The Very Large Telescope benefits from some of the world’s darkest skies.Alberto Ghizzi Panizza/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images In Chile’s northern Atacama Desert, the pristine dark skies above the world’s largest telescopes are under threat from a proposed green energy project that would be built just a few […] Click here to view original […]

The coal-fired Navajo power plant in Page, Arizona. The plant, retired in 2019, was partly owned by Arizona Public Service. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office on Tuesday announced a $1.8 billion conditional loan guarantee to Arizona Public Service for transmission projects, renewable power generation and grid-integrated […] Click here to view original

A May analysis from the Rhodium Group estimated that the tech-neutral tax credits will drive an additional gain of 146 GW to 308 GW of clean energy capacity to the U.S. grid by 2030. Dive Brief: The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday finalized its guidance for the technology-neutral 45Y and […] Click here to view original

Solar motorways aim to improve public perception of renewable energy whilst generating electricity In Germany, Innovationspark Erneuerbare Energien and Drees & Sommer are working to improve public perception of renewable energy through motorways Renewable energy is being increasingly used in sustainability strategies of companies, countries and people around the […] Click here to view original

A solar field in Antonito, in the San Luis Valley. Aug. 25, 2021. More large solar power projects on public lands in the Western United States may finally see the light of day, thanks to a newly finalized plan that opens up millions of acres for development. But the […] Click here to view original

Rendering of Wendy’s new restaurant design similar to the one in Wasco. Image credit Wendy’s/PRNewswire A Wendy’s restaurant location in Wasco, Calif. will soon be pouring Frosty Treats and slinging its classic burgers and fries with electricity generated by a solar-enabled microgrid. SolMicroGrid will deploy, own and operate the […] Click here to view original