Solar power booms in Africa as new technology rolls out
New solar technology could help provide cheap power to many of the 600 million people in Africa who currently lack access to reliable electricity.
Want cheap electricity? Try net metering.
Homeowners and businesses that rely on solar panels and wind turbines have cheaper electric bills, thanks to a system called “net metering.”
Global fund stakes $1 billion on clean energy
Bill Gates and 20 of the world's top entrepreneurs have a plan for investing in great ideas. They aim to revolutionize the clean energy sector.
This tech tool helps communities prep for climate change
Cities around the world are getting granular with climate data, using a new tool called PREP to prepare for the local effects of climate change.
Google set to go 100 percent renewable
By 2017, Google expects to power its massive data centers and offices with 100 percent renewable energy, everywhere in the world.
Solar energy comes in big and small packages
Different technologies capture the sun's light or heat to generate power. It may be done on a large or small scale.
U.S. island in South Pacific goes solar
Remote Ta'ū Island in American Samoa switched from burning 300 gallons of diesel fuel a day to nearly 100 percent solar power. How did they do it?
The adventures of ‘Energy Cat’ [video]
The cat is out of the bag: Renewable energy is the future. Thomas, the Energy Cat, tells us how all the sun and wind around us can power the planet.
Kerry: World should keep moving forward on climate change [video]
It's been a historic year in the fight against climate change, but we can't stop now, John Kerry said at the U.N. climate conference in Morocco.