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Solar Grew Faster Than All Other Forms of Power for the First Time Solar power grew faster than any other source of fuel for the first time in 2016, the International Energy Agency said in a report suggesting the technology will dominate renewables in the years ahead.

"Bigger turbines, higher voltage cables and lower cost foundations, as well as growth in the UK supply chain and the downturn in the oil and gas industry have all contributed to falling prices.

Onshore wind power and solar energy are already both cost-competitive with gas in some places in the UK."

Offshore wind cheaper than new nuclear Figures from the government are seen as a milestone in the advance of renewable energy.

Designed by GW!

"Our new device is able to unlock the energy stored in the long-wavelength photons, which are lost in conventional solar cells, and therefore provides a pathway to realizing the ultimate multi-junction solar cell."
--Matthew Lumb, lead author of the study and a research scientist at the GW School of Engineering and Applied Science

Scientists design solar cell that captures nearly all energy of solar spectrum Scientists have designed and constructed a prototype for a new solar cell that integrates multiple cells stacked into a single device capable of capturing nearly all of the energy in the solar spectrum. The new design converts direct sunlight to electricity with 44.5 percent efficiency, giving it th...

"Upon completion by December 2017, this system will be the largest lithium-ion battery storage project in the world and will provide enough power for more than 30,000 homes, approximately equal to the amount of homes that lost power during the blackout period."

Tesla to help build giant battery for SA US-based Tesla and French company Neoen will build the world’a largest lithium ion battery in South Australia, with plans to complete construction before summer.

China just switched on the world's largest floating solar power plant By switching on the world's largest floating solar power plant, China is cementing its position as the world's leader in renewable energy - at a time when leadership is sorely needed

"The governments of Germany, Denmark and Belgium backed a pledge to install 60 gigawatts of new offshore wind power next decade, more than five times the world's existing capacity."

Germany, Denmark and Belgium just promised a fivefold increase to the world's offshore wind capacity The governments of Germany, Denmark and Belgium backed a pledge to install 60 gigawatts of new offshore wind power next decade, more than five times the world's existing capacity.

George Washington Joins U.S. Effort to Support the 2015 Paris Agreement President Knapp joins hundreds of leaders in education, business and state and local governments in response to the Trump administration’s plan to pull out of the agreement.

2016 still saw some progress.

It wasn’t entirely bad news. Here are five positive environmental stories from 2016. Amid the gloom, renewable energy proved a real bright spot.

The city of Las Vegas is now drawing 100 percent of its power from renewable energy sources, a goal officials have been working toward for the better part of a decade.

City of Las Vegas reaches clean energy goal

Could this be a game changer?

USGS Announces Largest Oil And Gas Deposit Ever Assessed In U.S. The agency says the so-called Wolfcamp shale in Texas contains 20 billion barrels of oil and 16 trillion cubic feet of natural gas that are recoverable by hydraulic fracturing and other means.

The amazing future in Tesla's eyes.

Musk Says Tesla’s Solar Shingles Will Cost Less Than a Dumb Roof “Electricity is just a bonus.”