Energy
Former Utility CEO Brings Solar Power to Africa
Duke Energy's Jim Rogers is trying to light up rural countries one village at a time
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Energy
Trump Wants Offshore Drilling, but States Are Choosing Wind Energy
States bordering the outer continental shelf are looking for carbon-free electricity as the Trump administration rolls back rules requiring it
Texas Got 18 Percent of Its Energy from Wind and Solar Last Year
For years critics have claimed grid costs and stability will spiral out of control before we hit 20 percent renewable energy. Texas is proving them wrong
Wind Is Expected to Blow Past Water to Become the Renewable Resource Leader
Hydroelectric power plants (aka water and dams) have long been the leading source of renewable electricity in the U.S. Wind power, however, is expected to surpass hydroelectricity by 2019, according to a new forecast...
Energy
Trump's Tax Bill Seen as a "Poke in the Eye" to America's Solar Future
Are tariffs on solar panels and cuts to energy research preparing the U.S. for the inevitable growth in renewables?
Energy
A Future for American Energy
At the first Science Meets Congress event, Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Future, energy and innovation experts from academia, government and the private sector talked with Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina about American's energy future...
Space & Physics
NASA Pushes for Nuclear-Powered Space Missions
The space agency’s Kilopower project could end a half-century hiatus for U.S. reactors in space
Why Solar Trade Policy Matters
Analysts say proposed tariffs on imported solar panel components could cut 88,000 jobs and seriously slow U.S. solar energy growth
Energy
Wind Turbines May Turn Slower in a Warmer World
Changes in global temperatures could affect air flow around the planet
Energy
Smarter Management Means More Inventions Get to Market
Rosemarie Truman, CEO of the Center for Advancing Innovation, says a better system of governance for federally funded inventions could lead to many more good ones becoming commercialized...
Energy
Shape-Shifting Metals Could Generate Electricity from Wasted Heat
A prototype waste-heat engine runs by cycling hot and cold water through its pistons
Energy
Atomic Age Began 75 Years Ago with the First Controlled Nuclear Chain Reaction
The finding that fission releases huge amounts of energy launched a scientific and military race to understand and use this new atomic source of power
Energy
Tesla Switches on World’s Biggest Lithium Ion Battery
The battery will feed Australia’s shaky power grid
Wind Power Is Getting Taller and Stronger--Especially in Texas
Wind turbines in the U.S. have grown both taller and stronger during the past decade, according to analysis by the Energy Information Administration
Engineering
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2017
Disruptive solutions that are poised to change the world
Energy
Repair or Renovate? Puerto Rico Faces Stark Power Grid Options
The island wants to upgrade its infrastructure, but must first wait for the lights to come back on
Energy
Science Meets Congress
Researchers and policy makers gather to discuss energy security and economic growth
Coal Only Supplied 2 Percent of U.K. Electricity in the First 6 Months of 2017
Just five years ago, coal represented about 40 percent of the electricity mix—a stark contrast as the country moves to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and tackle its air pollution challenges...
Energy Secretary Rick Perry Proposes New Regulation to Prop Up Coal, Nuclear Plants
The rule would guarantee a profit to any power plant with 90 days of fuel stored on-site in the name of grid resiliency — but experts say it will do nothing for resiliency and increase costs for consumers...
Energy
How a Victorian Lawyer from Wales Invented the Hydrogen Fuel Cell
The gas battery’s history began with a brief note to chemist and physicist Michael Faraday at the Royal Institution
