News German coal mine will be converted into a huge hydro battery for renewable energy March 27, 2017
News Record-breaking silicon solar cell efficiency of 26.6% demonstrated by Japanese researchers, very close to the theoretical limit March 24, 2017
News Google tool that calculates the solar energy potential of your rooftop expands to all 50 states March 15, 2017 - Updated on March 16, 2017
News Wind energy could generate a quarter million new jobs by 2020 in the US alone, and an economic impact of $85 billion March 14, 2017
Climate An artificial renewable energy ‘paradise’ island will be built in the North Sea March 10, 2017 - Updated on March 13, 2017
News Startup makes solar panels that can blend with any environment. It can match a rooftop, show an ad, anything basically February 27, 2017 - Updated on February 28, 2017
News New bill could require California to get 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2045 February 21, 2017 - Updated on February 22, 2017
News Tesla now makes batteries that are 35% cheaper thanks to Gigafactory 1 — breakthrough cost of $125/kWh achieved February 21, 2017 - Updated on February 22, 2017
News At least 2016 was amazing for solar — 95% more solar power capacity came online than in the previous year. That’s almost 15GW February 16, 2017
Climate We can achieve the 2C objective, but we have to go 100% renewable energy by 2060 February 9, 2017
News Rows of Tesla batteries will keep Southern California’s lights on during the night January 30, 2017
Green Living Ireland votes to divest the country’s €8 bn. sovereign wealth fund away from fossil fuels January 26, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2020
News Solar employs nearly twice as many people in U.S. electricity generation than oil, gas, and coal combined January 26, 2017 - Updated on January 28, 2017
Climate Majority of people in the US favour renewables January 25, 2017 - Updated on January 26, 2017
News All electric Dutch trains are now 100% powered by wind energy January 12, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2020
News Installing solar was cheaper than fossil fuels in 2016 January 2, 2017 - Updated on January 3, 2017
News Solar energy in the United States had its best quarter ever. Can it keep it up, though? December 15, 2016
News Canada announced its first nationwide tax at C$10 / ton December 14, 2016 - Updated on December 15, 2016
News Tesla converts an entire island of American Samoa from 100% diesel to 100% solar energy November 22, 2016 - Updated on November 25, 2016
News White House announces plan to cover 25,000 miles of highways in 35 states with EV charging stations November 4, 2016
News Startup plans to fuel our cities by turning windows into power plants October 24, 2016 - Updated on May 1, 2023
News World’s biggest solar power plant might be built in Nevada — it’s supposed to power 1 million homes or as much as Hoover Dam October 18, 2016
News UK successfully transmits data via the national electricity grid, in a global premiere October 11, 2016
Agriculture New farm in the middle of the desert will use only sunlight and seawater – no pesticides, fossil fuels, or even soil October 7, 2016
News New wind turbine could harness typhoons and generate enough electricity to power Japan for 50 years September 29, 2016