A utility-scale renewable energy plant using wind and solar combined with battery storage opened last week, a US first, with the potential of powering 100,000 homes with clean, reliable
The spread of misinformation about solar and wind energy is leading some states and counties to restrict or even reject projects. Researchers say it''s a threat to reducing greenhouse gas
According to the new reports, wind power accounted for 22% of new electricity capacity installed in the United States in 2022, second only to solar, representing $12 billion in capital investment, and employing more than 125,000 Americans.
New Rules to Overhaul Electric Grids Could Boost Wind and Solar Power. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the biggest changes in more than a decade to the way U.S. power lines
Large-scale renewable energy projects, especially wind and solar power, will play a pivotal role in decarbonizing the grid quickly and cost-effectively to achieve President Biden''s goals of a 100% clean electricity by 2035 and net-zero emissions economy by 2050.
More than 8,100 energy projects — the vast majority of them wind, solar and batteries — were waiting for permission to connect to electric grids at the end of 2021, up from 5,600 the year before,
Hybrid Wind and Solar Electric Systems. According to many renewable energy experts, a small "hybrid" electric system that combines home wind electric and home solar electric (photovoltaic or PV) technologies offers several advantages over either single system.
Planned solar projects increase solar capacity operated by the electric power sector 38% from 95 gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2023 to 131 GW by the end of 2024. We expect wind capacity to stay relatively flat at 156 GW by the end of 2024, compared with 149 GW in December 2023.
A handful of enterprising renewable energy developers are now exploring how solar and wind might better work together, developing hybrid solar–wind projects to take advantage of the
America''s capacity to generate carbon-free electricity grew during 2023 — part of a decade-long growth trend for renewable energy. Solar and wind account for more of our nation''s energy mix