solar power

Spain’s energy network remains silent on the cause of the European blackout, but said a solar power failure was “very possible”.

The Democrats’ witness at the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency hearing on Tuesday was unable to say if the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spending $230,000 on solar-powered picnic tables during the coronavirus pandemic was a good use of taxpayer money.

Britain’s radical green agenda has been accused of being “stained with blood” as leftist Labour MPs voted down a bill to ban the government from buying solar panels made by slaves.

The controversial Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in California’s Mojave desert is going to close 14 years early despite $1.6 billion in loan guarantees from the Department of Energy under President Barack Obama.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is planning to clear 420 acres of trees in a state forest in order to build a solar farm, according to a recent report.

Attorney General Merrick Garland finds himself in the congressional crosshairs as Republicans on Capitol Hill intensify investigations into his Department of Justice’s alleged coverup of a solar energy scandal centered around a plant based in Nevada called Crescent Dunes.

Outgoing President Joe Biden’s Justice Department moved on election night on Nov. 5 to essentially ensure the cover-up of a potentially massive green energy scandal, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

Chinese green energy companies Jinko Solar, TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology, and Sungrow announced on Tuesday they have signed major deals with Saudi Arabia to build wind, solar, and energy storage projects. 

Parts of the U.S. will see a “rare” solar eclipse event known as the “Ring of Fire” on Saturday, prompting preparation from California’s electric grid to mitigate solar power loss.

Green energy stocks have dropped significantly in the last few months, underperforming compared to oil and gas companies, as high interest takes its toll.

Non-profit news agencies Mongabay and the New Humanitarian published a joint report on Wednesday that debunked the United Nations’ extravagant claims of “climate neutrality.”

Google is set to license its mapping data to companies in the renewable energy industry, targeting a revenue generation of up to $100 million in the first year in an attempt to diversify its revenue streams.

The first Republican primary debate included exchanges with Haley and Burgum that highlight the perils of paying China for “green energy.”

The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday produced a report that found “clean energy” investments have skyrocketed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, driven by anxiety over volatile fossil fuel prices and the cutoff of oil and gas supplies from Russia.

A man in Hawaii likely thought he would free himself from electric bills while saving the environment when he bought into Elon Musk’s promises about solar power — but all he has gotten is a Tesla nightmare. Ben Kulia’s Tesla solar panels were installed in 2018, but haven’t generated a single watt of power in the four years since. “I feel really mental anguish every time I come home,” Kulia said in describing his relationship with Elon Musk’s company.

Chinese solar power company Hoshine Silicon Industry was targeted by U.S. sanctions in June 2021 for allegedly using forced labor to create its products. A little over a year later, Hoshine stock is up 111 percent, the personal fortune of founder Luo Liguo has doubled, and the Luo family is spending a billion dollars to expand the company’s presence in Xinjiang province, home of the enslaved Uyghur Muslims.

Blackouts and brownouts as seen in California and Texas will spread across the U.S. if the “climate agenda” continues, Steve Milloy said.

All-day blackouts, skyrocketing gasoline and diesel prices, and an unreliable, nearly absent government are fueling demand for solar power in Nigeria, the local This Day newspaper reported on Wednesday, as businesses seek ways to continue to function without relying on the state-run power grid.

China’s state-run Global Times on Monday reversed a good deal of spin from Beijing by admitting that U.S. demand for Chinese goods is falling sharply enough to damage the Chinese economy. 

Lightyear, a Netherlands-based electric vehicle startup claims its new car, the Lightyear 0, can travel 43 miles per day using energy from built-in solar panels. The Lightyear 0 costs $263,000, or more than the houses of many Americans.

Michigan’s effort to end coal production and replace it with solar energy is being aided by a woke public utility that will halt it by 2025.

The Prime Minister of Denmark has said that in order to take on Vladimir Putin, her country will need to focus more on green energy.

The UK government will seek to construct eight nuclear power plants and expand domestic oil production in order to ensure energy security.

Half of backbenchers in the Conservative Party have joined a green agenda group to push ahead with Boris Johnson’s Build Back Better vision.

On Day One of his presidency, Joe Biden shut down the Keystone XL Pipeline and banned drilling on federal land as part of his plan to save the planet from so-called climate change. But one of the “alternative energy” sources he is promoting is on the skids, and solar power advocates say they need a government bailout.

President Joe Biden’s Department of Commerce has sided with Chinese solar manufacturers who produce in Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, denying a request to investigate the manufacturers for evading United States tariffs on Chinese products. 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday that his country will target “net zero” carbon emissions by the year 2070. However, Modi said this goal was only attainable if wealthy countries contributed at least a trillion dollars toward international climate change programs.

According to former Tesla employees, the company’s solar power unit Tesla Energy has a dedicated team for hunting down complaints on social media and convincing customers to delete negative comments.

An Arizona-based solar panel maker has announced a $680 million investment to open a new factory in Lake Township, Ohio, creating 500 American jobs in the community with likely many more jobs created in supporting industries.

The Heartland Institute said AOC’s effort to help Texans during the recent deadly winter storm was a cover for promoting the Green New Deal.

The image of energy-rich Texas is under challenge as a historic polar vortex slows or shuts down power sources like wind and natural gas.

‘Green jobs’ in the German renewables sector have collapsed by 50 per cent in less than a decade. No prizes for guessing where they’ve gone…

Solyndra is one of the worst scandals of the Obama era – and Ron Klain, President Biden’s chief of staff, is right in the middle of it. The issue is fresh again given the new administration’s plans to fund more Solyndra-type companies with countless tax dollars.

During an appearance on Birmingham, AL radio 105.5 WERC’s “Alabama’s Morning News,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) lamented the drastic shift in energy policy under President Joe Biden.

Rebecca Mansour warned Joe Biden’s energy policy proposals would facilitate further offshoring of U.S. auto manufacturing jobs to China.

Rebecca Mansour joined Dan Proft to explain how Joe Biden’s proposed energy policies could destroy millions of jobs in the automotive industry.