The United Kingdom has resorted to restarting a coal-fired power plant to meet demand for air conditioning after the nation was hit by a major heatwave. Temperatures in Britain hit 86 degrees Fahrenheit two weekends ago for the first time this year, pushing up demand for power as households and businesses faced unusually brutal heat….

The proliferation of renewable energy sources, especially solar power, has increased significantly over the past years, but the issue of how to tackle solar waste is becoming a cause of concern both inside and outside America. The United States currently has an estimated 149.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity installed nationwide. In the first quarter…

Japan is exploring ways to beam solar power from space, a project expected to be tested out in 2025 even as concerns remain about costs involved in such projects. Space-based solar power will involve placing solar panels in space at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers (22,369 miles) to generate electricity. The solar power that is…

SAPPORO, Japan—The Group of Seven (G-7) rich nations on Sunday set big new collective targets for solar power and offshore wind capacity, agreeing to speed up renewable energy development and move toward a quicker phase-out of fossil fuels. But they stopped short of endorsing a 2030 deadline for phasing out coal that Canada and other…

A new report finds that national renewable energy capacity rose last year, with wind and solar up 16 percent compared to 2021. Red states are leading the United States in both wind and solar power, according to the report by Climate Central, a nonprofit science communication organization. Texas, in particular, is a leader in both solar and wind power,…

Commentary Mississippi residents are consistently told that renewable energy sources, like solar panels, are now the lowest-cost ways to generate electricity, but these claims are based on creative accounting gimmicks that only examine a small portion of the expenses incurred to integrate solar onto the grid while excluding many others. When these hidden expenses are…

The largest public utility in the United States signed a plan this week to move forward with building a natural gas plant to replace a coal-burning plant in Tennessee, a move that has drawn concern from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and President Biden’s clean energy goals. “Following a multi-year, transparent, and public process, TVA…

Sun Cable, the company behind the world’s biggest solar project aiming to supply up to 15 percent of Singapore’s total renewable electricity needs annually, has entered voluntary administration.  The company had been backed by two Australian billionaires, Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes and former CEO of Fortescue Metals Group Andrew Forrest.  In a vague media statement…

California’s Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved a policy Dec. 15 that lessens credits for excess power for the state’s rooftop solar owners as well as alters rates in favor of those who purchase home energy storage systems. With storage, solar users can use stored power at night or give it back to the grid. “For…

New solar power installations in the United States are expected to fall by nearly a quarter this year due to a ban on parts from China. Solar equipment imports have been curbed by a ban on goods from the Xinjiang region of China over allegations over the forced labor of Uighur conscripts, according to a…