Tesla's Solar Roof Is Cheaper Than Expected

Tesla will begin delivering its first solar roof tiles this summer at a price point that could expand the U.S. solar market.

May 12th, 2017

Tesla will begin delivering its first solar roof tiles this summer at a price point that could expand the U.S. solar market. Bloomberg's Tom Randall explains how the tiles work, how they're priced and why Elon Musk sees them as part of a solar-powered trifecta.

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

In this October 2016 file photo, construction continues on the Dakota Access pipeline. A hearing was scheduled for Friday, April 9, 2021, to determine whether the Dakota Access oil pipeline should be allowed to continue operating without a key permit while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an environmental review on the project.

Judge Delays Ruling on Pipeline Shutdown

Dakota Access was the subject of months of sometimes-violent protests in 2016 and 2017 during its construction.

Tiehm's buckwheat sprout at a greenhouse in Reno, Nevada, Feb. 10, 2020.

Old Documents Fuel Latest Bid to Halt Lithium Mine

The rare plant at the center of the fight has been on the government’s radar for more than two decades.

This July 22, 2019 photo was taken at a wind farm in O'Neill, Nebraska.

Technology Innovation Gives Government Leverage to Drive Down Emissions Fast

In this file photo, an ethanol plant stands next to a cornfield near Nevada, Iowa.

Biofuels Producers, Farmers Not Sold on Switch to EVs

They argue that now is the time to increase sales of ethanol and biodiesel, not abandon them.

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New Batteries Give Jolt to Renewables, Energy Storage

A technique incorporating aluminum results in rechargeable batteries that offer up to 10,000 error-free cycles.

People wait in line to vote in the Inussivik arena in Nuuk, Greenland, April 6, 2021.

Mine Opponents Win Greenland Election

The proposed Kvanefjeld mine could hold the largest deposit of rare-earth metals outside China.

A parking area with charging stations for electric vehicles at a public park in Orlando, Fla., April 1, 2021.

Can Biden's Plan Add Energy Jobs?

Even with favorable policies, it can take generations to create jobs in individual industries.

Reactors of No. 6 and No. 7 at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, Niigata prefecture, Japan, Sept. 30, 2017.

Regulator Bans Nuclear Plant Restart Over Lax Safeguards

Inspectors found malfunctioning anti-terrorism equipment and inadequate protection of nuclear materials.

A wall of election posters for candidates of the upcoming election to Greenland parliament, in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday March 30, 2021. The autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland, will hold an election to its Parliament consisting of 31 members, on April 6, 2021.

Election Shows Divide Over Rare-Earth Metals Mine

Greenland has the world’s largest undeveloped deposits of rare-earth metals.

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The US Needs a Macrogrid

To move electricity from areas that make it to areas that need it.

In this Thursday, July 26, 2018 file photo, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, left, with the main cyrogenic heating exchange behind him, and Thomas Farrell, II, chairman, president and CEO, Dominion Energy, speak with reporters at Dominion Energy's Cove Point LNG liquefaction Project facility in Lusby, Md., Tom Farrell, who led Dominion Energy for more than a decade, has died Friday, April 2, 2021 one day after he stepped down from his post. He was 66.

Dominion Energy Exec Dies Day After Retiring

Dominion serves 7 million customers in 16 states and is a Fortune 500 company based in Richmond, Virginia.