Community solar-plus-storage goes big in Massachusetts

Home owners are going solar, without having to put anything on their roof.

How many solar panels does it take to fill up a hydrogen car?

Stanford scientists figure out way to get hydrogen out of seawater. Does this matter?

Renewables overtook coal in Germany last year

It's an important inflection point. But a lot of work still remains.

The beauty of wind turbines

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Scottish utility goes 100% renewable, pushes electric vehicles too

One of the UK's "Big Six" energy companies has gone a dark shade of green.

Why burning biomass is a hoax and coal is solid sunshine

Both are just compressed trees or ferns and we shouldn't be burning either of them.

Can we make carbon-free steel from renewable hydrogen?

Yes, in theory. Doing it in practice is a whole other story. Another example of how the hydrogen economy is a fantasy.

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UK now has more renewables capacity than fossil fuels

The country's onward march of low carbon energy shows no signs of stopping.

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