How solar energy saved a Puerto Rican farm from Hurricane Maria.
BARRANQUITAS, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - While his competitors wait for diesel to restart generators knocked out by Hurricane Maria, flower grower Hector Santiago is...
Brown energy? Dung to power Finnish horse show.
OSLO (Reuters) - Horse manure will generate electricity for an international horse show in Finland this month in a new form of alternative energy,...
Time to shine: Solar power is fastest-growing source of new energy.
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Renewables accounted for two-thirds of new power added to world’s grids last year, says International Energy Agency
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US tax reforms would leave renewable energy out in the cold.
The prospects for a broad tax reform with lower corporate rates has excited business leaders and boosted the stock market -- except for renewable...
Storms spur $22 billion investment in battery-backed grids.
Growing demand for more resilient power supplies will spur $22.3 billion of global investment in battery-backed local energy systems over the next decade, according...
Greens propose new energy storage target to drive switch to renewables.
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Policy includes target of 20 gigawatts by 2030, is modelled on the renewable energy target and contains incentives for households and small business
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Divided US solar sector spars over trade relief at hearing.
(Reuters) - U.S. solar manufacturers on Tuesday asked federal trade officials to impose tariffs on cheap foreign-made panels, clashing with companies who rely on...
Could this major grant by Paul Allen signal deeper climate giving to come?
Paul Allen's ship, Octopus. photo: LongJon/shutterstock
One of Seattle billionaire Paul Allen’s major philanthropic priorities has long been ocean conservation and research. But we’ve also seen...
After the hurricanes, rebuilding for energy efficiency and storm survival.
The scope of the damage to mobile home parks and older neighborhoods along America's hurricane-ravaged coasts is enormous. More than 15,500 homes were destroyed...
Using outer space to help cool buildings on Earth.
October 2, 2017
—Researchers may have found a way to make refrigerators and air conditioners more efficient: Just shoot the heat into space.Using a natural...
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