Sustainable Energy The One and Only Texas Wind Boom Wind power has transformed the heart of fossil-fuel country. Can the rest of the United States follow suit? by Richard Martin 2016-10-03T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Why We Still Don’t Have Better Batteries Startups with novel chemistries tend to falter before they reach full production. by Richard Martin 2016-08-29T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Better Lithium Batteries to Get a Test Flight The batteries should last twice as long as comparably sized rivals. by Richard Martin 2016-08-23T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy With SolarCity Cuts, Elon Musk’s Magic May Be Wearing Thin As demand for its rooftop solar panels slows, SolarCity cuts costs and seeks a fundamentally new strategy. by Richard Martin 2016-08-18T16:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Huge British Nuclear Project Becomes a Diplomatic Flash Point Hinkley Point’s demise could mark the end of the era of behemoth nuclear plants. by Richard Martin 2016-08-15T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy China’s Solar Binge Is Turning Into a Hangover Record growth in the first half of 2016 sounds great for renewable energy, but the country has far more solar power than it can use. by Richard Martin 2016-08-09T15:30:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Can We Help the Losers in Climate Change? The demise of the coal industry should start a discussion of how we will respond to the economic upheaval caused by global warming. by Richard Martin 2016-08-08T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy In Texas Oil Country, Wind Is Straining the Grid A new $8 billion electricity transmission system is now complete, but it’s already nearing maximum capacity. by Richard Martin 2016-08-06T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy New York State Has a Plan to Rescue Nuclear Power Ratepayers will subsidize unprofitable nuclear plants in order to reach the state’s clean-energy goals. by Richard Martin 2016-08-02T16:45:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Fail-Safe Nuclear Power Cheaper and cleaner nuclear plants could finally become reality—but not in the United States, where the technology was invented more than 50 years ago. by Richard Martin 2016-08-02T00:00:00-04:00