If you built a potato-powered clock as a child, you know plants can generate electricity. But scientists are now developing sophisticated methods to harness this power on a much larger scale. The ...

Heat batteries quietly solve a major transition gap, storing surplus renewable electricity as heat.

Researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a novel Group Encoding method that accurately forecasts electricity demand using only On/Off device data from building energy systems. Tested ...

The European Union (EU) saw its solar and wind power generation surpass fossil fuel-based power generation for the first time ...

As efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensify, natural gas is anticipated to maintain its critical role in the U.S. electricity generation mix. Its abundant availability and reliability make ...

Today, the “green” movement is exacerbating the unsustainable extraction of the earth’s resources of minerals and metals just to support the generation of electricity. Without replenishment of those ...

In its latest short term energy outlook (STEO), which was released earlier this month, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected that total U.S. electricity generation from the ...

Many families and businesses feel a squeeze in their monthly budgets due to higher-than-normal electric bills, particularly in Southern Indiana.