Richard Martin
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The One and Only Texas Wind Boom
Wind power has transformed the heart of fossil-fuel country. Can the rest of the United States follow suit? → Read More
Why We Still Don’t Have Better Batteries
Startups with novel chemistries tend to falter before they reach full production. → Read More
Better Lithium Batteries to Get a Test Flight
The batteries should last twice as long as comparably sized rivals. → Read More
With SolarCity Cuts, Elon Musk’s Magic May Be Wearing Thin
As demand for its rooftop solar panels slows, SolarCity cuts costs and seeks a fundamentally new strategy. → Read More
Huge British Nuclear Project Becomes a Diplomatic Flash Point
Hinkley Point’s demise could mark the end of the era of behemoth nuclear plants. → Read More
Huge British Nuclear Project Becomes a Diplomatic Flash Point
Hinkley Point’s demise could mark the end of the era of behemoth nuclear plants. → Read More
China’s Solar Binge Is Turning Into a Hangover
Record growth in the first half of 2016 sounds great for renewable energy, but the country has far more solar power than it can use. → Read More
Can We Help the Losers in Climate Change?
The demise of the coal industry should start a discussion of how we will respond to the economic upheaval caused by global warming. → Read More
In Texas Oil Country, Wind Is Straining the Grid
A new $8 billion electricity transmission system is now complete, but it’s already nearing maximum capacity. → Read More
New York State Has a Plan to Rescue Nuclear Power
Ratepayers will subsidize unprofitable nuclear plants in order to reach the state’s clean-energy goals. → Read More
Fail-Safe Nuclear Power
Cheaper and cleaner nuclear plants could finally become reality—but not in the United States, where the technology was invented more than 50 years ago. → Read More
This week’s big step in making cheaper and more efficient solar cells
Perovskite crystals could be engineered to far outperform silicon. → Read More
A New Way of Looking at Solar Cells
Perovskite crystals could be engineered to far outperform silicon. → Read More
The Internet of Things Could Keep Dirty Coal Plants in Business
Digitization promises lower annual emissions but could increase them over plants’ lifetimes. → Read More
Wind Fuels the North Sea’s Next Energy Boom
As oil declines, huge wind farms are providing electricity to Northern Europe. → Read More
Obama’s Ambitious Clean-Energy Goal Will Depend on Nuclear—and the Next President
Leaders of the U.S., Mexico, and Canada are expected to call for half of North America’s electricity to come from non-emitting sources by 2025, but getting there isn’t going to be easy. → Read More
Tesla-SolarCity Success Depends on Battery Technology That Doesn’t Yet Exist
Elon Musk is making bold claims about creating a new energy company, but the key ingredient to make it work remains elusive. → Read More
Elon Musk’s Bonkers Plan to Join Tesla and SolarCity
The eccentric entrepreneur wants his unprofitable electric-car maker to buy his loss-making solar developer. → Read More
U.S. Government Wants to Jump-Start Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors
The Department of Energy’s $82 million in funding is a small step in commercializing advanced reactors, and much more is needed. → Read More