In an effort to transform California’s relationship to energy markets in the western region of the country, lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill that would merge California into a regional energy market.
Read moreWorldwide investments in renewable energy need to dramatically overtake investments in fossil fuels as early as 2025 to meet United Nations climate-change goals, according to new research.
Read moreMass unemployment, public disenchantment with institutions, a restless body politic – these are some of the features of a brave new world that could come about if prices of fossil fuels suddenly crater due to the rapid development of renewable energy technology.
Read moreThe Renewable Fuels Association petitioned the 10th Circuit on Tuesday to review three EPA waivers from annual biofuels requirements; one of the waivers went to a company owned by billionaire Carl Icahn.
Read moreA majority of Americans think the federal government is not doing enough to protect the environment, the Pew Research Center reported Monday, but preferred solutions to those problems are divided along party lines.
Read moreThe outlook for renewable energy is sunny, according to a new report that shines light on international trends in energy investment and generation capacity.
Read moreGerman automaker BMW says it’s in talks to build battery electric models of its Mini cars in China, which would be the first time the iconic cars have been made outside Europe.
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As Oklahoma sought to diversify its oil-and-gas powered economy in the early 2000s, policymakers rolled out the red carpet for the burgeoning wind industry, offering generous state tax incentives and access to windy, inexpensive tracts of land — but now all of that is being reconsidered.
Read moreThe president will release his proposed 2019 budget early next week, and many expect him to pick up where he left off last year – with hefty blows to renewable energy funding.
Read moreMore than a century of energy colonialism by the United States has exacerbated the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s pummeling of Puerto Rico, a new study argues.
Read moreFirstEnergy does not need to refund customers $43 million for money it collected as part of a green-energy initiative to use renewable sources, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, because state law prohibits regulators from ordering a refund of charges that were set out in a rate schedule.
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The European Union has approved Poland’s $11 billion plan for developing renewable-energy sources, the EU’s executive body said Wednesday.
Read moreA group of major automakers plans to open hundreds of fast-charging stations for electric cars in Europe in coming years and use a common plug technology in what they hope will be a big step toward mass acceptance of battery-powered vehicles.
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While the federal government has scaled back its commitments to combating climate change, California cities are forging ahead: A new report released Wednesday shows San Diego is ahead of schedule in meeting renewable energy goals outlined in its Climate Action Plan, outpacing its own deadline to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as deadlines set by the state of California.
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Advocates of renewable energy teamed up with proponents of natural gas to challenge a plan that would prop up aging nuclear and coal-powered electric producers.
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New Zealand’s incoming government is hoping to make the nation greener by planting 100 million trees each year, ensuring the electricity grid runs entirely from renewable energy, and spending more money on cycle ways and rail transport.
Read moreA team of scientists has developed a battery that could solve one of the biggest challenges facing renewable energy: storage.
Read moreUtilities have recently begun eyeing abandoned coal mines in Virginia and elsewhere, but for a different type of energy: hydroelectricity.
Read moreAs the landscape of potential sources of renewable energy continues to expand and change, power derived from evaporation could serve as a robust and bio-friendly option for the United States and other nations, scientists reported Tuesday.
Read moreAn Energy Department report released late Wednesday concluded that coal, gas and nuclear are critical to the resiliency of the nation’s electrical grid, and that federal regulators need to do more to protect those industries.
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