Tag: solar power
UK goes 55 hours without coal power, breaking record
In January, the UK government announced plans to phase out coal generation by 2025.
Senate tax bill could be ‘devastating’ to wind and solar power
Tax credits have fueled the renewable energy industry's boom, but the Senate tax bill "undermine[s] our capacity to use renewable energy tax credits, which have value only if they can be monetized."
Costa Rica runs 300 days on renewable energy
Costa Rica has achieved something incredible and shown the rest of the world what’s possible with renewable energy.
US solar industry sees phenomenal growth
The American solar industry is projected to triple cumulative capacity over the next five years.
Germany blazes past US, setting new record for renewable energy production
Germany is the champion among industrialized economies in going green.
World’s biggest coal company closes 37 mines as solar prices plummet
India's energy market is undergoing a rapid transformation as it moves away from fossil fuels.
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe receives $1 million investment to transition away...
"We are grateful and honored to accept the inaugural Henry A. Wallace Award and a grant from the Wallace Global Fund that will help us continue our resistance against the pipeline and transition to clean energy technologies like wind and solar."
Coal is in a death spiral as India cancels new plants...
The renewable energy sector in India already accounts for 60,000 jobs, and will add a similar number by 2022.
First utility-scale project on tribal lands to power 100,000 homes
The key is making sure there is a welcoming policy environment for continued growth of large scale solar, with triggers that can help distributed solar take pressure off the grid.
California generates enough solar power to meet half its energy needs
California and other progressive states are pushing ahead, providing a model for the rest of country.