Tag: Solar power
Can mirrors boost solar panel output – and help overcome Trump’s...
Joshua M. Pearce, Michigan Technological University
Falling costs for solar power have led to an explosive growth in residential, commercial and utility-scale solar use over...
There are better ways to foster solar innovation and save jobs...
Edward Barbier, Colorado State University and Terry Iverson, Colorado State University
President Donald Trump’s decision to impose punitive duties on imported solar panels and related...
Why solar ‘microgrids’ are not a cure-all for Puerto Rico’s power...
Peter Fox-Penner, Boston University
In addition to its many other devastating human consequences, Hurricane Maria left the island of Puerto Rico with its power grid...
Energy wonks have a meltdown over the US going 100 percent...
Joshua D. Rhodes, University of Texas at Austin
Science is messy, but it doesn’t have to be dirty.
On June 19, a group of respected energy...
To slow climate change, India joins the renewable energy revolution
Arun Agrawal, University of Michigan
On June 3, two days after President Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord,...
Are solar and wind really killing coal, nuclear and grid reliability?
Joshua D. Rhodes, University of Texas at Austin; Michael E. Webber, University of Texas at Austin; Thomas Deetjen, University of Texas at Austin, and...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
