Tag: Solar Energy
Clean Energy Projects Surge After Climate Bill Passage
In the weeks since President Biden signed a comprehensive climate bill devised to spur investment in electric cars…
Energy Experts Say Climate Bill Could Help Consumers Cut Utility Bill Costs
The Inflation Reduction Act that was passed by the Senate on Sunday could lower electricity bills for consumers…
Can Dual-Use Solar Panels Provide Power and Share Space With Crops?
In its 150-year history, Paul Knowlton’s farm in Grafton, Mass., has produced vegetables, dairy products and, most recently,…
Hit Hard by High Energy Costs, Hawaii Looks to the Sun
Recognizing that reality, state officials in recent years have gone back to encouraging the use of small-scale energy…
Afghanistan Tries to Stamp Out Opium Again
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — For years, opium has been the monster too big to slay. One Afghan government after…
Interested in Solar Panels? Here Is Some Advice.
Thanks to technological and manufacturing advances, costs for solar panels have tumbled in the last decade, making solar…
An Intimate Look at Mexico’s Indigenous Seri People
A light wind laden with the scent of the sea softened the stifling heat: The temperature had reached…
High Electric Bills Get Ready for Another Energy Price Spike: High Electric Bills
In Oregon, for example, electric rates fell almost 1.5 percent in January and less than 1 percent in…
How the Recoil From Russian Gas Is Scrambling World Markets
Mr. Di Odoardo figures that L.N.G. flows from the United States to Europe have already reached two-thirds of…
Will War Make Europe’s Switch to Clean Energy Even Harder?
At the Siemens Gamesa factory in Aalborg, Denmark, where the next generation of offshore wind turbines is being…
Bitcoin Miners Want to Recast Themselves as Eco-Friendly
Along a dirt-covered road deep in Texas farm country, the cryptocurrency company Argo Blockchain is building a power…
Frustrated With Utilities, Some Californians Are Leaving the Grid
The appeal of off-grid homes has grown in part because utilities have become less reliable. As natural disasters…