This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Inside the vast QCells factory in Cartersville, Georgia, workers — and a bevy of robots — move ultra-thin slices of polysilicon through a lengthy series of machines and chemical baths to transform them into what are known as […]
Over the past year, I have been noodling over the possibility of installing solar panels on my roof. This simple curiosity eventually turned into action — I got several quotes for what solar installation might cost. It was at that point that I discovered a 2017 Indiana state law that makes installing solar financially difficult […]
A state economic development board voted Thursday to give state tax refunds to an international renewable energy company looking to invest $307 million to build a 188-megawatt solar installation in Fleming County. The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority awards most financial incentives including grants, tax breaks and more to companies through the Cabinet for Economic […]
While green advocates commonly use the terms renewable, sustainable, and net zero to describe their efforts, the dirty little secret is that much of the waste from solar panels and wind turbines is ending up in landfills.Â
