy Laboratory shows that the U.S. could increase...
MIT innovation may make fusion energy a reality soon
Commercially viable fusion energy may soon be a reality, following the successful trial of a new superconducting...
Siemens Gamesa makes "world's first" recyclable wind turbine
Siemens Gamesa claims to have created the world's first recyclable wind turbine blades. The RecyclableBlade turbine...
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to fund nuclear reactor in Wyoming
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are teaming up to turn an old Wyoming coal plant into a billion-dollar nuclear reactor....
Biden administration plans for offshore wind near California
The Biden administration has struck a deal with the Department of Defense to open the California coast to wind...
BLM approves solar farm construction in California desert
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has given approval for a 350-megawatt solar power plant to be constructed on...
Vertical wind turbines could make wind farms more efficient
Research carried out by Oxford Brookes University has found that vertical turbine designs could make large wind...
Blue X is a new, wave energy-harvesting prototype
Mocean Energy, a U.K.-based wave power company, has unveiled Blue X, a machine prototype that will be used to harvest...
