Phantom Load Straining Already Maxed Out Electrical Grid
The total sum of electricity used by devices while in standby mode or powered off is known as a phantom load, an undetected financial and environmental burdens for most households.
Latest Sustainable Power Solutions: Wind, Solar & Smart Grids
Revolutionizing Wind Power With Bladeless & Other New Tech
Wind power is poised to become significantly more efficient — and safer for wildlife — in the coming years thanks to technological advances.
U.S. Power Grid: Inadequate For Future Dominated By Renewables?
The transmission lines across the U.S. weren’t designed to carry renewable energy long distances.
Macrogrid or Microgrid? Environmentalists Wonder…
The debate rages on among environmentalists and others about whether macrogrids or microgrids are a better bet in a climate-compromised world.
Technology for Developing a Smart Power Grid
Smart grids are what every city should aspire toward — and researchers expect this technology to grow 8.7% each year until around 2026.
Is Our Reliance On Lithium Ruining The Environment?
Lithium, a central element in batteries nowadays, is key to powering every aspect of our life — but is it killing the earth?
Cargo Ships Harness Wind Power To Slash Carbon Footprints
A few pioneering companies are harnessing the power of the wind to reduce the carbon footprints of their cargo shipping operations.
Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy
Let It Shine is a fully revised and expanded edition of A Golden Thread, John Perlin’s classic history of solar technology…
Can We Build Windfarms That Don’t Harm Wildlife?
Renewable energy from the wind is a dream-come-true for environmentalists, especially if we can capture it without hurting birds & bats…
Dust-ups Continue Over Radioactive Waste Storage At San Onofre
The decommissioning of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has been riddled with controversies since it was shuttered in 2013, undermining public confidence in Southern California Edison’s management of highly radioactive nuclear waste which will be stored on-site for the foreseeable future.