Topic - Grid - Yale E360

A coal power plant near large housing developments outside Tianjin, China.

OPINION

Beyond Magical Thinking: Time to Get Real on Climate Change

By Vaclav Smil

Shipping containers stranded in floodwaters at the harbor in Riesa, Germany.

How Climate Change Is Disrupting the Global Supply Chain

By Jacques Leslie

Wind turbines and solar panels in Bavaria, Germany.

OPINION

Three Myths About Renewable Energy and the Grid, Debunked

By Amory B. Lovins and M. V. Ramana

A computer rendering of Woven City, a "smart city" planned for a 175-acre site in Japan.

Why the Luster on Once-Vaunted ‘Smart Cities’ Is Fading

By Jim Robbins

Opinion

From Homes to Cars, It’s Now Time to Electrify Everything

By Saul Griffith

The O'Shaughnessy Dam in Ohio is being repaired and will be providing power to the city of Columbus by mid-2023.

Can Retrofitting Dams for Hydro Provide a Green Energy Boost?

By James Dinneen

The Svartsengi geothermal power station near Grindavik, Iceland.

Can Geothermal Power Play a Key Role in the Energy Transition?

By Jim Robbins

In Boost for Renewables, Grid-Scale Battery Storage Is on the Rise

By Cheryl Katz

The 210-megawatt Three Cedars Solar Project in Iron County, Utah.

Opinion

How Biden Can Put the U.S. on a Path to Carbon-Free Electricity

By Michael Gerrard

Vendors carry used air conditioners through the Alaba International Market in Lagos, Nigeria.

A Flood of Polluting Air Conditioners Hampers Africa’s Climate Efforts

By Peyton Fleming

The simulator control room at NuScale Power's small modular reactor design facility in Oregon.

When It Comes to Nuclear Power, Could Smaller Be Better?

By Lois Parshley

An electric bus in service on the streets of Medellín, Colombia.

An Increasingly Urbanized Latin America Turns to Electric Buses

By Maria Gallucci

Maasai giraffe browse alongside geothermal power infrastructure in Hell’s Gate National Park, Kenya.

How Kenya’s Push for Development Is Threatening Its Famed Wild Lands

By Adam Welz

A photovoltaic system on a single-family house in Germany.

In Germany, Consumers Embrace a Shift to Home Batteries

By Paul Hockenos

Germany's renewable energy market is shifting from small-scale facilities to larger operations, such as this 70.8-megawatt photovoltaic park in Brandenburg.

As Subsidies Wane, Market Forces Drive the Growth of Renewables

By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

Interview

After the Storm, Puerto Rico Misses Chance to Rebuild with Renewables

By Katherine Bagley

The Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, England.

In a Stunning Turnaround, Britain Moves to End the Burning of Coal

By Fred Pearce

Utilities Grapple with Rooftop Solar and the New Energy Landscape

By Jacques Leslie

Pumping Up the Grid: Key Step to Green Energy

The U.S. can build all the wind turbines and solar arrays it wants, but until it does something about improving its outmoded electricity grid, renewable energy will never reach its potential. What we need is a new electricity transmission system, with the costs shared by all.

By Michael Noble