The future of energy is a pivotal conversation, with solar power taking center stage. Two key methods of harnessing this energy are ground-based solar power and space-based solar energy beam. This ...

Minnesota lawmakers passed a bipartisan energy bill that omits provisions impacting community solar gardens and payments to small solar customers. Disagreements remain about the cost-effectiveness of ...

Green workers install a residential grid-tied solar array on a hillside in Malibu, California, USA. Peter Bennett—Universal Images Group/Getty Senior Correspondent When I had lunch with then-Sunnova ...

According to a 2024 report from McKinsey & Company: "While significant progress has been made in the nine years since the landmark Paris Agreement, the global energy transition is entering a new phase ...

John Berger, founder of Houston residential solar company Sunnova Energy, made a bold prediction as he spoke to oil-and-gas executives on their home turf in 2019, when Sunnova's prospects were soaring ...

Professor Yoke Khin Yap and his research group are improving the efficiency of solar cells one quantum dot at a time. × To sustainably power our digital future, the world needs more — and more ...

Discover which countries are taking advantage of solar power and how they are implementing systems to use solar as a viable source of energy.

Space-based solar power systems (or SBSPs) are different in that they collect energy in Earth orbit. There is no atmosphere or clouds, making this method much more efficient than on the ground. In ...

The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act signals a major shift in federal energy policy. Among its provisions, the law accelerates the phase-out of tax credits for new wind and solar projects ...

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