Renewables(Page 4)

The latest on the energy sources that keep on giving, from solar power to wind farms.

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solar panels against a blue sky

Solar power got cheap. So why aren’t we using it more? Solar power got cheap. So why aren’t we using it more?

The price of solar panels just went up—here’s what that means for you

The price of solar panels just went up—here’s what that means for you The price of solar panels just went up—here’s what that means for you

By Eleanor Cummins

A new program will incentivize utility companies to tap clean sources, and that’s not the only good news

A new program will incentivize utility companies to tap clean sources, and that’s not the only good news A new program will incentivize utility companies to tap clean sources, and that’s not the only good news

By Angely Mercado

Bulldozer in silica sand mining pit

Super hot sand could help us store renewable energy Super hot sand could help us store renewable energy

By Angely Mercado

transmission lines at sunset

Are mass power outages unavoidable after hurricanes? Are mass power outages unavoidable after hurricanes?

By Neel Dhanesha

ocean wave crashing

This yellow floatie can churn the power of the sea into electricity This yellow floatie can churn the power of the sea into electricity

How publicly owned power could shape the future of clean energy

How publicly owned power could shape the future of clean energy How publicly owned power could shape the future of clean energy

By Angely Mercado

Solar cell for yellow hydrogen energy production

A beginner’s guide to the ‘hydrogen rainbow’ A beginner’s guide to the ‘hydrogen rainbow’

By Purbita Saha

skycool-panels-on-rool

This California company wants to make modern AC obsolete This California company wants to make modern AC obsolete

By Andrew Zaleski

Airport with green and solar roof.

Rethinking our roofs, parking lots, and sidewalks could save money and lives Rethinking our roofs, parking lots, and sidewalks could save money and lives

By Angely Mercado

The Last Drops: How to Bridge the Gap Between Oil and Green Energy

The Last Drops: How to Bridge the Gap Between Oil and Green Energy The Last Drops: How to Bridge the Gap Between Oil and Green Energy

By Paul Roberts

4 New Technologies That Will Carry The Weight Of War

4 New Technologies That Will Carry The Weight Of War 4 New Technologies That Will Carry The Weight Of War

rooftop solar panel on house

Power companies are lobbying to make rooftop solar more expensive Power companies are lobbying to make rooftop solar more expensive

Here’s how wind turbines stay afloat during storms

Here’s how wind turbines stay afloat during storms Here’s how wind turbines stay afloat during storms

By Angely Mercado

A Bright Solar Future Will Be Flawed and Imperfect A Bright Solar Future Will Be Flawed and Imperfect

By Jeremy Deaton

5 Questions You Should Have About Elon Musk’s New Solar Roofs

5 Questions You Should Have About Elon Musk’s New Solar Roofs 5 Questions You Should Have About Elon Musk’s New Solar Roofs

By Mary Beth Griggs

solar panel factory on the moon

Solar Panels Grown On The Moon Could Power The Earth Solar Panels Grown On The Moon Could Power The Earth

We’re doing a great job of creating renewable energy—but we don’t have the infrastructure to actually use it

We’re doing a great job of creating renewable energy—but we don’t have the infrastructure to actually use it We’re doing a great job of creating renewable energy—but we don’t have the infrastructure to actually use it

rows of offshore wind turbines

Offshore wind has huge potential. Here’s how it could change the US. Offshore wind has huge potential. Here’s how it could change the US.

This century-old technology could be the key to unlocking America’s renewable energy future

This century-old technology could be the key to unlocking America’s renewable energy future This century-old technology could be the key to unlocking America’s renewable energy future

By James Dinneen

Construction workers install solar panles.

How Biden’s jobs plan will be put to work for the environment How Biden’s jobs plan will be put to work for the environment

A conceptual solar canal.

Solar panels and water canals could form a real power couple in California Solar panels and water canals could form a real power couple in California

By Shaena Montanari

investigator examines Reactor Unit 3 at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant

10 years after Fukushima, outdated nuclear power plants are still the norm 10 years after Fukushima, outdated nuclear power plants are still the norm

By Kurokawa & Meshkati/The Conversation

Electricity lines over a deep, gloomy forest with gas rising.

4 sustainability experts on how they’d spend Elon Musk’s $100 million climate commitment 4 sustainability experts on how they’d spend Elon Musk’s $100 million climate commitment

By Sara Kiley Watson

The pandemic could end Texas’s oil boom—and start something better The pandemic could end Texas’s oil boom—and start something better

By Justin Miller/Texas Observer

A solar installer

California shut off power grids this week, but not because of clean energy California shut off power grids this week, but not because of clean energy

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

a graphic illustration of green wires

This new device seems to pull electricity out of thin air This new device seems to pull electricity out of thin air

Switching to renewable energy is actually cost-effective

Switching to renewable energy is actually cost-effective Switching to renewable energy is actually cost-effective

Does Hyundai’s rooftop solar panel change the fuel-economy equation?

Does Hyundai’s rooftop solar panel change the fuel-economy equation? Does Hyundai’s rooftop solar panel change the fuel-economy equation?

