Israel builds world's largest solar tower

The Ashalim project, which is being constructed in the Negev desert, will have four different plots, three of which are being built in the first phase. The solar tower is the centerpiece at 250 meters high.

Wind power now runs all the electric passenger trains in the Netherlands

Dutch railway company NS announced its entire electric train fleet is running on 100-percent wind power as of January 1, 2017, ushering in a new era of green transportation.

Sweden breaks wind power record after intense weather and storms

Sweden has generated more energy from wind power than it ever has before. Nearly 5.7 million kWh of wind power was generated as the country harvested the effects of "Storm Urd".

Milestones for solar power reached by Scotland

Scotland had achieved two new solar power ‘milestones’ during 2016, with over 200MW of installed capacity solar photo-voltaic (PV) systems at over 50,000 locations across the country.

Emerging Markets Lead the Way to Cheapest-Ever Solar Energy

Energy experts have long predicted we'd eventually shift from fossil fuels to clean energy. They were right, but there have been a few surprises along the way.

Normandy, France Builds World's First Solar-Road

A small town in Normandy, France, claims to have become the first place in the world to install a solar-power road.

Las Vegas Now Draws 100% of its Energy From Renewables

Sin City has become one of the few cities in the world that is powered entirely by sustainable energy sources.

Canada's Building a Plant That Will Make Fuel Out of Poop

One idea is that a sewage treatment plant could use the energy created by the waste it processes to process more waste; in other words, a closed-loop operation with zero net energy and zero residuals.

USA Installs Record Amount of Solar Power With 192% Growth

According to a newly-released study, the USA solar market has surged past all previous records set by installing 4,143 megawatts of solar power in it’s third quarter – 191% more than the fourth quarter of 2015.

China leads the world in solar power installations

China this year continued to lead the world in new solar power installations with more than 50GW of cumulative photovoltaic power, followed by Japan and the U.S., according to a new report.

The first major offshore wind project in the U.S. is now powering an island

The country’s first offshore wind project will produce enough electricity to power 17,000 average homes. It will provide all the island’s electricity needs, supplanting its old diesel generators and will also send electricity onto the mainland grid.

UK gets new waste-to-energy plant

The plant in UK will recycle more than 100,000 tonnes of organic waste every year to generate enough renewable energy to power 10,000 homes across the region.

Google says it will run entirely on renewable energy by next year

Google announced this week that it is on target to achieve 100-percent renewable energy in 2017.

Yet another country to phase out coal, and other good news

Portuguese environment minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes has confirmed that his country will stop burning coal by 2030 at the latest.

Morocco aims for 100% renewable energy

Morocco—which recently hosted the COP22 summit to discuss implementing the Paris Climate Agreement—is emerging as an increasingly impressive contender in the transition away from fossil fuels.