But regardless of where we gather it, the energy itself almost always comes from the sun. Don’t believe me? Let’s think about ...

The projects are slated to come online in 2030 and power the equivalent of 350,000 homes in what Energy Minister Stephen ...

The combined output from wind and utility-scale solar reached a record 760,000 GWh last year, accounting for 17% of total U.S. electricity generation as the sector scales to meet intensifying load ...

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

A set of peer-reviewed studies and federally funded research projects have shown that solar cells can double as curved mirrors, generating electricity and high-temperature heat from a single piece of ...

A team of Chinese researchers has modeled the potential global benefits of installing solar panels on outside building walls, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The shift to renewable energy sources generally faces a significant bottleneck: producing electric power in bad weather. A ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Wind and solar power generated more than a third of Brazil’s electricity in August, the first month on record the two renewable sources have crossed that threshold, according ...

South Korea is targeting at least 20 percent of power generation through renewable energy by 2030 in a bid to lower its heavy ...

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 ...