I agree that we need to look for ways to reduce our energy use. So, as I read the op-ed “New energy sources needed now” (Dec. 17, TribLive), I was distressed because it was promoting the use of ...

Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year. Since the Industrial Revolution, humanity has relied on fossil fuels like coal, ...

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado is getting a name change. The groundbreaking research institute will no longer have the word “renewable” in its title, the U.S. Department of ...

Bitcoin mining’s hash price, a critical metric for determining profit margins in the industry, is hovering near record lows. Bitcoin mining companies are turning to renewable energy to reduce costs ...

With the rise of artificial intelligence, the United States is trying to satisfy an unquenchable thirst for new sources of electricity. Part of the answer may be deep underneath our feet, according to ...

The federal government research organization that has been devoted for half a century to renewable energy development has had the word “renewable” stripped from its name. The Trump administration, ...

Zanskar uses AI to identify hidden geothermal systems—and claims it has found one that could fuel a power plant, the first such discovery by industry in decades. A geothermal startup said Thursday ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The Trump administration has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, now ...

The US DoE has renamed the Colorado-based NREL the National Laboratory of the Rockies. A statement available on the laboratory’s website says that the change, announced this week and effective ...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, in April 2025. Credit: Gregory Cooper/NREL The Trump administration has renamed the National ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Federal officials on Monday renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory — which is headquartered in Golden — and removed any mention of renewable energy ...

Casa dos Ventos wind turbines operate in Serra da Babilonia in Morro do Chapeu, Bahia state, Brazil, on May 17, 2023. Maria Magdalena Arrellaga/Bloomberg—Getty Images As the world accelerates efforts ...