Wind turbines and solar panels are incapable of making any of the products or transportation fuels demanded by the 8 billion on this planet. Around the world, there is a growing belief that renewable ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 21: Workers install solar panels ...

For the first time, fossil fuels provided less than half of U.S. electricity generation in a month (March 2025). The shift is driven by increased renewable capacity (wind and solar), seasonal demand, ...

You might not know it from the headlines, but there is some good news about the global fight against climate change. A decade ...

For the first time, renewable energy has overtaken coal as the primary source of electricity around the world, a new report says, indicating a shift in the global reliance on environmentally harmful ...

Japan reached a new low in fossil fuel share for electricity generation, falling below 60% for the first time, driven by increased nuclear and solar power. Despite progress in electricity generation, ...

Britain increased the share of electricity generated from fossil fuels last year for the first time in four years, a reversal ...

Distributed energy resources (DERs) have become a major part of the power generation landscape, particularly in support of a ...

Editor's note: This is part two of the three-part "State of Energy" series from WOSU. Read part one: '25% generation by 2025': Where did Ohio’s Clean Energy Law go? The air quality in Ohio is getting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. This photo shows photovoltaic panels of a solar power station for ...

The U.S. exported a record 30% of its energy production last year, according to the Energy Information Administration, another sign 2024 was a strong year for fossil fuels in America. The U.S.

When radical environmental groups denounce the United States’ use of fossil fuels, they often romanticize countries attempting to wean themselves from coal, oil and natural gas as models for us to ...