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As the world rushes to transition to a new energy economy, researchers are uncovering novel methods to harvest energy from mundane, everyday sources. A research team in China has created a new battery that could be safely...

As the world rushes to transition to a new energy economy, researchers are uncovering novel methods to harvest energy from mundane, everyday sources. A research team in China has created a new battery that could be safely...

Readers share their thoughts on electricity generation, cars, cycling, trains and garden citiesGeorge Monbiot makes some useful points in his article bemoaning the influence of the lobbying power of the motor industry (We...

A dynamic new icon of sustainable energy is rising in Heidelberg, Germany. Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) just broke ground on a new energy storage tower for Stadtwerke Heidelberg (SWH) that will be the Heidelberg’s...

One of the arguments against solar and wind is that the renewable energy sources are intermittent and thus unreliable -- the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow...

Tesla's no longer the only big company in the energy storage game. Back in April, Mercedes-Benz started to deliver home energy storage units in Germany, and now technology giants Siemens and AES are creating a new energy...

Aemo chief executive calls Elon Musk’s project a ‘very important part of our summer plan’

Elon Musk is a man of his word. In March the Tesla CEO tweeted a promise that he would help South Australia solve its energy woes in 100 days with a new power storage system - or give the whole thing away for free. Now he's...

Grid reliability is one concern as the world transitions to renewable energy, or as grid infrastructure ages. To work towards such stability, Toronto Hydro, a power company in Toronto, Canada, is testing a grid-scale energy...

The Finkel report offers glimpse of opportunity for consumers and businesses to play the electricity market

Your entire home could be powered, heated, and cooled with one system in the near future - thanks to scientists at the University of Newcastle and Infratech Industries...

Sunderland plant to produce new and recycled batteries from electric cars to serve as home energy storage units

Tesla's Powerwall has reigned supreme in home energy storage, but now they've got some competition from Mercedes-Benz. Last year, Daimler, parent company of Mercedes-Benz, announced that they had started developing their...

The team behind the amazing modular Pod tent has launched an exciting new line of tents that can be connected together to create complex structures in minutes...

Energy storage has been a leading obstacle to widespread adoption of solar energy, but that may be about to change. A new nature-inspired electrode developed by two scientists at RMIT University in Australia could hold the...