Lower-income consumers forced to tolerate higher energy bills
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the people who would benefit the most from energy-bill-reducing home efficiency improvements
Gas pipeline operator to transform waste heat into energy
The operator of a natural gas pipeline compressor station in Canada plans to install a new technology that will recover
Flywheel energy storage firm files for Ch. 11 protection
Beacon Power Corporation, which develops flywheel-based energy storage to help stabilize the electricity grid, has reportedly filed for bankruptcy protection.
US' first offshore wind farm hits speed bump in court
A decade into the planning and approval process for what could be the US’ first offshore wind farm, a court
UK subsidy cuts leave solar industry reeling
The solar power industry, already taking both political and economic hits in the US, is now reeling in the UK
GE, KGAL bet millions on solar energy with molten-salt storage
How do you harness solar power when the sun isn’t shining? One method involves using concentrated solar power combined
Solar power + super batteries = Reliable energy for the future?
What types of big batteries or other energy storage systems will work best with renewable energy and the existing grid
Illinois political battle over smart grid ends with an override
Illinois’ drawn-out battle over the future of the state’s electricity grid came to a close today when legislators overrode
Smart-meter firm Itron plans factory, job cuts for 'efficiency'
Smart-metering and smart-grid companies tout their technologies as a cutting-edge way to boost efficiency, but a blunter, lower-tech type of
In wave-energy-rich Ireland, researchers study marine noise
Wind and wave energy might be clean and renewable, but they’re not without their downsides. Land-based wind turbines create
