Costa Rica to abolish fossil fuels in a bid to be the world's first decarbonized country
Could Costa Rica become the first decarbonized country in the world? That's one of the goals of new president Carlos...
It's official: California is the first US state to require solar energy for new houses
California just became the first state in America to mandate solar for new homes. Yesterday, the California Energy...
Hawaii just set the most ambitious climate goal of any US state: carbon neutral by 2045
The legislature of Hawaii has approved two bills that will make the state carbon neutral by 2045 - the most ambitious...
10.3 million people are employed in the renewable energy industry
For the first time ever, the number of people employed in renewable energy has passed the 10 million mark, according...
California to become the first US state to require solar panels on new homes
California is taking a huge step forward in clean energy, as the state is expected to require solar panels on just...
New photosynthesis machine is twice as efficient at creating hydrogen fuel
Researchers at the University of Michigan and McGill University in Montreal have created a device that uses sunlight...
Russia just launched a 70 MW floating nuclear power plant to the Arctic Ocean
Russia recently launched a floating nuclear power station on the Baltic Sea. The 70-megawatt Akademik Lomonosov...
For the first time ever, all villages in India have electricity
India has just reached a major energy milestone: for the first time ever, every single one of its inhabited villages...
Germany just approved 1,610 megawatts of offshore wind power
Offshore wind turbines could soon provide more electricity for Germany — to the tune of 1,610 megawatts (MW)....
UK goes coal-free for 76 hours, smashing days-old record
Just over a week ago, the United Kingdom set a new record: almost 55 hours without using coal. It didn't take long...
EPA to consider burning wood a 'carbon neutral' energy source
Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new policy which will classify the burning...
Nearly all new US energy capacity came from solar and wind in early 2018
In the first two months of 2018, the United States installed 1,568 megawatts of wind and 565 MW of solar — which...
The UK just went for a record 55 hours without using coal
Coal fueled the world for more than 100 years, but now it's being pushed out of the market. Recent evidence for...
Solar outshined all fossil-fuels sources combined in 2017
Last year, the world invested more in solar power than in all fossil-fuel sources combined. Investors and governments...
UMD scientists invent new water-based battery that won't catch fire
Researchers at the University of Maryland have invented a new water-based zinc battery that is safer than a traditional...
