The threat of an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has created an “extraordinarily precarious” global situation, sowing alarm about the potential economic fallout.
Category: Alternative and Renewable Energy
Acres of Solar Panels Are Replacing One of the Nation’s Largest Coal Plants
One of the nation’s largest coal-fueled electric plants is being replaced with thousands of acres of solar panels and a test of long-duration batteries.
How Electric Car Batteries Might Aid the Grid (and Win Over Drivers)
Automakers are exploring energy storage as a way to help utilities and save customers money, turning an expensive component into an industry asset.
Oil Companies Expand Offshore Drilling, Pointing to Energy Needs
Shell and others say they plan to drill for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico in part because doing so releases fewer greenhouse gases than drilling on land.
Chinese Export Surge Clouds U.S. Hopes of a Domestic Solar Boom
The decision by a Massachusetts solar company to abandon plans to build a $1.4 billion U.S. factory highlights the risks amid a flood of Chinese clean energy exports.
This Arctic Circle Town Expected a Green Energy Boom. Then Came Bidenomics.
Generous subsidies are helping the United States steal green industries from Europe, as countries race to secure the energy supplies of the future.
Summer Has Long Stressed Electric Grids. Now Winter Does, Too.
Electric utilities, which designed their system to meet peak demand in sizzling weather, are straining to keep up during the cold.
California Has Dealt a Blow to Renewable Energy, Some Businesses Say
Some companies are leaving the state or reducing their presence there after California greatly reduced incentives for homeowners to install rooftop solar panels.
As Utility Bills Rise, Low-Income Americans Struggle for Access to Clean Energy
The Biden administration has deployed various programs to try to increase access to clean energy. But systems that could help lower bills are still out of reach for many low-income households.
What Ails Offshore Wind: Supply Chains, Ships and Interest Rates
Government officials and energy developers misjudged the difficulty of building huge clean energy projects in the United States, which has built very few of them.