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Solar power is finally scaling up. In a wave of new investment in United States solar technology and power production, Italian energy company Enel will build a three gigawatt (GW) solar cell and module plant in the country...

Several U.S. states are repurposing closed-down coal plants into solar plants and wind farms. Among the states that have made the transition include Illinois, which is currently leading the pack. Nine coal plants will become...

After nearly nine months of renovations, African luxury and sustainable safari operator Wilderness Safaris has reopened Jao Camp in the heart of Botswana’s Okavango Delta...

The world's largest solar plant found in a refugee camp has begun operations at the Za'atari Refugee Camp in north Jordan, near the Syrian border. The project, which cost $17.5 million, was funded by the German government...

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President Donald Trump brags about bringing back coal jobs, but tends to gloss over the fuel's negative health effects for workers and those who live nearby...

Renewable energy has been taken to new heights, as the Cochin International Airport in India has become the world’s first solar-powered airport. Being able to claim the title “absolutely power neutral,” the facility...

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the country will leap forward with an impressive sustainability plan. The country is expected to increase its solar energy five fold over the course of the next seven...

The Mojave Solar Project has been online and fully operational since December and on Friday, a grand opening ceremony will celebrate this massive achievement...

Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation recently announced plans to build the world’s largest floating solar installation. The massive 13.4 megawatt plant will be located in the Chiba Prefecture in Japan...

A team from the University of New South Wales, Australia, just set a new world record for solar energy efficiency by successfully converting 40.4% of available sunlight into electricity. And what's even more remarkable is...

The race to bring cheap solar energy to the marketplace has become Dubai’s triumph this month, with its state utility company, the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), promising solar electricity for just 5.98...

The largest solar plant in the United States is officially fully operational. The Topaz Solar project in San Louis Obispo County, California completed its final 40-megawatt phase last month, making it the first 500-plus megawatt...

On the heels of his radical announcement to open Tesla's entire patent portfolio, Elon Musk just made a major investment that could revolutionize the solar energy industry...

Just after his radical announcement to open Tesla's entire patent portfolio, Elon Musk is now making a major investment that could revolutionize the future of the solar energy industry...