Community solar-plus-storage goes big in Massachusetts
Home owners are going solar, without having to put anything on their roof.
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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
Photographer Joan Sullivan documents the drama of their construction.
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.
Scotland produced enough wind energy for double its homes in last 6 months
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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.
Coal-fired power plant to become solar-powered village
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