
Speaker System Blocks City Noise
The system works like noise-cancelling headphones but fits over an open window. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Speaker System Blocks City Noise
The system works like noise-cancelling headphones but fits over an open window. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Blackouts Have Triggered an Energy Storage Boom in California
As utilities turn off power to prevent wildfires, more homeowners are looking to install battery backup systems


Nuclear Power Will Replace Oil By 2030
Originally published in May 1967

To Boost Renewable Energy, Australia Looks to Water and Gravity
Pumped storage hydropower could store intermittent energy from wind and solar power to de-carbonize the nation’s electricity supply

Futuristic Solar Plants Plagued by Glitches, Poor Training
The rush to complete concentrating solar power projects led to multiple reliability problems

Most Clean Energy Tech Is Not on Track to Meet Climate Goals
A new report says that only six of 46 clean energy sectors are making enough progress to limit warming to under 2 degrees Celsius

Coal’s Decline Continues with 13 Plant Closures Announced in 2020
The fuel is increasingly uncompetitive with cheaper natural gas and renewable energy

Methane Leaks Erase Some of the Climate Benefits of Natural Gas
The switch from coal to gas has driven down CO2 emissions, but leaks negate much of those gains in the short term

Rooftop Wind Power Might Take Off by Using Key Principle of Flight
A new device could open more areas to wind production by using stationary airfoils instead of twirling turbines

Can Coal Survive the Coronavirus?
Diminished energy demand and the high price of coal is putting pressure on the struggling industry

Solar Cells Only Good for Rural Phone Systems
Originally published in June 1954

2019 Was a Record Year for U.S. Solar Power
California saw major growth; Pennsylvania and Colorado could be the next markets to take off