'World's first' solar-powered rail line opens in the UKIt could lead to trains running on solar energy in the country.By K. Holt, 08.23.2019
Facebook is financing a massive solar farm in TexasIt plans to run entirely on renewable energy by the end of 2020.By K. Holt, 05.31.2019
AI-guided material changes could lead to diamond CPUsMachine learning could lead to breakthroughs in strain engineering.By J. Fingas, 02.12.2019
6This portable, solar-powered oven was built for the apocalypseThe creator, GoSun, also has an electric cooler for your next summer vacation.By E. Alvarez, 01.06.2019
Stanford AI found nearly every solar panel in the USThe DeepSolar program sorted through more than one billion satellite images.By J. Fingas, 12.19.2018
California gives final approval to code requiring solar on new homesIt's the first building code of its kind in the US.By J. Fingas, 12.05.2018
Amazon announces recycling and green energy initiatives in US and UKIt will begin installing solar systems on its UK fulfillment centers.By M. Locklear, 10.16.2018
Chernobyl’s uninhabitable land is the home of a new solar plantThe plant can power up to 2,000 households.By M. Locklear, 10.08.2018
Tesla closes solar installation centers as part of layoffsRoughly a dozen locations are affected.By J. Fingas, 06.22.2018
Samsung targets 100 percent renewable energy use by 2020It's got some catching up to do.By R. England, 06.14.2018
California to require solar panels on most new homesIt's the first state where the renewable energy is mandatory.By J. Fingas, 05.06.2018
Google uses wind and solar to offset all of its operational energy useIt has contracts to purchase three gigawatts of renewable energy.By M. Locklear, 04.04.2018
Researchers improve spinach-based solar cells by adding blackberry dyeThe ol’ farmyard tinkering strikes again.By D. Lumb, 02.26.2018
Tesla will create 'virtual power plant' with 50,000 Australian homesThe solar-based project promises to stabilize power and lower prices.By J. Fingas, 02.04.2018
The state of solar installers after Trump’s tariffFor better or worse, policy still heavily impacts the energy industry.By C. Ip, 01.30.2018
Renewable energy may be cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020A new report points to the influence of China in reducing costs.By R. England, 01.23.2018
Nearly all new US electricity capacity was renewable in 2017However, that's partly because fossil fuel plants are dying.By J. Fingas, 01.15.2018
Thieves swipe a portion of China's solar roadThis is a road hazard you don't see every day.By J. Fingas, 01.07.2018
Renewable energy outstripped coal use in the UK for most of 2017But gas is still being heavily relied upon.By M. Locklear, 12.28.2017
13Biolite's SolarHome 620 provides power for everyday essentialsListen to the radio, play MP3s, charge devices and light up the night with this solar-powered system.By J. Turi, 11.15.2017