Kraftwerk Berlin, the venue for the Energy Tech Summit with Octopus Energy, offered delegates a powerful lesson from history. Built by the East German government in 1961, the same year construction on ...

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The landscape of solar energy production and use is widespread and comprehensively developed today. Sure, research still hasn't created a consistently efficient means of storing solar power in the ...

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In his first remarks as Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney pledged to make the country a “…superpower in both conventional and clean energy.” But what does it really mean to be an “energy superpower ...

Imagine you’re home in the middle of a wind storm. A big one. Power is cut deliberately by the utility company to extinguish the very real threat of fire. Cooling your home, your food and your family ...

Twenty years ago, few people would have been able to imagine the energy landscape of today. In 2005, US oil production, after a long decline, had fallen to its lowest levels in decades, and few ...

On an early spring day, California Solar Electric Cooperative workers gathered at a local food co-op in Grass Valley, California, for a company meeting. Posters celebrating cooperative principles ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s a common sight across the state: rows of suburban homes topped with solar panels. But as California works toward its ambitious clean energy vision, an almost counterintuitive ...

Solar panels can save money, energy, and frustration, but they're not a perfect solution to home energy needs. Though solar panels can increase home values, there are also downsides to consider.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...