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 ...

You might not know it from the headlines, but there is some good news about the global fight against climate change. A decade ago, the cheapest way to meet growing demand for electricity was to build ...

Corporate America is doubling down on renewable energy, even as confidence falters over whether the transition to cleaner power is meeting their sustainability goals. The 2025 Forbes Research State of ...

Portland General Electric expects to add more solar power generation to existing projects — boosting the company’s renewable energy output, while also adding battery storage capacity to store that ...

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 ...

Across the country, renewable energy is becoming a familiar part of the rural landscape. Large-scale solar and wind farms are creating steady new sources of income for farmers and ranchers, while also ...

The region’s leaders must demonstrate the political will necessary to align national interests with a collective, climate-resilient future. “We’re baking bread in a dirty oven inside an enclosed room, ...

Israel Meléndez Ayala is a historian and writer. He publishes a biweekly newsletter, Crítica. Roy Jiménez walks with three bags of ice for his refrigerator during a massive power blackout affected the ...

Wind is all around us—whistling through trees, cooling us down on a hot day, or turning massive blades on the horizon. Though we often take it for granted, wind is a powerful force of nature and a ...

In the first quarter of 2026, Xinjiang's power grid generated 38.1 billion kilowatt-hours of new energy, up 28.3 percent year ...