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China just surpassed a new green energy milestone, crushing the west in the process.

China’s Green Energy Surge Has Caused CO2 Emissions to Fall for the First Time

Wind Farms Accused of Stealing Each Others’ Wind

Wind Farms Accused of Stealing Each Others’ Wind

By Frank Landymore

A breathtaking video shared on social media shows a mountain range in Guizhou blanketed in solar panels as far as the eye can see.

Wild Video Shows Entire Mountain Range in China Covered With Solar Panels

A man in the Netherlands made around $34 while charging his electric car this summer due to negative renewable energy prices.

Man Discovers Trick to Make Power Company Pay Him for Using Electricity

By Victor Tangermann

Energy prices in France turned negative following a surge in renewable output last week, causing a number of nuclear reactors to shut down.

Electricity Prices in France Just Turned Negative Because of Renewables

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have come up with a new way to store energy inside a modified concrete, a potential solution to a growing energy storage problem.

New Concrete That Stores Electricity Could Turn Whole Homes Into Batteries

By Victor Tangermann

The supply of renewable energy is soaring across Europe and parts of the US, causing prices to go negative. Investors are becoming wary.

Capitalists Alarmed as Renewables Keep Making Electricity Temporarily Free

By Victor Tangermann

The architects behind the Burj Khalifa in Dubai are teaming up with a startup to turn future skyscrapers into massive, gravity-powered batteries.

Designer of Burj Khalifa Now Working on Turning Skyscrapers Into Gravity-Powered Batteries

By Victor Tangermann

It's the "duck curve" problem. Solar power is providing huge amounts of energy during the day, creating a headache for grid operators.

California Now Has So Much Solar Power That Electricity Prices Are Going Negative During the Day

By Frank Landymore

Last night's event was the first Super Bowl to be entirely powered by renewable energy, an impressive feat for a 65,000-person stadium.

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The Entire Super Bowl Was Powered by Renewable Energy

By Victor Tangermann

These data centers are even more power hungry than traditional ones, and as every tech company pivots to AI, the energy demand steepens.

Artificial Intelligence

Coal Plants Staying Online Because AI Needs So Much Power

By Frank Landymore

A new startup called Anmtora Energy is investigating ways to store huge amounts of energy inside boxes holding extremely hot rocks.

Scientists Intrigued By Battery That Stores Energy in Hot Rocks

By Victor Tangermann

The first-of-its-kind geothermal plant will power Google's nearby data centers and could kick start a new phase of geothermal energy.

Google Fires Up Experimental New Geothermal Plant

By Frank Landymore

Researchers claim that in 2020, an astonishing 53 percent of all free-standing homes in Europe could have run entirely on solar.

Researchers Say Solar Is Getting So Good That People Could Start Quitting the Electric Grid

By Frank Landymore

Solar power is set to become the dominant energy source in the world by 2050, surpassing even fossil fuels if current trends continue.

Study Finds That Solar Power Is on Track to Dominate Electric Grids

By Sharon Adarlo

German startup Proxima Fusion recently grabbed millions to build a reactor that looks like a twisty French cruller doughnut.

Nuclear Fusion Startup Gets Funding for Twisty-Looking Reactor

By Sharon Adarlo