Solar Power
Across the US, batteries and green energies like wind and solar combine for major climate solution
In the Arizona desert, a Danish company is building a massive solar farm that includes batteries that charge when the sun is shining and supply energy back to the electric grid when it’s not
Tesla moves forward with a plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China
American electric automaker Tesla’s plans to produce energy-storage batteries in China are moving forward with a signing ceremony for the land acquisition for a new factory in Shanghai
Coal-producing West Virginia is converting an entire school system to solar power
An entire county school system in coal-producing West Virginia is going solar
Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says
A German thinktank has reported that to prevent global warming from surpassing the critical threshold of 1.5 Celsius, major Asian economies must ensure they can get half of their total electricity from renewables by 2030
Four Gulf of Mexico federal tracts designated for wind power development by Biden administration
The Biden administration has designated four areas of federal Gulf of Mexico waters off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana for development of wind energy
Electrical grids aren't keeping up with the green energy push. That could risk climate goals
Stalled spending on electrical grids worldwide is slowing the rollout of renewable energy and could put efforts to limit climate change at risk if millions of miles of power lines aren't added or refurbished in the next few years
Solar panels to surround Dulles Airport will deliver power to 37,000 homes
Travelers taking off and landing at Dulles International Airport outside the nation’s capital will soon see an array of 200,000 solar panels that comprise the largest renewable energy project ever built at a U.S. airport
Renewable energy surges, driven by solar boom and high fuel prices, report finds
The world is set to add a record amount of renewable electricity capacity this year as governments and consumers seek to offset high energy prices and take advantage of a boom in solar power
US greenlights major transmission line for renewable energy in Western states
The U.S. government has approved a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send wind-generated electricity from rural New Mexico to big cities in the West
Biden offers $450M for clean energy projects at coal mines
The Biden administration is making $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects nationwide at the site of current or former coal mines