Energy
Transitioning to a world powered by renewable energy is key to tackling climate change. Here you can find the latest good news related to our clean energy transition, covering wind, solar, green hydrogen, hydropower, and more.
How many solar panels are needed to power the entire USA? Elon Musk knows
At the National Governors Association meeting this past weekend, Elon Musk reminded more than thirty governors how much real-estate is needed to make sure America can run completely on solar energy. “If you wanted to power the entire United States with solar panels, it would take a fairly small Read More...
Affordable home geothermal energy systems come to upstate New York
When you think of home renewable power systems, geothermal energy probably isn’t the first source that springs to mind. But new company Dandelion, which starts after time at Google’s moonshot factory X, aims to power houses with the clean, free source “right under our feet.” Read More...
25 percent of Australian homes have switched to solar power
A quarter of all Australian households take advantage of the continent’s abundance of sun through the use of solar panels. That number is only expected to rise as the cost of solar technology continues to plummet. In other solar news out of Australia, scientists have found a way to boost panel Read More...
A blockchain-based electricity network could change the energy market
Blockchain technology has been championed as the virtually foolproof digital ledger that will allow cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin to flourish without the need for banks and governments, and promises to enable energy trading that could help lower carbon emissions. The only problem is that the Read More...
Farmers are planning to install solar panels in path of the Keystone pipeline
While the courts battle out whether or not the Keystone pipeline will be built through Nebraska, farmers and ranchers are already planning solar installations directly in the path of the proposed Keystone pipeline. The solar projects would do two things: The first is that it would provide more Read More...
'Solar trees' sprout across Florida in push to promote solar energy
Florida Power & Light is planting large devices across Florida that look like trees and harness the power of the sun to create electricity. The utility has begun installing these 24-foot-tall, solar-powered “trees” to bring attention to the use of solar energy. Boynton Beach in Read More...
Report: U.S. to surpass Paris commitments even if Trump withdraws
Basic economics, research analysts say, suggest that the U.S. will exceed its commitments in the Paris agreement regardless of whether or not President Donald Trump withdraws, as he’s stated he will. The analysts at Morgan Stanley believe that renewable energy like solar and wind power are Read More...
An unfinished nuclear power plant is finally producing energy—solar energy that is
An abandoned nuclear power plant in Tennessee has been given new life as nearly 3,000 solar panels have been placed on the site. The Phipps Bend Nuclear Power Plant has scarred the landscape since it was abandoned in 1981. Now the site will provide clean energy to around 100 homes in the local Read More...
Giant kites provide renewable energy when wind turbines aren’t up to the job
“Let’s go fly a kite” used to be a cheerful refrain from the end of Disney’s Mary Poppins. As it turns out, it could be a crucially important idea in the drive toward efficient use of renewable energy. That’s based on the work of a United Kingdom company called Kite Read More...
Google spun out a new company that heats your home with geothermal energy
Google parent Alphabet is spinning off a little-known unit working on geothermal power called Dandelion, which will begin offering residential energy services. The announcement Thursday took the wraps off one of the secretive projects at the Alphabet unit X, known notably for its work on Read More...