The policies that govern U.S. transmission grid planning and investment can’t support the country’s need for an unprecedented expansion of clean energy. Federal regulators need…
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What technology will become the dominant means of decarbonizing each part of the economy? The pattern we see now — and that we expect to…
U.K. residential energy aggregator Social Energy is planning international expansion after gaining multimillion-dollar backing from U.S. alternative investment manager CarVal Investors. The parties have not…
In a Wednesday Senate hearing, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm echoed previous commitments to create clean energy jobs and focus on U.S.-made equipment if confirmed…
President Joe Biden signed a sprawling set of executive orders on Wednesday ordering federal agencies to procure carbon-free energy and electric vehicles, spur commercialization of…
Solar has won the bulk of capacity on offer in Spain’s latest renewable energy auction. But onshore wind bids have surprised analysts by coming to…
Clean-energy entrepreneurs sometimes bemoan Silicon Valley’s preference for funding software startups instead of the tough tech needed to tackle problems like climate change and crumbling…
Last week, New York utility Con Edison launched its latest effort to smooth the way for customers to install rooftop solar — and to feed…
In the space of just a few days, two separate projects have brought the promise of offshore floating solar a step closer to commercial reality.…
Most of the biggest U.S. utilities have promised to eliminate their carbon emissions by midcentury. New research asserts most have undermined those goals by keeping coal…
European Union countries generated more electricity from renewables than from coal and gas for the first time ever in 2020, according to a report released…
Now that President Joe Biden has assumed office, he can get to work on his pledge to move the nation to 100 percent clean energy.…
Smart home electrical panel, meet voice-activated home controls. That’s the connection being made by San Francisco-based startup Span.IO with its Tuesday announcement of a $20…
First Solar will pass 10 gigawatts of in-development projects to wind developer Leeward Renewable Energy, the companies announced Monday, as the solar manufacturer continues to…
The Biden-Harris administration and the Democratic majority in Congress have an important backer in their quest to achieve an ambitious climate agenda — corporate America…
Are demand response providers short-changing California utilities and customers by claiming payments for services it can’t deliver, and leaving the state subject to future grid…
An energy technology that even Google parent company and tech behemoth Alphabet couldn’t get to work might finally achieve commercial takeoff this year. The German…
EVgo, which owns one of the United States’ biggest electric vehicle charging networks, is following in the footsteps of rival EV charging provider ChargePoint in…
The world’s top market for rooftop solar is looking for new ways to add distributed PV to its electricity system by fine-tuning its interplay with…
Tighter rules on the carbon footprint of new homes in England look set to trigger a fresh boom for residential solar. New homes will be…