Solar power continues to grow—accounting for most new capacity added to U.S. electric grids in 2024—but the mid-1950s technology most often used to capture the sun's energy comes with environmental ...

Offshore wind sites could support space-based solar power by hosting rectennas that capture energy beamed from orbit and feed it to the grid.

Two subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. announced plans to build a new 1,200-MW natural gas-fired power plant on land adjacent to the companies' coal-fired Fort Martin Power Station in West Virginia.

MDEQ will host a public hearing regarding an operations permit for 41 turbines at xAI's power plant in Southaven.

The Fayette Township board, responding to resident demands for competent independent counsel, settled Monday, Feb. 9, on municipal attorneys Bauckham, Thall, Seeber, Kaufman and Koches PC.

Clean energy project developer Sunraycer has signed a supply and service agreement for two standalone battery energy storage ...

Wind power could soon come from the sky as China has successfully tested a megawatt-class airborne turbine that generates electricity while hovering 2000 metres up. China has completed a test flight ...

Artificial intelligence startup xAI, founded by Elon Musk, told city and county planners in Memphis last week that it plans to build a solar farm next to its Colossus data center — one of the world’s ...

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The rapid growth of AI and data centers is causing a significant increase in demand for electricity, leading to a global shortage of gas turbines needed for new power generation capacity. Despite the ...