Recent research published in Earth’s Future suggests that covering all the world’s highways with solar panel roofs could significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions and road accidents. Benefits of highway solar roofs include reduced traffic accidents, clean energy generation and possible reductions in carbon emissions by replacing fossil fuel energy […] Click here to view original

FILE – Central Maine Power transmission lines stretch above the treetops in Pownal, Maine, on Oct. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, […] Click here to view original

Chena Hot Springs Resort’s geothermal-energy plant harnesses the resource for heat and generate electricity. (Courtesy Chena Hot Springs Resort) Army officials say geothermal energy could provide a back-up source of heat for Fort Wainwright. That’s why a contractor will soon be exploring the potential of tapping the resource in […] Click here to view original

The companies racing to build large solar farms across the United States are facing a growing problem: not enough workers. Now, they’re turning to robots for help. On Tuesday, AES, one of the country’s biggest renewable energy companies, introduced a first-of-its-kind robot that can lug around and install the […] Click here to view original

Community solar programs help homeowners and businesses cut their monthly electric bills without the cost or process of installing rooftop solar panels. They are also attracting the attention of some unlikely but familiar customers: fast food restaurants. Electrek reported that more than 130 Wendy’s restaurants now use community solar […] Click here to view original

Developer Hecate Energy LLC, which operates this 56-MW solar energy facility in Mojave, Calif., which it developed under an agreement with the Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power, now is negotiating with the US Energy Dept. to build a 1-GW array to repurpose a chunk of the agency’s […] Click here to view original