NEW YORK — The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point” where solar and wind power will become even cheaper and more widespread, according to two United Nations reports ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plans for the Empire State to go green are going south as local communities refuse to build massive battery plants that would store wind and solar energy. One upstate town where a ...

Ask families in Germany and the UK what happens when more and more supposedly “cheap” solar and wind power is added to the national power mix, and they can tell you by looking at their utility bills: ...

Long Island continues to be a key driver in the state's efforts to meet ambitious green-energy goals, already exceeding the 2025 plan for solar power and electric heat pump installations while leading ...

Although solar power is one of our greatest green energy tools, some of the components of the solar cell are not so sustainable. A new study, aiming to find a bio-based replacement for oil-based UV ...

President Donald Trump wants to stick solar power where the sun don’t shine. The real-estate mogul turned authoritarian president has long railed against green energy — with a notorious enmity toward ...

A new solar device generates 15 times more energy: a breakthrough in thermoelectric generators converts solar heat into ...

Forget roaring lawnmowers and fuel-guzzling tractors. Today's solar companies are turning to flocks of sheep to trim grass and control weeds under solar panels. These eco-friendly grazers easily ...

Journal Editorial Report: The president believes his legacy is the color green. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press As nations use more and more supposedly cheap solar and wind power, a ...

The solar roof industry is such a new – yet burgeoning – industry that it’s not really included in local, state, or federal policy. Updating incentives, policies, and regulations could help expand the ...

A once cutting-edge solar energy power plant in the Mojave Desert that looks like something out of a science fiction movie may be facing its last days, according to its builder and largest customer.

A major solar power plant project that was granted over a billion dollars in federal loans is on the road to closure, with energy experts blasting the project as a "boondoggle" that harmed the ...