In this Behind the Paper blog post, author Elizabeth Telford – a postdoc at the the University of Sheffield – discusses the research article N2 fixation is linked to the…
AES pulls out of San Diego area battery project after local opposition
A community north of San Diego has blocked a major grid battery that a developer had hoped to build in a residential area near a major hospital. Independent power producer…
Fervo Energy inks big turbine deal to build more next-gen geothermal
Fervo Energy , the leading next-generation geothermal startup, is ramping up plans to build out new power plants. The Houston-based company has signed a three-year agreement with Turboden America, which…
New Jersey becomes second state this year to lift its nuclear moratorium
New Jersey has become the sixth state in the last decade, and the second this year, to fully repeal its moratorium on building new nuclear power stations. On a crisp…
This program pays nonprofits to take the time to consider solar
As a key deadline for federal solar tax credits ticks closer, a Massachusetts program is helping the state’s nonprofits get solar projects underway before the incentive disappears. The Solar Upgrading…
Xcel Minnesota is building a first-of-its kind virtual power plant
Xcel Energy in Minnesota is poised to become the first utility in the nation to build and operate its own virtual power plant. For the past six, fans and foes…
Bay Area startup introduces flat-rate, single-room heat pumps
If the U.S. is going to decarbonize, tens of millions of homes across the nation will need to make the switch from fossil fuel furnaces and boilers to all-electric heat…
Trump’s offshore wind opposition was never really about the whales
The Trump administration has often evoked the plight of whales in its efforts to undermine U.S. offshore wind development — despite there being no evidence that wind-farm activities are harming…
Global Ocean Treaty: Australia Ratifies
Iconic Ningaloo Reef on Australia’s west coast. © Brooke Pyke On 23 March 2026, Australia’s Senate passed the High Seas Biodiversity Bill. Your support made this possible. This is your…
Where does balcony solar stand in your state?
Balcony solar is one of the hottest ideas in renewable energy right now. Boosters say the systems — DIY kits that can be plugged right into a standard outlet —…