In January 2019, Buzzfeed’s Anne Helen Petersen wrote a viral essay describing millennials as the “burnout generation.” Five months later, the World Health Organization (WHO) broadened…
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Northern California utility Pacific Gas & Electric on Tuesday reported a $3.6 billion loss in the fourth quarter and a $7.7 billion loss for 2019 as a…
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas retained its title as largest global supplier last year, according to BloombergNEF, with Siemens Gamesa coming in a close second…
The California Energy Commission released a new map this month identifying offshore wind areas deemed compatible with U.S. military operations, but developers say there wouldn’t be enough space to…
“We were forced to work around the clock. We never saw land. They beat us. Whipped us. The company hunted us day and night,” intone…
A little over two years ago, Maria Pope took the helm of Oregon utility Portland General Electric, which provides electricity services to close to 900,000…
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti committed all new or substantially rehabilitated buildings owned by the city of Los Angeles to be 100 percent carbon free…
Oil major Shell has signed a multiyear offtake deal with what is slated to be Europe’s largest battery installation. The 100-megawatt Minety project in the southwest of…
This week: predictions for the future of home solar and batteries. Big rooftop solar installers are competing with the largest utility-scale plants in terms of…
Investments in off-grid power in Africa and Asia have skyrocketed in the last five years. Thirty times more money went into the sector in 2018…
Fossil fuels, primarily gas, are a fixture in millions of American homes and businesses, but the building sector’s climate impact hasn’t received the same scrutiny…
Google spinout Dandelion Energy wants to push home geothermal heating to new heights in 2020. The company, which emerged from the X “Moonshot Factory” in 2017,…
Solar’s presence on Iowa’s grid is growing, underscoring a wider trend of solar moving into wind-dominated states around the country. Now, Chicago-based wind, solar, storage…
There’s a reason outspoken environmentalists are often described as “tree huggers” — deforestation is one of the most visible and measurable expressions of the damage…
This article is adapted from GreenBiz’s weekly newsletter, Circular Weekly, running Fridays. Subscribe here. What role can tracking and traceability play in enabling a more…
Watching the news in recent years has brought a sobering reality check about the physical effects of climate change. Events such as the recurring California…
This is an excerpt from “Grilled: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry” by Leah Garcés. Copyright Leah Garcés, 2019. It is published…
A German startup aims to sell a self-charging electric car covered in solar panels from 2022 after raising nearly $60 million in a recent 50-day…
The first step to change is admitting you’ve got a problem. “BP gets it.” That was one of several mantras to appear during new CEO…
Vermont utility Green Mountain Power has lots of experience tapping distributed batteries and solar for their grid benefits. Through a combination of early pilot projects…