Renewable energy policy encompasses the laws, regulations, incentives, and legal disputes that shape deployment of low‑carbon technologies such as offshore wind, solar power, battery storage, and electric vehicles. It includes federal and state tax credits, grants, permitting regimes, and judicial decisions that can accelerate or constrain project timelines and investment. Interactions with continued support for coal and gas, national security concerns, grid reliability needs, and public opposition to infrastructure create a complex governance landscape for decarbonization pathways in the power and transport sectors.
Energy & Green Tech
The world's major oil and gas companies claim they are leading the energy transition. They spend billions on PR to brand themselves as part of the solution. The data we've reviewed tells a different story.
May 19, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Somewhere between 5% and 7% of U.S. households have rooftop solar panels. Many more Americans want them, but high costs, building locations and landlord restrictions are key obstacles.
May 4, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Land use concerns outweigh proximity worries when it comes to local public support for new solar developments, new research suggests. A team at the University of Rhode Island used the example of a 2019 municipal referendum ...
Apr 20, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Switching Hawaiʻi's power plants from oil to liquefied natural gas (LNG) may not deliver the dramatic drop in electricity prices that some proposals promise, according to a new analysis by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic ...
Apr 15, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Data centers, which house computer systems that help train AI models, are blanketing the country, a boom fueled by surging interest in AI and state tax breaks. More than 4,000 are already in operation, mostly in Virginia, ...
Apr 10, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
A new policy brief from Ball State University's Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) examines how county-level restrictions on utility-scale wind and solar development in Indiana are associated with employment, ...
Apr 8, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
A month into war with Iran, the U.S. government has opened its strategic oil reserve and temporarily lifted sanctions against Russian (and Iranian) oil and gas to combat rising fuel prices and calm financial markets. Even ...
Mar 31, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
As prices rise and the UK Government considers energy bill help once again, a new study warns that the country's approach to energy support is structurally geared toward short-term crisis response rather than long-term solutions.
Mar 26, 2026
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Business
New research suggests that concerns about relying too heavily on Chinese manufacturing are shaping climate policy—and could even delay the adoption of green technologies around the world. The study by Dr. James Jackson from ...
Mar 12, 2026
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Business
The EU is expected to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. How far along is it? "At its core, we simply don't know. We have a good picture of the supply side—how quickly wind turbines are being erected, grids expanded, and ...
Feb 18, 2026
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