Energy

Edith Clarke was a pioneer in electrical engineering whose innovative ideas have been called the first steps toward “smart grid” technology

Two stories about nuclear energy

Texas will add nearly 12,000 megawatts of new wind and solar capacity by the end of 2017, and introduce new electricity market mechanisms to ensure reliability into the future

Imitation sunlight is a crucial part of making and testing solar panels

Reducing emissions is not a priority for the military

Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Heather Rosentrater—vice president of energy delivery at Avista—about her work in using technology to support the grid’s evolution and improve her customers’ experience

Science and engineering will have little effect if lawmakers don't craft policies to back energy advances

U.S. has to fund clean energy more aggressively or the developing world will resort to fossil fuels  

The cleanup effort could take decades; meanwhile the amount of radioactive material the plant leaks grows

Mexico is expected to add lots of new natural gas and renewable energy generation as its electricity market transitions to competition

What is Bill Gates betting on to provide the world with cheap, clean, reliable energy?

Scientific American's energy and environment editor, David Biello, met with Bill Gates on February 22 to discuss tackling carbon emissions while at the same time making necessary energy available to ever more of the globe’s growing population.