Energy

How a nuclear disaster turned Fukushima into a renewables leader

Following the 2011 triple disaster — and the subsequent cratering of support for nuclear energy — Fukushima Prefecture has pos...

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Rural Australia is pockmarked with small dams. Researchers say they could also be ‘batteries’

At the Goudemand apartment building in Arras, France, a stagnant pool of green water about 30 centimetres deep sits on top of a ...

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Renewables surge, yet carbon emissions hit record. What gives?

The world’s emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide rose to record levels last year, according to a new report from the Intern...

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In the middle of war, Ukraine is building a wind farm

The Ukrainian energy company DTEK on Friday hit a milestone in the war-torn nation’s audacious bid to remake its energy economy ...

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As Millions of Solar Panels Age Out, Recyclers Hope to Cash In

Solar panels have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, but they contain valuable metals, including silver and copper. With a surge of exp...

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A new alliance for ‘high quality’ carbon removal highlights tensions within the industry

Eight years ago, the field of carbon removal amounted to a handful of academic lab projects and a few fledgling companies working ...

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Growing winter food – and community spirit – in a geothermal greenhouse

Tucked near a highway underpass, a greenhouse glows faintly in the cold night. Inside, volunteers stand in the warmth, crowded aro...

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Fighting Climate Change Was Costly. Now It’s Profitable.

It is a good time to be in the decarbonization business in the United States. The Inflation Reduction Act—with its $374 billion...

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Shell directors personally sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy

Claimants ClientEarth say the oil company’s plan puts the company at financial risk as the world transitions to clean energy...

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Why Not Cover Ugly Parking Lots With Solar Panels?

The French Senate has approved a bill requiring new and existing lots with more than 80 spaces to be at least half covered with ...

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Sun Cable demise shows renewable energy mega projects ‘really hard’

The collapse of plans by two of Australia's richest people to export solar power from the country's sun-drenched north to Singapor...

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The Quest to Defuse Guyana’s Carbon Bomb

A former BP lawyer is going up against Exxon—and her own country—in a bid to stop offshore oil drilling before disaster strike...

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