Climate Change Relying on renewables alone significantly inflates the cost of overhauling energy Evidence points to the need for a broader range of clean power beyond just wind and solar. by James Temple 2018-02-26T11:38:00-05:00
Climate Change Serial Battery Entrepreneur’s New Venture Tackles Clean Energy’s Biggest Problem MIT’s Yet-Ming Chiang has launched a flow battery startup aimed at making renewable energy competitive with fossil fuels. by James Temple 2017-10-03T06:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Floating Wind Plan Could Finally Crack California’s Offshore Market Falling prices, improving technology, and smart public policies are changing the calculations. by James Temple 2017-06-30T07:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Clean Energy Is About to Become Cheaper Than Coal The inflection point has already been reached in the West, and by 2021 solar will be cheaper than coal in China. by Jamie Condliffe 2017-06-15T10:30:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Solar Installations Soared in the U.S. in 2016 And the rate of new wind installations looks primed for a surge in the next few years. by Jamie Condliffe 2017-02-15T14:25:00-05:00
Climate Change A Battery to Prop Up Renewable Power Hits the Market A startup has started selling a battery that helps solar and wind power operate in remote locations. by Kevin Bullis 2014-11-14T00:00:00-05:00
News Germany and Canada Are Building Water Splitters to Store Energy Improving technology is making electrolysis a viable way to store excess energy from renewable sources. by Kevin Bullis 2014-08-27T13:30:00-04:00
Climate Change Two-Bladed Wind Turbines Make a Comeback Wind-turbine designers are warming up to an alternative to the three-bladed rotors that have been an industry standard for the past quarter century. by Peter Fairley 2014-06-30T12:15:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy A Battery Made of Iron Could Improve the Economics of Solar and Wind Power A new type of flow battery could allow renewable-energy developers to store power until it’s most valuable. by Kevin Bullis 2014-05-28T17:02:59-04:00
Sustainable Energy New Battery Material Could Help Wind and Solar Power Go Big Low-cost materials could make storing hours of power from a wind farm economically feasible. by Kevin Bullis 2014-01-08T13:00:00-05:00