Following up on the history of solar power, I thought I’d run down the history of wind turbines a bit. Enjoy! People have caught the wind to propel their boats for many thousands of years. I’m ...

Hurricane Sandy and subsequent hurricanes that hit the United States often leave many electric utility executives, their customers, local and state government leaders and regulators contemplating ...

A hailstorm earlier this month has damaged thousands of solar panels at the 350-MW Fighting Jays Solar Farm in Fort Bend County, Texas, KTRK (ABC13) reports. “Golf ball”-sized hail fell in the area on ...

A panel on meeting the challenge of resource adequacy in RTOs and ISOs on the first day of FERC's June technical conference. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) convened a two-day ...

San Diego, Calif. — Farmers in Japan can now generate solar electricity while growing crops on the same farmland. In April, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) approved the ...

How do reservoir sedimentation and appropriate management techniques affect operations of dams and hydroelectric facilities? The authors cover the topic and provide illustrative case studies, ...

As 2025 unfolds, the utility industry and its workforce stand at a unique crossroads. Economic influences, evolving environmental policies and technological advancements are shaping the utility ...

As with many advanced technologies, proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis had its beginnings in the space program. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the first use of ...

In the U.S., the utility-scale sector has the greatest share of the U.S. solar market, with reports indicating that 70% of all new solar capacity added in 2023 was at the utility-scale level. Not only ...

A Sunwealth solar PV installation in the Symmes Valley Local School District in Willow Wood, Ohio. Courtesy: Sunwealth With peak demand growing, utility capital investments rising, and a growing ...

A new policy paper from the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, and the Policy and Innovation Group at the University of Edinburgh, argues there is “significant potential value” to the UK if ...

Image art by Paul Gerke via ChatGPT 4o. Tariffs and shifting trade policy have disrupted supply chains and project economics across the U.S. solar and renewable energy sectors. In this recorded ...