The recently opened 650-megawatt Witznitz solar energy park, built on a former mining site, in Saxony, Witznitz, Germany on July 3, 2024. In the background is the Lippendorf coal-fired power plant. Hendrik Schmidt / picture alliance via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. Renewables are now...