Energy

Plenty of sex, lies and videotape, but silence on pressing science policy issues from the presidential aspirants

High-voltage, direct-current lines could become the backbone of a U.S. supergrid

With prices for renewables dropping, many countries in Africa might leap past dirty forms of energy towards a cleaner future

Floridians will decide on a contentious solar energy measure, and Washington may pass the country’s first carbon tax

A few bold physicists—some backed by billionaires—are exploring faster, cheaper roads to the ultimate source of clean energy

It is a surprise (and frustration) to many that the facilities have not cropped up sooner

The U.S. surpassed the European Union in renewable electricity capacity growth for the first time, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency

No, but energy interdependence has made the U.S. energy supply more resilient to outside shocks than ever before

Electric cars could save the U.S. billions of dollars, according to a new report by the American Lung Association in California.

Eleven states now use wind to meet more than 10 percent of their electricity needs. Two more—Texas and New Mexico—are on track to exceed this benchmark in 2016

Fuel cells are better than ever but refueling infrastructure lags

How cheap natural gas and renewable energy are driving down electricity prices in one interactive chart