It may shock you, but on an industrial scale, electricity is rarely generated in reserve. If fuel or water power is used to ...

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The tricky thing about generating electricity is that for the most part, you pretty much have to use it or lose it.

Solar electricity is growing rapidly, but can it really dominate the global energy system? Here is what it will take for us ...

An overlooked technology for nearly 50 years, the first liquid air energy storage facility is finally set to power up in 2026 ...

Europe's electricity grid is undergoing a fundamental rewiring. Once defined by large power stations and one-way flows of energy, we’re seeing the system becoming increasingly decentralized and ...

Japan lives in a cyberpunk-styled future that twines tech in the most mundane of things. You can find robots performing repetitive tasks at restaurants, like peeling a banana or frying chips, while ...