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Moving tiny particles through materials quickly can improve the efficiency of a variety of technologies.
A fast drop in coal use played a big role, but there was more, as these charts show.
Many countries in Europe pay much less for their energy.
New report shows how seemingly benign weather conditions can have a big impact on British electricity production – and prices.
The government’s energy package is unnecessarily preoccupied with fossil fuels and ignores important reform work already underway.
AI is showing some of the hallmarks of another technology’s rapid rise and fall back in the 1920s. These are the lessons we could learn.
Scholars explain what Nigeria needs to do to fulfil its potential.
Thomas Edison is just part of the answer, and the light bulb is just part of what he achieved.
Nigeria’s electricity reforms look solid on paper, but the real-world results still lag.
Households might win from major electricity sector reform, but there would be powerful and noisy losers. The sums involved will be large, and the politics difficult.
A new rule from the Electricity Authority could push ‘gentailers’ to raise wholesale prices for all energy retailers, rather than offer rivals power at a lower cost.
Power grids could likely handle the surge of demand, but all that light would pollute dark zones nearby.
The cold weather payment is important but needs to be made in advance of freezing temperatures.
Electricity rates are soaring in Pennsylvania and other parts of the country. 2 energy experts offer tips to lower your monthly bill.
‘Vampire power’ is real.
Aging infrastructure, transmission bottlenecks and increased demand from data centers are hitting consumers’ wallets.
By analysing minute-by minute data, we can pinpoint the moment where it all went wrong for Spain’s power grid.
Consumers in Britain are paying for clean power that was never actually generated or used.
Both Labor and the Coalition say their energy policies are the best way to bring household power costs down – but which side is right?
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