104% of Portugal's electricity consumption in March came from renewable energy
March was a good month for renewable energy in Portugal. The country's monthly clean energy production exceeded...
Solar and wind energy could meet 80% of US electricity demand
Fourth-fifths of the United States' electricity demand could be met with wind and solar power, according to four...
New quantum tunneling application captures electricity from Earth's heat
Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have learned how to...
Wind power supplied 43.6% of Denmark's energy in 2017
Denmark set a new renewable energy record in 2017 by obtaining nearly half of its power from wind. The renewable...
YouTuber designs a DIY solar device to help power Puerto Rico
Swaths of Puerto Rico still lack electricity. Jehu Garcia, film-making equipment company owner and YouTuber, wondered...
Clever switches use your OCD tendencies to save electricity
Do you have a habit of forgetting to turn off the lights? Thai designer Pakaporn Teadtulkitikul has a smart solution...
Here's how much land area we'd need to power Bitcoin with solar
You've probably been hearing about how much electricity Bitcoin is consuming: more than 33 terrawatt-hours (TWh)...
This Swedish electric car comes with 5 years of free electricity
Uniti is on a mission to create an intelligent, small electric car - and they just partnered with energy company...
One Bitcoin transaction takes more energy than a household uses in a week
Although Bitcoin has suffered a dramatic fall in value over the past several days, 2017 has seen Bitcoin's value...
Nantucket to be powered by a 48 MWh Tesla Powerpack system
Over 10,000 people live on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts. To deal with electricity demand and replace...
New Zealand plans to power its grid with 100% renewable energy by 2035
New Zealand's new prime minister has ambitious goals to seriously slash carbon emissions. Jacinda Ardern, who became...
Researchers shocked to discover protein that conducts electricity
In a new study, researchers at Arizona State University have documented that a particular protein known as alphaVbeta3...
Tiny Montana company signs $300M contract to help restore power in Puerto Rico
The majority of Puerto Rico's 3.4 million residents still lack electricity in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Now,...
Biggest grid operator in US attacks Perry's proposal to prop up coal
Energy Secretary Rick Perry is attempting to keep coal alive under the guise of grid resiliency, but the largest...
Huge battery in the UK holds the energy equivalent of 500K smartphone batteries
A large new battery storage project could help the United Kingdom's grid handle power from more renewable sources....
