WASHINGTON DC - All of the nation’s coal-fired power plants but one are less cost-effective to operate than constructing new solar or wind facilities in the United States, according to a study published Monday by the firm Energy Innovation. Analysts compared operating costs at the 210 coal plants in the continental U.S. in 2021 to the
NEW YORK - New devices could each represent a major breakthrough in making clean energy out of thin air, according to their creators. They mimic natural processes to gather hydrogen, which is currently made using methane and uses vast amounts of fossil energy. One is the invention of a new kind of solar panel, 10
NEW YORK - Renewables are on track to generate more power than coal in the United States this year. But the question is whether they can grow fast enough to meet the country’s climate goals. Supply chain constraints and trade disputes have slowed wind and solar installations, raising questions about the United States' ability to
NEW YORK - The global energy crisis is driving a sharp acceleration in installations of renewable power, with total capacity growth worldwide set to almost double in the next five years, overtaking coal as the largest source of electricity generation along the way and helping keep alive the possibility of limiting global warming to 1.5
DETROIT - DTE Energy released its CleanVision plan, a 20-year proposal to dramatically transform how the company generates electricity as part of its clean energy journey, all while investing in a modern grid that is reliable and affordable. The proposed plan increases investment in solar and wind energy, accelerates the retirement of coal plants, and
SACRAMENTO, CA. - In California, there has been a multi-year war waged over the fate of a mechanism called net energy metering (NEM). The process involves customers sending their excess solar-generated electricity to the grid and receiving a credit on their utility bill at a retail rate for all exported electricity. A new revised NEM
PERRYSBURG, Ohio - First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the United States, today announced that it will invest around $270 million in a dedicated thin film PV R&D innovation center. The new facility, which will be in Perrysburg, Ohio, is expected to be the first of its scale in the United States. First
HEMLOCK, MI — Hemlock Semiconductor, the nation’s leading manufacturer of hyper-pure polysilicon used in the semiconductor and solar industries, broke ground on a major expansion project in Saginaw County Oct. 21. Company officials say this expansion project will modernize the manufacturing process HSC uses to refine its semiconductor-grade polysilicon and represents a planned $375 million
LONDON, England - A startup has taken a major step forward in tackling the global fossil fuel energy crisis, by making a unique "motionless" rooftop wind generator that can deliver up to 50 percent more energy than solar panels could at the same price. Aeromine Technologies designed a rooftop wind capture technology that takes up
DETROIT - In 2021, 40 percent of the electricity produced by the electric power sector was derived from non-fossil fuel sources. Since 2007, the increase in non-fossil fuel sources has been largely driven by “Other Renewables” which is predominantly wind and solar. This has resulted in renewables (including hydroelectric) overtaking nuclear power’s share of electricity
