Renewable Energy

Iron-air batteries have a “reversible rust” cycle that could store and discharge energy for far longer and at less cost than lithium-ion technology

Higher fossil energy prices and concerns about energy supply disruptions are driving the acceleration of wind, solar and other renewables, the International Energy Agency says

Many researchers see a huge role for hydrogen in decarbonizing economies

Around the world, researchers are betting that beamed power from space could be the next big thing for clean energy on Earth

Middle Eastern governments are ramping up their green ambitions ahead of the COP27 climate summit but show few signs of reining in fossil-fuel exports

Emissions associated with energy use are on track to increase by only 1 percent this year because of a boom in wind and solar power

A proposed 1.5-megawatt nuclear facility will supplement power from a decades-old coal plant that powers one of the nation’s most strategic air bases

Energy experts say localized solar plants could strengthen Puerto Rico’s dangerously fragile grid

A new contest aims to jump-start U.S. production of floating wind turbines to place in ocean waters too deep for standard designs

Though conservatives have attacked California officials for asking electric vehicle owners to unplug during a heat wave, experts say more electric cars won’t topple the power grid

A new resin can hold fiberglass wind turbines together for years and then be recycled into valuable products, making green energy even greener

Emissions models can understate the difficulty of rapidly reducing carbon dioxide this decade