This AI Just Mapped Every Solar Panel in the United States
From rooftop configurations to utility-scale facilities, solar panels are springing up like popcorn across the United…
DC Just Passed the 'Strongest Climate Legislation' in the Nation
The Trump administration isn’t about renewable energy, but thanks to the Washington, D.C., city council, it could soon…
The Climate Is Basically Doomed If We Build the Fossil Fuel Infrastructure That's Already in the Pipeline
Boiled down, climate change is a simple math problem. There’s a finite amount of carbon the world can chuck in the…
How Plants Produce Oxygen Revealed by 'Tour-de-Force' Laser Measurement
An experiment using intense laser pulses has allowed scientists to watch plants produce oxygen from water part of…
Ukraine Found the Perfect Use for the Radioactive Land of Chernobyl
Chernobyl is producing power again—though not the kind that triggered a nuclear meltdown 32 years ago. Ukraine is now…
This Futuristic Solar Power Plant From 1923 Was Supposed to Light Up the World
Some people here in the 21st century still think of solar power as a futuristic, unproven technology. But solar-powered…
The California Desert Is Next on Trump’s Public Lands Rampage
The Trump administration’s move to start rewriting a plan for vast tracts of Southern California desert lands could…
Tesla Is Helping Turn South Australia Into a Vast Solar Energy Plant
South Australia is quickly becoming one of the most ambitious renewable energy hubs in the world. After arriving on the…
Tesla Is Betting You'll Drop Thousands on Solar Panels at Home Depot
In October 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stood on the Universal Studios set of Desperate Housewives and revealed to a crowd…
Trump's Solar Tariff Could Kill the Fastest-Growing Job in the US
Donald Trump wyd? That’s been the collective response to the Trump administration’s new tariff on imported solar panels…
Trump Administration Targets Imported Solar Panels for Huge Tariffs
Donald Trump’s administration announced on Monday it would be imposing a 30 percent tariff on foreign-made solar…
Mexico Just Auctioned Off the Cheapest Solar Project in the World
And the winner for cheapest solar project in the world goes to...Mexico.
Pittsburgh's Hope for Bipartisan Environmentalism
PITTSBURGH—Transitioning to clean energy, particularly in a city built on steel and surrounded by defunct coal mines,…
Elon Musk Wants to Help Puerto Rico Rebuild Its Grid Using Tesla Batteries [Updated]
Elon Musk, your friendly neighborhood billionaire, has said Tesla has the ability to remake Puerto Rico’s grid if the…
The World Keeps Installing Renewable Energy at Record Rates
The Trump administration may be doing everything in its power quell the tide of renewable energy, but the world is…
Solar Developers are Transforming Vast Energy Farms Into Pollinator Habitats
The wildflowers tickling the underside of solar panels on a site in Ramsey, Minnesota, are not just for decoration.…
Could Evaporating Water Be the Next Big Thing in Renewable Energy?
Each day, our Sun pours its energy down onto the Earth’s surface, turning vast expanses of open water into vapor. New…
Will America’s Epic Eclipse Impact Our Electric Grid?
For about three hours on August 21st, power grid operators across the United States will be confronted with a sudden…
China Is Going to Build a Solar Plant in Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone
A pair of Chinese companies are planning to build a solar plant in one of the scariest places in the world—the…
Elon Musk Says His Smart Solar Roof Could Cost Less Than Your Dumbass Regular Roof
Shortly after shareholders approved the acquisition of renewable energy firm SolarCity on Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk…