Renewable Energy

The solar power industry continued its hiring spree in 2015, growing 12 times faster than overall U.S. employment.

Forests can store up to half of global carbon emissions — can they provide the solution to a warming planet?

This fall, about 50 teams from around the world will take part in a competition in Australia to prove that their specially designed solar-powered cars have what it takes to survive the Outback.

Japanese paper art has inspired scientists to design a new thin solar cell that tracks the sun using cuts and bending instead of large, clunky motors and gears.

Would you drink second-hand water from a college dorm?

Four things to know about how the Clean Power Plan will change how you get electricity.

Tesla has just unveiled a line of home batteries, but they aren't much different from the batteries that currently power their cars, experts say.

A solar-powered plane, dubbed Solar Impulse 2, took flight this morning (March 9), embarking on the first leg of a planned journey around the world.