Energy

A bygone talking point of the fossil fuel era was that high-paying oil, gas and coal jobs are irreplaceable. But the data show a more encouraging reality. Read More

Strain on electricity grids from climate disasters puts this software-driven approach in new context. Read More

The major corporate renewable energy deals announced in the third quarter of 2021 tracked higher than the year-earlier period, but well below contracts announced for the same period in 2019. Read More

Green hydrogen has its place, but it's not ideal for decarbonizing buildings. Read More

The Breaking Barriers initiative is developing two resilience centers in Atlanta that will be backed by a solar-powered microgrid with battery storage. Read More

North Carolina’s industrial-scale hog farms have long been a major source of pollution. Smithfield Foods plans to turn some hog waste into biogas, but critics say the project does nothing about the larger problem of waste being stored in lagoons and sprayed on fields. Read More

Heat pump water heaters use thermodynamics that is a more energy efficient way to heat houses, in industrial applications and many other uses. Read More

Here are a few of the key possibilities pending before Congress. Read More

Since 2015, more than 35GWs of renewable energy projects have been installed in the United States to meet the sustainability needs of corporate and industrial customers. The growing need has driven an entire new method of commercialization of renewable projects and created a new revenue stream. As corporate customers forge ahead with their renewable energy and sustainability goals, renewable energy technologies, such as battery and solar energy, are seeing great advancement. Read More

The bad news: We are rapidly depleting the natural systems upon which all life relies. The good news: We're awash with solutions. Read More