Wind Power

The U.S. is way behind on wind energy. The Biden administration's new plan hopes to accelerate the federal process with funding and lowering barriers.

After years of false starts, offshore wind is poised to take off along the East Coast. Commitments by states to purchase renewable power, support from the Biden administration, and billions in new investment are all contributing to the emergence of this fledgling industry.

The Biden administration just backed the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S., signaling that the political stars may finally be aligning for this energy resource.

Local wind and solar cooperatives have been instrumental in fostering Europe’s renewable energy growth. Now, as multinational corporations play an ever-larger role in efforts to decarbonize Europe’s economy, the EU is looking to bolster these grassroots clean-energy initiatives.

It’s a reflection of the growing, influential force of the clean energy sector itself that will be difficult for serious politicians to ignore forevermore. 

Green hydrogen's boosters say the fuel could play an important role in decarbonizing hard-to-electrify sectors of the economy, such as long-haul trucking, aviation and heavy manufacturing.

How rural America can capitalize on the economic development benefits of the ongoing clean energy transition.

Farms are experiencing extreme weather resulting in more difficult harvests from climate change. Clean energy offers a new source of income.

Plus, our final set of interview highlights from the 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30 class of rising young sustainability professionals.

Seventy percent of greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to cities so they must be at the forefront of tacking climate change.