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The Renewable-Energy Sector’s Relative Winners and Losers in the Megabill

The Senate removed a proposed tax on wind and solar projects in the version of the megabill that passed the chamber Tuesday, but an end to lucrative tax credits still stands to cripple the sector. read more

Senate GOP tax bill could crush wind and solar power, advocates say

A Republican plan heading to a vote in the Senate would quickly end incentives for clean energy and impose new taxes on some wind and solar projects, while boosting production of coal used to make ste ... read more

A California project would store solar energy to use when the sun goes down : NPR

San Diego has an ambitious plan to store renewable energy, using extra solar power to pump water up a mountain. This old-style "water battery" technology could be set for a revival. read more

Updated Senate bill slashes wind and solar incentives — and adds a new tax

An updated draft of the Senate’s megabill text slashes tax incentives for wind and solar energy – and adds a new tax on future wind and solar projects. The initial draft released by Senate ... read more

Solar, Wind Industries See Existential Threat in Senate Tax Bill

As Senate Republicans debate President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill, renewable energy companies are reeling at what looks like a worst-case scenario for the industry. The latest version of the ... read more

‘A very Finnish thing’: Big sand battery starts storing wind and solar energy in crushed soapstone

The 15 metres wide battery can store a month's heat demand in summer - how does it work? View on euronews ... read more

Senate Megabill Stuns the Clean Energy Industry With New Tax on Wind and Solar

Elon Musk calls the Senate’s latest version of the spending bill ‘utterly insane and destructive.’ ... read more

'Energy droughts' in wind and solar can last nearly a week

Mar. 18, 2025 — Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar will require better ways to store energy for use when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing ... read more

Battery storage is key to scaling up solar and wind power. Here's why.

The success of renewable energy may depend on battery storage 03:33. Rachel Harper used to work in the oil and gas industry in Texas and never thought she'd be working next to solar panels all day. read more

These batteries could harness the wind and sun to replace coal and gas

But now, a few of the regions that have adopted wind and solar most aggressively are finding some of that energy goes to waste because they can’t store it. Climate Leap ... read more

Why Is This Solar Power's Time In The Sun But Wind Hitting Turbulence?

For fifty years, solar and wind power have been promoted or mocked together – but now one looks set to dominate electricity production, while the other is growing much more slowly. CLOSE Thank you! read more