Energy

Naomi Osaka stands beside the Olympic flame after lighting it during the opening ceremony, July 23, 2021, Tokyo.
Tokyo Olympic Flame Is the First Powered by Hydrogen
The hydrogen is produced by a factory in the Fukushima prefecture that runs on renewable energy.
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A Saudi Aramco engineer monitors the central control room of the Khurais oil field east-northeast of Riyadh, June 28, 2021.
Saudi Oil Giant Faces $50M Cyber Extortion
Saudi Aramco said the leaked data at the center of the scheme likely came from one of its contractors.
Jul 22nd, 2021
Artist’s rendering of NuScale Power’s small modular nuclear reactor plant.
Modular Nuclear Reactor Project Cut in Half
But the reactors will be more efficient than previously planned.
Jul 20th, 2021
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Researchers Pick Up Objects Using Sound Waves
Jul 26th, 2021
Poet refinery in Chancellor, S.D., July 22, 2021.
Carbon-Capture Pipelines Offer Climate Aid
Jul 26th, 2021
The Jones Act Enforcer in Leeville, La., July 15, 2021.
Ship Hunts for Violators of Century-Old Maritime Law
Jul 26th, 2021
Professor Steven Weinberg, of Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 15, 1979.
Nobel Physicist Steven Weinberg Dies at 88
Jul 26th, 2021
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Jul 1st, 2021
Coal-fired power plant on the Yangtze River, Nantong, China, Dec. 12, 2018.
China Cautiously Starts Carbon Trading Market
Beijing aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
Jul 16th, 2021
Solar cycle path in Maartensdijk, Netherlands, July 14, 2021.
The World's Longest Solar Bicycle Path
Its prefabricated concrete blocks are topped with a thin transparent layer that allows sunlight to hit solar cells.
Jul 15th, 2021
Sunlight reflects off solar panels on the roof of the older part of the Alabama Power building in Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 9, 2012.
Power Company Fees Unfairly Block Solar, Lawsuit Says
Environmental groups argue that punishing fees are purposely discouraging the adoption of solar power in the sun-rich state.
Jul 15th, 2021
Members of the media gather Monday, July 12, 2021, outside the justice center in Wilmington, Del.
Musk Defends SolarCity, Calls Lawyer 'Bad Human'
“I have great respect for the court,” Musk said, “but not for you, sir.’’
Jul 12th, 2021
In this March 14, 2019, file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at the company's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. In the runup to Tesla Inc.’s 2016 acquisition of SolarCity, Elon Musk called the combination a “no brainer,” a one-stop shop for electric cars and the solar panels to recharge them. On Monday, July 12, 2021, the Tesla CEO will have to defend the $2.5 billion deal under oath in a shareholder lawsuit alleging conflicts of interest.
Elon Musk to Testify Over Tesla Acquisition
The "no-brainer" deal didn't work out that way.
Jul 12th, 2021
Program lead Bennett Chabot stands by Pacific Gas & Electric's new Remote Grid Initiative site near Yosemite National Park in Briceburg, Calif., June 7, 2021.
California Tests Off-the-Grid Solutions to Power Outages
The new stand-alone grid is made of solar panels, batteries and a backup generator.
Jul 1st, 2021
Deepwater Wind's turbines stand in the water off Block Island, R.I., Aug. 23, 2019.
Ambitious Climate Law Facing First Tests
Supporters say the initial, modest steps are critical to the transition to a renewable energy future.
Jun 30th, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 29, 2021.
Supreme Court Won't Sidetrack Pipeline
The decision deals a blow to states seeking a way to oppose pipelines running through their land.
Jun 30th, 2021
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, water is released from the dam of Baihetan hydropower station in Ningnan county, in southwestern China's Sichuan province on June 27, 2021.
China Turns on World's Second-Biggest Hydropower Dam
It stands 289 meters tall.
Jun 28th, 2021
International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands, March 31, 2021.
U.S. Blocks Solar Components from China
Shipments from Hoshine Silicon will be halted under a law that bans the import of goods produced with forced labor.
Jun 24th, 2021
Mihama Nuclear Power Plant No. 3 reactor, Mihama town, Japan, June 23, 2021.
Aging Nuclear Reactor Restarted After a Decade
The 45-year-old reactor was taken offline after the Fukushima disaster.
Jun 24th, 2021