It's that time of the year again: time for Christmas cheer, office parties and top-ten lists. Here's our take on the biggest solar trends and news in 2010: 1. 15 Gigawatts! The Gigawatt Era The ...

The gas tax is catching up to electric vehicles in a growing number of states. Several states have passed or enacted new fees this year, bringing the total to 17.* Recent additions include West ...

Emma is a staff writer at Greentech Media. She previously covered environmental policy, politics, and climate change at Grist and the New Republic.

The market in Europe decreased significantly, from 22 gigawatts in 2011 to around 7 gigawatts in 2014. Germany saw a decline to 1.9 gigawatts of new installed solar. Italy's market, where the feed ...

India isn’t ditching coal. But its use could plateau and even decline with the right blend of policies and technologies. Despite market turbulence brought by the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 ...

The growing mismatch between Germany’s renewables capacity and the strength of its electricity network is leading to curtailment, crazy pricing and challenges for neighboring nations.

A big part of the world’s electricity decarbonization challenge lies in expanding transmission capacity for wind and solar power — and according to energy experts, Europe and the U.S. are ...

Microgrids on the March: Utilities Are Building Out New Business Models to Make Islanding Work As solar and battery costs plummet, microgrids are becoming more attractive for a variety of ...

A Massachusetts-based startup says it’s doing something that no other company has been able to pull off: selling lithium-metal batteries commercially. And they’re appearing first in drones ...

Eos Energy Storage, the startup that says its zinc-air battery chemistry can provide grid-scale energy storage at unprecedentedly low costs, has just landed its first utility pilot partner to test ...

In the aftermath of wide-reaching clean energy contract cancellations, Ontario’s renewables industry has found itself in a moment of “wait-and-see.” Earlier this month, the new Conservative ...

A diverse group of stakeholders in Oregon are hailing the passage of SB 1547, a bold piece of legislation that doubles the state’s renewable energy target to 50 percent by 2040. It also requires ...