For Maryland to reach its Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) by 2030—which requires 50% of electricity sold by utilities to come from renewable sources, with 14.5% from solar in particular—the state will need to...
A grayish-brown haze stretches from one horizon to the other, turning the sun into a bright orange ball, like a sunset at ten in the morning. White flakes of ash drift down from the sky. A lingering smell of smoke gets in our...
According to a recent report by the Department of Energy’s U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “U.S. Shipments of Solar Photovoltaic Modules Increase as Prices Continue to Fall,” sales of solar panels continue to...
Renewable power and energy storage are teaming up to help the country combat global warming in many ways. Just outside of San Francisco, communities are making contingencies against the growing risk of wildfires. Last month...
From dams to casinos to billboards, nothing is done small in Nevada. Sun and land are large commodities, too. Recently, two companies tapped into those abundant resources in what they are describing as “one of the largest...
One person’s trash is another person’s location for a solar power station. A 5.8 megawatt ground-mounted solar array project located on the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund Site in Ashland, Mass., was completed and...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the solar power market has been dire, with research firms cutting 2020 forecasts by up to 20%. Residential projects face particular challenges, as consumers confront their budget...
On May 11, the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) gave final approval for a $1 billion installation in the Nevada desert 33 miles northeast of Las Vegas, which will be the largest solar-powered project in the United States. It...
Renewables are gaining ground in places where fossil fuels have been the backbone of the economy. Now, even in Virginia, coal is not the only game in town. Last month, Salt Lake City-based sPower, a renewable energy...
Public support for solar power is strong and growing, but it’s not always strong enough to overcome the high upfront costs of installation. To help home and business owners make that initial investment towards utilizing solar...
In February 2020, Wood Mackenzie released two reports predicting high growth in solar markets in the 2020s, but the global energy consultancy company is reevaluating these positive prediction sin light of COVID-19. One of the...
California has long been a leader in the field of renewable energy. Its pioneering role has not come without controversy. Recently, energy regulators approved a solar program in the state’s capitol city that endured some...
To make solar power more efficient, researchers are looking to nature for inspiration. Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) developed a bio-mimicking material that bends to gather more sunlight, just...
Id Mjahdi, located near Morocco’s Atlantic coast, is Africa’s first fully solar-powered village, according to CNN. Now, the country has its sights set on becoming a model for renewable energy. The solar power project provides...
On Nov. 21, the City of Cincinnati released details of a plan to build the largest municipal solar array in the United States—a 100 megawatt (MW) solar installation. The project will be installed approximately 40 miles east...
FPL SolarTogether, a new project announced by Florida Power & Light (FPL) is expected to almost double the amount of community solar online in the United States. Currently, there are 1,523 megawatts (MW) of community solar...
When it comes to covering advances in renewable energy technologies, the focus has primarily been on new ways—and incremental improvements—for bringing down cost. With prices for electricity from solar and wind now reaching...
As renewables expand their share of generating capacity in the United States, some sources have enjoyed a more rapid decline in capital costs than others. This dynamic of declining costs dictates which source will take the...
While renewable energy has the power to address many social issues beyond just the consumption of greenhouse gas-emitting fuels, the real-world application of solar and wind too often falls short of addressing these goals. In...
Federal support of solar power has been an unpredictable ally over the years, as politics have more than once cast a long shadow over the renewal of tax credits. This year, members of Congress have taken steps to remove that...
