At midday on April 7th, roof-mounted and ground mounted solar power in the UK generated an estimated 14,082 megawatts, ...

There’s a whole menu of different energy sources to choose from in generating electric power—coal, gas, wind, and so on—and some are worse for the planet than others. But regardless of where we gather ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Argonne National Laboratory) Solar is set to account for half of new electricity added to the grid in the United States ...

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new ...

A novel thin-film technology enables solar panels to generate electricity from both sunlight and raindrops.

Pivoting to solar energy is almost always a good thing, but a new type of solar power being proposed in South Korea is making ...

Since 2004, Austin Energy has been an early leader in solar generation. The sun is a plentiful resource in Texas, and when paired with battery storage, it can decrease Austin’s reliance on fossil ...

Solar energy now provides 7% of global electricity, doubling in two years and outpacing coal generation for the first time. Plummeting costs, down 90% since 2010, have made solar economically dominant ...

For the first time, renewable energy has overtaken coal as the primary source of electricity around the world, a new report says, indicating a shift in the global reliance on environmentally harmful ...

One of the key driving forces behind the expansion of wind turbines in Wyoming is gutting plans for future renewable energy projects.

Construction has started on a commercial solar farm near Connell that will help the Franklin PUD meet high electricity demand ...