Wind turbines do not cause cancer

Wind turbines do not cause cancer Wind turbines do not cause cancer

By Kaitlin Sullivan

The Green New Deal is more feasible than you think The Green New Deal is more feasible than you think

Loblolly pine trees in North Carolina

Tree resin could replace fossil fuels in everything from printer ink to shoe polish Tree resin could replace fossil fuels in everything from printer ink to shoe polish

By Marlene Cimons

Cloudy solar panels smog energy

Air pollution is choking solar energy around the world Air pollution is choking solar energy around the world

By Katarina Zimmer

a cracked phone screen

Your future smartphone could fix its broken screen by pulling carbon from the air Your future smartphone could fix its broken screen by pulling carbon from the air

By Marlene Cimons

Scientists want to put ‘speed bumps’ in hurricane alley to slow down storms

Scientists want to put ‘speed bumps’ in hurricane alley to slow down storms Scientists want to put ‘speed bumps’ in hurricane alley to slow down storms

By Marlene Cimons

This machine could turn your power walking into usable energy

This machine could turn your power walking into usable energy This machine could turn your power walking into usable energy

By Marlene Cimons

California is set to go carbon-free by 2045

California is set to go carbon-free by 2045 California is set to go carbon-free by 2045

Adding clean energy to the Sahara could make it rain (and not just figuratively)

Adding clean energy to the Sahara could make it rain (and not just figuratively) Adding clean energy to the Sahara could make it rain (and not just figuratively)

By Mary Beth Griggs

This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days

This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days

By Marlene Cimons

If we’re going to capture our carbon emissions, we might as well put them to use

If we’re going to capture our carbon emissions, we might as well put them to use If we’re going to capture our carbon emissions, we might as well put them to use

By Marlene Cimons

With wind farms, bias is in the eye of the beholder With wind farms, bias is in the eye of the beholder

By Jeremy Deaton and Owen Agnew

Compact fiber-optic hubs

In photos: updating New York’s vast and fragile telecom backbone In photos: updating New York’s vast and fragile telecom backbone

By Corinne Iozzio

Nuclear reactors the size of wastebaskets could power our Martian settlements

Nuclear reactors the size of wastebaskets could power our Martian settlements Nuclear reactors the size of wastebaskets could power our Martian settlements

By Mary Beth Griggs

Can we actually stop using fossil fuels?

Can we actually stop using fossil fuels? Can we actually stop using fossil fuels?

By Leslie Kaufman

Tesla actually built the world’s biggest battery. Here’s how it works.

Tesla actually built the world’s biggest battery. Here’s how it works. Tesla actually built the world’s biggest battery. Here’s how it works.

Scientists use light to purge defects from solar cells

Scientists use light to purge defects from solar cells Scientists use light to purge defects from solar cells

By Jeremy Deaton

Almost every country in the world can power itself with renewable energy

Almost every country in the world can power itself with renewable energy Almost every country in the world can power itself with renewable energy

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

A border wall made of solar panels wouldn’t actually be good for the environment

A border wall made of solar panels wouldn’t actually be good for the environment A border wall made of solar panels wouldn’t actually be good for the environment

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Desert critters avoid noisy wind farm turbines

Desert critters avoid noisy wind farm turbines Desert critters avoid noisy wind farm turbines

By Mark D. Kaufman

A Tesla charging station

The worst thing about electric cars might not be an issue for much longer The worst thing about electric cars might not be an issue for much longer

By Marlene Cimons

Wyoming is basically trying to outlaw clean energy

Wyoming is basically trying to outlaw clean energy Wyoming is basically trying to outlaw clean energy

By Eleanor Cummins

How flushing your toilet could help create biofuel

How flushing your toilet could help create biofuel How flushing your toilet could help create biofuel

By Laura A. Shepard

The Future Of Energy Is Blowing In The Wind The Future Of Energy Is Blowing In The Wind

By Mary Beth Griggs

A New Climate Change Documentary Focuses On Solutions, Not Doom

A New Climate Change Documentary Focuses On Solutions, Not Doom A New Climate Change Documentary Focuses On Solutions, Not Doom

By Grennan Milliken

How To Make An Ice Cube Into A Battery

How To Make An Ice Cube Into A Battery How To Make An Ice Cube Into A Battery

By Jeremy Deaton

Businesses Could Make Solar Panels And Electric Cars As Commonplace As Home Computers

Businesses Could Make Solar Panels And Electric Cars As Commonplace As Home Computers Businesses Could Make Solar Panels And Electric Cars As Commonplace As Home Computers

By Jeremy Deaton

How Algae Can Fuel Planes, Feed Livestock And Fight Climate Change

How Algae Can Fuel Planes, Feed Livestock And Fight Climate Change How Algae Can Fuel Planes, Feed Livestock And Fight Climate Change

By Jeremy Deaton

A New Solar Cell Converts The Sun’s Heat Into Usable Energy

A New Solar Cell Converts The Sun’s Heat Into Usable Energy A New Solar Cell Converts The Sun’s Heat Into Usable Energy

By Mary Beth Griggs

Turn Your Smartphone Into A Solar Panel

Turn Your Smartphone Into A Solar Panel Turn Your Smartphone Into A Solar Panel

Peter Thiel Goes Nuclear

Peter Thiel Goes Nuclear Peter Thiel Goes Nuclear

How To Build A House That Saves The Earth And Your Wallet

How To Build A House That Saves The Earth And Your Wallet How To Build A House That Saves The Earth And Your Wallet

By Sarah Scoles

The Evacuated Chernobyl Is Now Teeming With Wildlife

The Evacuated Chernobyl Is Now Teeming With Wildlife The Evacuated Chernobyl Is Now Teeming With Wildlife

By Grennan Milliken

A New Energy Plant In Hawaii Generates Power From Ocean Temperature Extremes A New Energy Plant In Hawaii Generates Power From Ocean Temperature Extremes

By Mary Beth Griggs

Black Solar Cells Reach Incredible New Efficiency Record

Black Solar Cells Reach Incredible New Efficiency Record Black Solar Cells Reach Incredible New Efficiency Record

By Mary Beth Griggs