Clean energy

Geothermal

Chart: Geothermal energy is attracting more and more investment

There’s a wave of renewed interest in the energy source, which could help the world keep pace with rising electricity demand and decarbonization targets.

By Dan McCarthy . 12 December 2025
Geothermal

Fervo nabs $462M to complete massive next-gen geothermal project

The Houston startup is part of a growing push to harness geothermal energy with new technologies. The funding will help Fervo finish its flagship Utah plant.

By Maria Gallucci . 10 December 2025
Clean energy

New York’s public utility approves plan to build 5.5GW of renewables

The move nearly doubles NYPA’s initial renewables goal but still scales back from summer targets. The agency blames Trump’s tax-credit cuts and grid challenges.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 9 December 2025
Geothermal

Cornell’s deep-down and rocky quest to unlock geothermal for New York

The university is drilling for geothermal energy to directly warm its campus upstate. The system could curb emissions without straining the grid.

By Maria Gallucci . 9 December 2025
Clean energy

New Jersey’s latest plan for 100% clean power comes at a tricky time

The state’s vision for a cleaner grid has support from voters — but faces serious challenges due to federal headwinds and turmoil in the PJM energy market.

By Rambo Talabong . 9 December 2025
Solar

Chart: Hungary is leading the world in solar adoption

The small European country unseated a longtime champion in a ranking of nations by how much of their electricity comes from solar.

By Dan McCarthy . 5 December 2025
Clean energy

Georgia hashes out plan to let data centers build their own clean energy

The long-sought program could ease cost and climate risks — especially if it lets renewable energy secured by tech giants avert a big buildout of gas plants.

By Jeff St. John . 5 December 2025
Geothermal

In a geothermal milestone, Zanskar claims major discovery in Nevada

The firm says it has found an unknown, untapped geothermal resource that is viable using conventional drilling — a first in the U.S. in more than 30 years.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 4 December 2025
Energy storage

The grid storage industry set a wild goal for 2025 — and then crushed it

In 2017, U.S. grid storage developers promised they could deliver 35 gigawatts by 2025. They beat their target and made batteries a key power-sector player.

By Julian Spector . 4 December 2025
Clean energy

Can the war on coal still be won?

Ten years ago, the U.S. was on track to phase out coal by 2030, thanks to the Sierra Club. Now Trump and AI are delaying — but not stopping — the fuel’s decline.

By Michael Grunwald . 1 December 2025