energy
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EnergyX signed a $2 billion, 10-year lithium supply deal with Trafigura tied to direct-lithium-extraction projects in Texas and Chile.
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Wood Mackenzie says four-hour battery storage is now cheaper than open-cycle gas turbines in all 43 markets it modeled. AI data-center demand is helping push turbine costs higher, but four-hour batteries still have real duration limits.
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Researchers found previously hidden intermediate materials during heating, including a new β-BiVO₄ phase for solar-fuel research and lithium-storing vanadium-oxide phases.
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Stony Brook is developing modular power converters and real-time controls to coordinate wave, tidal, storage, and marine microgrids as one ocean power system.
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A heat pump does not create most of its heat. It moves heat using a compressor, refrigerant, coils and a reversing valve—letting one machine heat a building in winter and cool it in summer.
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Honda, Taisei and Taisei Rotec are preparing public-road tests of a dynamic wireless charging system designed to transfer up to 150 kW to moving EVs.
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What is a power purchase agreement? Learn how physical and virtual PPAs help finance wind and solar projects, hedge electricity prices, and transfer renewable-energy attributes.
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Solar, wind and battery storage helped the U.S. grid absorb record summer electricity demand in 2026, with Texas solar supplying 32% of generation during ERCOT’s 91.1 GW July peak.
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Simple Mining acquired an energized 8 MW Iowa Bitcoin mining site from Sphere 3D, bringing its Iowa platform to nearly 160 MW and highlighting why interconnected power is becoming the mining industry’s most durable asset.
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A new Renewable Energy study finds Bitcoin mining’s renewable advantage is concentrated in low- and negative-price wind and solar hours, making flexible shutdowns more important than simply running on clean power.
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EIA expects U.S. power demand to hit record highs in 2026 and 2027 as AI and cryptocurrency data centers add load, while wholesale prices rise sharply in regions such as PJM.
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Learn what volts, amps, ohms, and watts actually mean, how Ohm’s law connects them, and why these four electrical units matter from circuits to data centers.
