Renewable Energy

Communities are thinking big and relying on smaller energy systems called microgrids to gain reliable energy autonomy

Thousands of homes in Navajo and other tribal lands don’t have access to electricity. A $200-million federal funding effort aims to fix that problem with solar power and other clean energy

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, owes his superstar success to self-satisfied competitors who blew obvious opportunities

Two renewable resources, wind and solar, together have produced more power than coal through July—a first for the U.S.

Climate-related highway fixes and electric and hydrogen fuel-cell buses are among the projects getting federal help in a new round of funding

Politicians and nonprofit groups have blamed offshore wind turbines for whale deaths, but the science doesn’t support those claims—at all

Melting glaciers are creating a green energy windfall in Iceland—but for how long?

Investments in carbon-free energy will be twice as large as fossil fuel spending in 2024, the International Energy Agency predicts

Hydrogen could help make flying greener, but switching away from fossil fuels poses some hefty challenges

“Energy independence” doesn’t mean what politicians think it means

California has hit record-breaking milestones in renewable electricity generation, showing that wind, water and solar are ready to cover our electricity needs

The U.S. has never had as much wind, solar and hydropower. But experts say it’s not enough to meet future electricity demand