renewable energy

Yes, here in the upper Midwest, our wind turbines are winterized. And unlike texas, Minnesota is connected to a larger power grid.But back during…

Elon Musk got a lot of people excited when he started talking about solar roof tiles in the fall of 2016.But when they didn't materialize right away,…

The UMD Energy, Culture and Society students were lost in the weeds.Weeks of studying local energy systems, the transition to renewable energy, and energy…

Dr. Josef Pesch isn't having it."All I heard was 'this is impossible,'" he says. "So boring."A leader in Germany's community-focused renewable energy…

Germany is well on its way to phasing out fossil fuels and nuclear energy and replacing them with renewables.But in a stunning display of democracy (?),…

Jessica Looman is feeling pretty good about the state of solar energy in Minnesota.What's got the state commerce commissioner "walking on…

Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature is on Monday nights at 7pm over the summer. This week Bioneers welcomes clean energy entrepreneur Billy…

UMD's Alison Hoxie is a professor of Renewable Energy Systems at UMD and she talks about UMD's small wind turbine…