Alternative and sustainable energy

Solar panels create electricity on the roof of a house in Rockport, Massachusetts, U.S., June 6, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. Brian Snyder | ReutersWhen Josh Hurwitz decided to put solar power on his Connecticut house, he had three big…

An Orange-Bellied Parrot perched on the edge of a feeding bowl. The species is listed as being critically endangered.Margot Kiesskalt | Istock | Getty ImagesPlans for a major new wind farm in Australia were given the thumbs up this month —…

The BP logo displayed outside a gas station in England on August 15, 2022.Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBP said it is investing 20 million Australian dollars ($13.53 million) in Australian renewable company 5B, which…

This image, from Sept, 2022, shows a liquefied natural gas tanker arriving at a port in the Netherlands.Siese Veenstra | AFP | Getty ImagesThe power crisis gripping Europe has little to do with Vladimir Putin and it could be argued that the…

As a bullet train speeds by in the background, a liquid hydrogen tank towers over solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells at Panasonic's Kusatsu plant in Japan. Combined with a Tesla Megapack storage battery, the hydrogen and solar can deliver…

Heat pumps are becoming more popular for residential housing with energy prices increasing and the need to reduce use of fossil fuel heating systems.Andrew Aitchison | In Pictures | Getty ImagesThinking about a home heat pump? New and…

This image, taken in March 2021, shows the site where the new facility would be developed.Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON — Plans for a deep coal mine in the northwest of England were given the green light by…

Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden photographed on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Indonesia on Nov. 16, 2022.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesLONDON — The U.K. and U.S. are forming a new energy partnership focused on boosting energy security and…

Wind turbines in the Netherlands. A report from the International Energy Agency "expects renewables to become the primary energy source for electricity generation globally in the next three years, overtaking coal."Mischa Keijser | Image…

LONDON — Plans to reduce the significant environmental effects of aviation took a step forward this week after Rolls-Royce and easyJet said they had carried out the ground test of a jet engine that used hydrogen produced from tidal and wind…