Green Energy

The UK’s march towards a greener future was dealt several blows over the last year, but ended with the return of optimism as 2023 came to an end. Despite a failed offshore wind auction in the summer, two of the biggest developers in the North Sea in December produced some good news. It was also […]

When two new Montana wind farms come online, the state will have more nameplate capacity in wind than in coal. Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated output in megawatts when a source of power operates in optimal conditions. According to US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, Montana coal plants provided 1,631 megawatts (MW) of nameplate […]

Oh the irony, it burns. On the one hand, public officials in the iconic coal-producing state of West Virginia love to rant against renewable energy investing, while the other hand  has loaded up a $290 million incentive package to reel in the Massachusetts-based US energy storage startup Form Energy. The company is setting up its […]

When a lightning storm knocked out power in Doris Brown’s Northeast Houston neighborhood this summer, her solar-powered home suddenly became a refuge for frantic neighbors left without electricity. The impromptu guests were able to charge their cellphones, power up their CPAP and portable oxygen machines, and take hot showers. Brown’s single-family home has had solar […]

You’re inside on a scorching 40°C day, running your air conditioner on full for extended hours. Normally, you might worry about cost—or even the impact on the grid or the environment. But you’ve got solar on your roof, so you should be producing plenty of power to offset your aircon. This line of thinking is […]

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) researchers have developed a new modular construction method capable of building structures by assembling modular components within a short time, particularly in cases of emergencies or disasters. The modular construction method involves fabricating about 70% to 80% of the major members and components of the […]

In Germany, there are millions of small firing systems; wood-burning stoves for domestic use in which logs are burned. In the process, a lot of particulate and gaseous pollutants are released into the atmosphere: ultrafine soot particles, carbon monoxide, highly volatile organic substances such as formaldehyde, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and many more. The number […]

Solar energy is one of the great hopes when it comes to the energy transition. Research in this future-oriented field is accordingly extensive. One of the biggest challenges is finding the perfect material. In terms of efficiency, silicon is currently hard to beat. However, it has serious disadvantages: it is too rigid and heavy and […]

Solar stocks have gotten decimated this year amid high interest rates spurred by the Federal Reserve to tame inflation. Customers have been reluctant to spend on installations, and companies’ investment projects have gotten more expensive. A policy change that lowered solar energy incentives in California also impacted the industry in the US. The state slashed […]

Germany’s budget crisis is threatening planned government support for its domestic solar manufacturers, in what could prove to be the death knell for an industry that was once world-leading but got undercut by cheaper Chinese imports. Europe’s biggest economy aims to produce 80% of electricity from renewable sources but has become increasingly dependent on imported […]