The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor geomagnetic activity on Jan. 31.
The Abundant Resource Solar energy is the most plentiful energy resource available on our planet. Every hour, enough sunlight hits the Earth to power the entire world for a year. Imagine a source so abundant that it practically dwarfs any other renewable option in scope and promise.
The boost in wind and solar production has also been larger than the increase in generation from natural gas, which remains the single largest source of power on the grid, generating nearly 44 percent of the electricity used in the US.
The president’s executive orders don't single out solar energy, but his freeze on climate spending could affect the industry as solar growth stagnates
China raced ahead building renewable energy last year, installing more wind and solar power than ever before and continuing to leave all other countries in the dust.
Though data for December is still pending, wind and solar output for January through November put the country's renewable output above coal for the entire year.
AI's voracious energy appetite is straining already outdated power grids. Here's how nuclear and solar energy could fix that.
A U.S. solar industry group on Wednesday unveiled an aggressive goal to deploy vast amounts of energy storage capacity by 2030 to help renewables serve power-hungry customers.
Legal experts said the president was testing the boundaries of executive power with aggressive orders designed to stop the country from transitioning to renewable energy.
The three standalone systems, developed by esVolta, are expected to reach commercial operations in the first half of 2025.
A bill to empower Wisconsin municipalities to block construction of solar and wind farms in their backyards was introduced a second time.
A new report aims to quantify the financial ripples of utility-scale solar, wind, and battery storage in Texas.