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Renewable-energy growth has accelerated in 2016, but this may go down as a milestone year for one renewable-energy source in particular. Together, all renewable-energy sources are expected to account for 8 percent of U.S. electricity-generation capacity in 2017, according to the Department of...

Unsubsidized utility-scale solar power is now cheaper than natural gas, according to new analysis.

Tesla and SolarCity collaborated on a renewable-energy project in American Samoa.

Renewable energy will hit 9 percent of the total U.S. generating mix in 2017, according to the Department of Energy.

Renewable-energy growth hit a record pace in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency.

China is expected to slow renewable-energy growth for the first time ever.

A new study notes that consumers are more likely to buy electric cars if they have access to workplace charging.

The University of Michigan's team won the 2016 American Solar Challenge.

Tesla plans to make the gigafactory a net-zero facility.

Any automotive journalist has, by now, sat through many lengthy presentations from carmakers on Millennials and what they want. Some are insightful, a few are cringeworthy, but the basic message seems to be that they're very, very different and hard to understand. We'd suggest that's the way of the...

Elon Musk's updated "master plan" for Tesla includes greater emphasis on autonomous vehicles.

Solar Roadways will install solar panels on a section of Route 66 in Missouri.

Tourist railroads are one of the unexpected pleasures of travel. Usually operating on trackage that railroads no longer need, they offer low-speed rides through scenic vistas, including locations that tourists often can't reach by car. But along with historic railcars on many lines come older...

Tesla and SolarCity will construct a combined solar farm and energy storage array in Hawaii.

Homes now have the ability to generate as much power as they use, but only if utilities stop fighting decentralized solar generation.

Toyota's new Texas headquarters will feature solar panels on parking garages.

Chile has significant excess solar capacity.

Companies backed by Elon Musk and Warren Buffett battle over solar power in Nevada.

In theory, it's a wonderful concept: once their tenure in an electric car is over, lithium-ion battery packs with as much as 70 percent of their energy capacity remaining can be sold and reused. In practice, however—especially at scale—the idea turns out to have some practical...

The site of an Ontario power plant will become a solar farm.