The United States and the world are in a race against time to shift from greenhouse gas producing energy sources to carbon-free ones, which at this point means either nuclear plants, hydroelectric ...

This story was originally published by The Conversation. Drive through the plains of Iowa or Kansas and you’ll see more than rows of corn, wheat and soybeans. You’ll also see towering wind turbines ...

The growing importance of wind and solar energy to the U.S. power grid, and the rise of electric vehicles, are all key to the nation's growing need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, lower carbon ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2024 – Solar power is currently the fastest growing energy sector worldwide. Solar photovoltaic power plants convert sunlight into electricity and their vast potential for ...

Renewables now make up 47 per cent of electricity supplies in the UK, with electricity generation up by 6 per cent compared to 2024 The UK’s fleet of wind, biomass and solar power plants all set new ...

Scientists in Morocco have evaluated how hybrid wind solar plants may be combined with pumped hydro storage to power remote rural areas. The proposed system was found to have an LCOE $0.03831/kWh and ...

Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group has unveiled what it says is the world’s first floating wind turbine, solar farm, and fish farm combination. The hybrid floating wind, solar, and fish farm – or ...

EIA’s latest monthly “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through July 31, 2025), once again confirms that solar is the fastest growing among the major sources of US electricity. In July alone, ...

In February 2021, the electric grid failed in Texas. "People were literally burning furniture inside their house for heat," Selena Xie, president of the Austin EMS Association, told USA TODAY.

Their sleek curves offer the first clue that the half dozen benches scattered around downtown Tehachapi aren’t run-of-the-mill spots for the public to sit. Plaques on those benches say, “I’m Gus made ...