Global CO2 Concentration Reaches 400 Parts Per Million
Now what?
Want to Save the Environment? Build More Cities
A new book argues for the environmental advantages of urban density
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Japan's Utilities Suffer Staggering Losses
Can a big nuclear order from Turkey be viewed as a vote of confidence?
Groundwater Contamination Is the Latest Bad News from Fukushima
Situation at plant continues to make life difficult for the pro-nuclear
The Smartest, Greenest Grid
What the little Danish island of Bornholm is showing the world about the future of energy
Germany Takes the Lead in HVDC
New developments in high-voltage DC electronics could herald an epic shift in energy delivery
New York Politicians Decline to be Anti-Nuclear
Candidates are remarkably responsible on energy and climate
Tiny Online Publication Wins Pulitzer Prize
Bucking a trend, an environmental news site wins journalism's highest honor
Plasma Ring Experiment Offers New Path for Fusion Power
Self-contained plasma rings could enable new fusion power experiments and energy storage
European Parliament Vote Leaves Carbon Trading System in Shambles
It is another indicator of a dramatic shift in current balance of action on climate
Sun Catalytix "Artificial Leaf" Can Heal Itself
Artificial photosynthesis device gains Wolverine powers, can run in impure water
Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013): Chemistry Major, UK Prime Minister, Climate Hawk
The late UK leader called for "sacrifices, so that we do not live at the expense of future generations"
Take a Tour of the National Ignition Facility
NIF's operations manager Bruno Van Wonterghem shows off the laser facility
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Japan Plans to Overhaul Its Electricity Sector
Proposal would break up the "Big 10" utility companies
"The Most Hated Climate Scientist in the U.S."
Yale University profiles one of its more notorious physics PhDs
Protecting the Power Grid From Solar Storms
New spacecraft will aid forecasts of space weather
HVDC Supergrid Technologies Besting Expectations
Components for meshed high-voltage DC networks are improving fast. Market barriers are the likely rate-limiting factor for Europe's efforts to exchange renewable power at continental scale.
Laser Fusion’s Brightest Hope
The National Ignition Facility houses the world’s most powerful laser. Is it enough to ignite a fusion revolution?
Vanadium Redox Gaining Ground in Energy Storage
With few credible candidates at grid scale, every one is welcome
A Clever But Questionable Approach to Geoengineering
MIT's David Keith says it could be cheaper and easier to stop global warming than you think
Geographers Compute Arctic Shipping Routes
Some ships could cut across the pole by midcentury
New Appointments at U.S. Energy Department and EPA
The most distinctive impact may be in the nuclear sector
Carbon Dioxide and Temperature Levels Are More Tightly Linked
But will the new research convert any climate skeptics?
Coal is Dead, Gas is King: Politicians Talk Fossil Fuels at ARPA-E Summit
A few Senators and one very prominent mayor weighed in on what feels like background noise to renewable energy innovators
Energy Storage Front and Center at ARPA-E Summit
Early-stage storage ideas abound, from high-tech flywheels to iron-based batteries
Sixteen New Iranian Reactors
Will they actually be built, or is the plan just a cover for military plans?
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The Best—And Craziest—Ideas at the ARPA-E Future Energy Pitching Session
Early-stage energy startups faced down a panel of investors; could these ideas really work?
Crisis in European Carbon Trading System
Despite recent attempts at correcton, the ETS is not getting the job done
New Dawn for Smart Grid?
Signs abound that it may be turning a corner
Executive Action: Obama Threatens Unilateral Approach to Climate Crisis
State of the Union address featured a President finally willing to tackle global warming head-on
Too Tall for Steel: Engineers Look to Concrete to Take Wind Turbine Design to New Heights
Iowa State researchers think a modular concrete design could allow turbines to climb up to stronger wind currents
Iowa Utility to Build Another Gigawatt of Wind Power by 2015
The state continues to lead the way on wind energy, thanks to the new $1.9 billion plan
Japanese Fast Reactor Found to Be on Active Fault
How Valuable is Concentrating Solar Power to the Grid?
NREL analysis suggests CSP can add a lot of value