Solar
Ohio greenlights massive solar, storage and agrivoltaics project
Oak Run will be Ohio's largest solar installation and the nation's biggest agrivoltaics project, spanning 6,000 acres and totaling 800 MW.
By Eric Wesoff .
Land use
Land use
How the Biden admin is trying to boost renewables on public land
The Bureau of Land Management is making it easier to develop clean energy projects in the West, while trying to balance ecosystem protection — a tricky task.
By Eric Wesoff .
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Hydropower
Hydropower out of whack thanks to record heat and precipitation
In California, hydropower output is expected to double this year. But in the hydro-dependent Northwest, abnormal heat could cause it to shrink by 19%.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
Can America's canals double as solar farms?
Studies show that putting solar panels over waterways could boost clean energy and conserve water. The first U.S. pilot project is getting underway in California.By Maria Gallucci .
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Solar
Agrivoltaics finds new fans in US Senate
Agriculture and solar: a winning combination for farmers, the climate and now — thanks to two recently introduced bills — maybe the Senate, too.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Food and farms
Video: How solar panels and crops can thrive side by side
Step into the field to see agrivoltaics up close.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Food and farms
Can agriculture and solar farms coexist? It depends
At a test site in Colorado, researchers and farmers are collaborating to figure out what works — and what doesn't — when it comes to agrivoltaics.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Solar
Manhattan's largest rooftop solar array is about to come online
Developer Siemens overcame design obstacles to build the Javits Center rooftop solar system, which also includes a 3.5-megawatt indoor battery.By Maria Gallucci .
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Podcast
Climatetech's surprising bottleneck: Land access
How geography, landscape and the rights to physical spaces could hinder key climate technologies.PlayBy Shayle Kann .
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Food and farms
Biofuels are accelerating the food crisis — and the climate crisis, too
It’s crazy to put more food in our fuel tanks when there’s a war on. Or when there isn’t.By Michael Grunwald .
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Carbon capture
Carbon storage gets dirty: The movement to sequester CO2 in soils
U.N. climate report promotes soil as a tool to reduce emissions, but scientists are still figuring out how it works.By Maria Gallucci .
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