Climate Change California’s plan to integrate the West Coast grid is a great idea—that could easily backfire The state leading the clean-energy charge could wind up importing coal power from Wyoming. by James Temple 2018-07-11T11:04:00-04:00
Climate Change Grid Batteries Are Poised to Become Cheaper Than Natural-Gas Plants in Minnesota A new report suggests the economics of large-scale batteries are reaching an important inflection point. by Michael Reilly 2017-07-12T17:10:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Berkeley Lab Program Champions Neglected Energy Entrepreneurs Cyclotron Road is trying to provide a way out of the dead end that is the fate of most energy research. by James Temple 2017-04-26T00:00:00-04:00
1865 The First U.S. House to Go Solar The birth of a pioneering solar research program at MIT. by Brandon Levy, SM ’17 2017-04-25T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Google’s New Tool Says Nearly 80 Percent of Roofs Are Sunny Enough for Solar Panels The company’s Project Sunroof lets you look up your house and helps you decide whether to invest in your own clean power plant. by Michael Reilly 2017-03-15T15:35:00-04:00
Technology Hot Solar Cells: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2017 By converting heat to focused beams of light, a new solar device could create cheap and continuous power. by James Temple 2017-02-22T07:00:00-05:00
77 Mass Ave Solar Sponge Low-tech device turns sunlight into steam. by Jennifer Chu 2016-10-18T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Elon Musk’s Bonkers Plan to Join Tesla and SolarCity The eccentric entrepreneur wants his unprofitable electric-car maker to buy his loss-making solar developer. by Richard Martin 2016-06-21T19:37:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy China Is on an Epic Solar Power Binge China aims to vastly increase its already world-leading solar capacity by 2020, but it is motivated by more than just fighting climate change. by Richard Martin 2016-03-22T12:40:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy One of the World’s Largest Solar Facilities Is in Trouble California’s Ivanpah concentrated solar power plant has underdelivered on its energy contracts and now has a year to shape up, or it could be shut down. by Richard Martin 2016-03-18T13:40:00-04:00