Energy

Surveys of Great Plains mayors show policies push “conservation,” “air quality,” “energy savings”

This week powerful radio waves will disturb the ionosphere to probe satellite disruptions and create strange glows

A thin film coating can chill a vat of water to 15 degress Fahrenheit cooler than its surroundings, by absorbing—and then emitting—the sun's infrared rays. Christopher Intagliata reports.

The findings counter claims by some, including in the Trump administration, that the adoption of wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy are driving up U.S. energy costs

Wastewater injection has created seismic problems in states like Oklahoma and Texas—but there are ways to mitigate the rumbling

Researchers at The Ohio State University have discovered a way to improve the performance of turbine engines, including those used for transportation and in electricity generation

In a new episode of the BBC World Service’s podcast “CrowdScience,” listener Michael in Kingston, Jamaica, asks the question, “Why can’t we use energy from the waves of the sea to create all the electricity we need?”

Utilities are expected to bring another 36 GW of natural gas power plants online by the end of 2018. This expansion will follow five years of declining coal power plant capacity in the U.S. as low natural gas prices continue to challenge the coal fleet

Storing solar energy for nighttime use is less green than just sending it straight to the grid

Scientists at the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory have developed a “better way” to make hydrogen using renewable energy, according to a paper published this month in Nature Energy

The exit would deal a heavy blow to multibillion-dollar nuclear fusion experiments

The reverse is a bitter blow to Native American tribes and climate activists after months of protests