energy
Scientists Predict that Humanity Could Harness Earth's Energy by 2371
When will humans harness all Earth's available energy? In about 300 years, according to a new study.
Wind Power Surpasses Coal, Nuclear as Power Generation Source in US
For an entire day, wind power became the second-largest source of electricity in the country for the first time in recorded history.
Berkeley Is Digging a 400-ft. Hole to Reduce Emissions With Geothermal
Emissions could be reduced by 80 percent with a geothermal system that repurposes heat from devices like fridges and computers.
Company Plans to Dig World's Deepest Hole to Unleash Boundless Energy
The geothermal startup Quaise Energy has raised $63 million in funding to tap Earth’s deep subterranean power.
Germany Reconsiders Nuclear Energy In Light of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
The Russia-Ukraine War has the country reconsidering all aspects of its foreign policy.
The US Is Turning an Area Half the Size of Rhode Island Into a Wind Farm
The Biden administration’s largest offshore wind auction is happening today.
The World’s Smallest Battery Assembles Itself
Researchers have designed a dust-sized battery small enough to fit into the human body.
The Largest Lithium-Ion Battery in the World Keeps Melting
Ten battery packs melted in an energy storage facility in California, the second meltdown in five months.
Big Oil Has a Plan to Turn Appalachia Into Hydrogen Country
'It is an excuse to keep drilling, obfuscated under a new identity.'
Government Scientists Create 'Burning Plasma' In Fusion Energy Milestone
Scientists extracted a maximum yield of 170 kilojoules from a two-millimeter capsule of thermonuclear fuel.
The World’s Only Coal Carbon Capture Plant Is Regularly Breaking
A Canadian facility is capturing roughly 44 percent of its emissions after it shut down for part of June and July and all of August and September.
Citing Climate, New York Nixes Two Natural Gas Power Plant Plans
"Constructing and operating a new fossil fuel-fired power plant perpetuates a reliance on fossil fuels."