Can railways be fully solar-powered?
Trains are the most efficient mode of transportation we have. Despite carrying 9% of global passengers and 7% of global cargo, they make up just 3% of…
Trains are the most efficient mode of transportation we have. Despite carrying 9% of global passengers and 7% of global cargo, they make up just 3% of…
Wind, water and solar sources − the renewable energy trio − could meet almost all the needs of our power-hungry society in 30 years. LONDON,…
Electricity prices stand to rise in California because of wildfire costs—but converting more of the state’s buildings and vehicles to electricity generated from low-cost renewable…
I want you to imagine a highway exclusively devoted to delivering the world’s energy. Each lane is restricted to trucks that carry one of the…
While solar and wind power are rapidly becoming cost-competitive with fossil fuels in areas with lots of sun and wind, they still can’t provide the…
The winners developed lithium-ion batteries that made electric vehicles and battery storage for solar and wind power possible as climate solutions. When the Royal Swedish…
Renewable sources of electricity are set for rapid growth over the next five years, which could see them match the output of the world’s coal-fired…
Newly released statistics on the performance of South Africa’s small, but expanding, renewable-energy fleet point to a positive contribution from the country’s wind and solar plants during those hours…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a plan to rescue state-owned power company Eskom by separating it into three units. According to consultants Frost & Sullivan,…
At a recent solar energy conference in Minneapolis, attendees unwound at happy hour tasting free pints of a local honey-based India Pale Ale called “Solarama…
Over 10% of the world’s population live on islands. Islands showcase amazing biodiversity, and provide unique economic value as hubs of international trade. Some of…
SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) – Google’s semi-secret research and development wing has been toying with how to store energy generated by renewable sources like solar…
James Dyke, University of Southampton By continuing to delay significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, we risk handing young people alive today a bill of…
Donald Trump this week is launching an “energy week,” pushing the argument that the U.S. will become a net exporter of oil and gas. The president…
CALIFORNIA LEADING THE WAY On May 13, 2017, California smashed through another renewable energy milestone as its largest grid, controlled by the California Independent System…
Proof that 2016 wasn’t all bad. A round of applause for Costa Rica: the small Central American country ran solely on renewable energy for 250…