Energy

Texas set a new record on Thursday night wth more than 14 GW of wind power on the grid.

For the energy enthusiast, there are a number of excellent podcasts available online. Check out these four recommendations for this week's commute

Interactive data visualization maps predicted wind speeds around the world

An unusual 5–4 decision halts the federal effort to curb carbon dioxide emissions from power plants while the court battle continues

Denmark set a new record for wind power generation in 2015

A record-setting 62 gigawatts of new wind power was installed around the globe in 2015

The President spoke about a number of key energy topics in his final State of the Union Address earlier this month.

Last weekend's storm left one million Americans without power from Arkansas to Massachusetts, but post-Sandy fears were not realized

EVs charged in China produce two to five times as much smog-forming particulate matter and chemicals as gas-engine cars, studies find

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authority to set uniform rules for "demand response," indicating that we will see greater competition in electricity markets going forward

CO² pollution could be dramatically cut with a new grid optimized for renewable resources, according to a new study

Wind provided 40 percent of Texas’s electricity for 17 straight hours one windy day in December