Some people worry that the massive energy draw of a fleet of electric cars will bring down the power system. It might, but there are easy fixes to prevent it from happening and make all of our power cleaner and more efficient.READ»
If everyone buys electricity when it's cheapest, could that cause blackouts in the same way as when everyone turns on their AC on hot days? The smart grid will have to be smart enough to overcome the desire to use it.READ»
Though it will cost just a few dollars, a new device may actually be the key to managing our aging power infrastructure and maximizing clean power.READ»
Europe committed today to a trillion-Euro transcontinental energy grid to reduce dependence on Mideast oil, strengthen energy supply resilience, and share energy more efficiently. But with a significant nuclear supply in the mix, it's not particularly green.READ»
What better way to test-drive solar technologies than, well, to drive them around? Smart-building entrepreneur Alexis Ringwald did just that when she co-organized the Climate Solutions Road Tour, in which she and her partners drove 2,400 miles across India in solar electric cars.READ»
One of the biggest criticisms of on-the-grid renewable energy is its inherent unpredictability--the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow, but coal is always there to lend a helping hand. Weather information ...READ»
What's the quickest way to a full-fledged, nationwide smart grid? A quick injection of cash, if Barack Obama has anything to say about it. The President recently announced that $3.4 million in federal stimulus funds will go to 100 ...READ»
On the heels of crippling gasoline shortages, saber rattling from OPEC, and the abolishment of the Atomic Energy Commission, the modern DOE was established to oversee and regulate the emerging nuclear power industry and to manage ...READ»
The electric grid is a hot topic right now, with improved smart grid technologies and alternative power sources coming online every day. It's also massively complex--an aging network of local and regional fiefdoms. But NPR has ...READ»
Wind power may be one of the most important alternative energies in the United States, but it's useless if we don't have transmission lines to transport the energy from wind-rich rural areas in the Midwest to cities with large ...READ»
