renewable energy

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Renewable-energy sources carry burdens of their own—including the intermittence of solar and wind power, for which battery storage generally can’t fully compensate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Renewable-energy supporters said they were hopeful because the country had added lots of wind turbines on land — 66,000 in 41 states.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2021

Renewable-energy projects in India do not require environmental impact assessments, a loophole that has left the birds particularly vulnerable even as the country races to build its energy capacity.

From Scientific American • Jul. 27, 2018

Renewable-energy sources are becoming more competitive by the year, and, thanks to the fracking boom, natural gas has largely replaced coal as a cheaper, cleaner-burning fossil-fuel alternative.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 29, 2017

Renewable-energy generation requires the manufacture of many components, such as wind turbines, solar-photovoltaic cells, mirrors, lenses, batteries and energy-storage systems.

From Nature • Sep. 9, 2014