El Nino, La Nina, wildfire, floods, heatwaves – all these terms have been plastered on every news source, both digital and print for the past few years. It seems that the detrimental effects of global climate change have dawned upon us, it is not a phenomenon that “may happen” in the distant future.

We need to invest in renewables now

It is time to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels altogether.

After successfully lighting up their homes with solar panels and stoves fueled by cow dung, the villagers are now clean energy crusaders in a gas-guzzling country that overwhelmingly relies on fossil fuels.

An Australian scientist creates a device that pushes solar energy conversion efficiency to 34.5 percent, marking a new world record.

No source of energy is perfect and one of the traditional drawbacks of solar energy has been that it’s tough to generate new power when it’s dark outside.

A small US town in North Carolina rejects a proposal for solar panels in the area claiming that solar farms would suck up all the energy from the sun.

US electric carmaker Tesla Motors unveils batteries that can power homes and businesses as it attempts to expand beyond its vehicle business.