How can open ocean currents generate energy? Ocean currents contain kinetic energy that can be converted to electrical power using turbines. This is similar to offshore wind farms, or wind turbines ...

In a world chasing cleaner energy, a group of physicists may have uncovered a surprising new way to make power: by tapping into the Earth's own rotation. That's right, researchers at Princeton ...

Wind and solar power generated more electricity than coal last year for the first time in the United States amid growing energy demand. In 2024, wind and solar accounted for 17% of total electricity ...

As Illinois lawmakers finished their work for 2025, they began backing away from their four-year-old pledge that the state would produce electricity only from carbon-free sources by 2045. They did so ...

Electric eels are one of those creatures you hear about as a kid and assume must be exaggerated, but they’re very real and even more impressive than most people realise. They don’t just give off a ...

Inside every living cell, tiny molecular machines are constantly in motion, shifting shapes, tugging on membranes and shuttling ions from one side to the other. That restless activity does more than ...

As global energy demands rise and sustainability becomes a top priority, businesses and governments are actively seeking ...

In 2024, energy derived from renewable resources again accounted for about one-third of all electricity generated in Minnesota. That’s according to the annual “energy factsheet” released Thursday by ...

Avangrid’s portfolio of 80 power facilities produced approximately 13,000 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity during the first six months of 2025, enough energy to power 2.4 million U.S. homes.