Solar Power

Aug 19, 2018

Renewable resort: Greek island to run on wind, solar power

When the blades of its 800-kilowatt wind turbine start turning, Tilos will become the first island in the Mediterranean to run exclusively on wind and solar power


Aug 7, 2018

Solar cookout aims to woo traditional chefs, cut carbon

Solar cooker bash aims to win over finicky Chinese chefs, vanquish sooty mainstays


Jul 4, 2018

Renewable energy push in sunny Arizona draws political fight

A push to mandate increased use of renewable energy in sun-drenched Arizona has been met with fierce opposition from the state's largest utility


Jun 14, 2018

Samsung joins global pledge to increase renewable energy use

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's biggest smartphone maker, has joined global companies that are promising to increase use of solar and other renewable energy to help curb global warming


Jun 1, 2018

Trump orders 'immediate steps' to boost coal, nuclear plants

President Donald Trump has directed Energy Secretary Rick Perry to take "immediate steps" to bolster struggling coal-fired and nuclear power plants to keep them open


May 18, 2018

Billionaire Tom Steyer gets Michigan renewable energy deal

Michigan's two dominant utilities have committed to increase the power they produce from wind and other renewable sources to 25 percent by 2030 under pressure from billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer


May 4, 2018

Vermont reduces incentives for renewable energy program

State utility regulators are reducing the financial incentives for Vermonters who install renewable energy systems such as solar panels and get a credit on their electric bills for providing power to the grid


Apr 5, 2018

China leads global solar energy investment as US, Europe lag

A U.N.-backed report shows more money was invested in solar energy last year than in any other power source, with China responsible for much of the boom


Mar 11, 2018

French president pokes at Trump for leaving Paris accord

French President Emmanuel Macron has taken a jibe at President Donald Trump for withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement


Feb 6, 2018

China solar supplier grows in India to avoid trade controls

One of China's biggest makers of solar panels says it will invest $309 million to expand manufacturing in India to guard against what it says is a rising threat of import controls in the United States and other markets


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