Electricity

Moving matter with an electrical charge

Bill Gates' nuclear power plant stalled by Russian fuel holdup

Putin it into operation will take a while at this rate

Science16 Dec 2022 | 94

Energy being expensive and trickier to source is good news ... for renewables

Green tech will be largest power source by 2025, says IEA, but even accelerated rollouts might not stave off disaster

Science07 Dec 2022 | 38

Barge off: Nautilus to bring floating datacenters to two new sites in US, France

7.5 megawatt digs on the murky waters of Marseille and Los Angeles

On-Prem07 Dec 2022 | 16

US could save billions in health costs if it changed wind energy strategy

Socio-economic disparities between who benefits from new plants still remain, say MIT researchers

Science05 Dec 2022 | 22

Startup raises $30 million for wireless power delivery system

Not the first company in the game to chase cable-free charging dragon

Networks05 Dec 2022 | 39

UK cuts China from Sizewell nuclear project, takes joint stake

Move comes as National Grid decides not to fire up blackout prevention scheme

Science30 Nov 2022 | 176

Massive energy storage system goes online in UK

196MWh installation has capacity to power 300,000 homes for two hours

Systems24 Nov 2022 | 169

Biden administration earmarks $13b to modernize electric grid

We need more transmission capacity, and we needed it yesterday

Networks21 Nov 2022 | 48

US offshore oil and gas installation at 'increasing' risk of cyberattack

GAO says 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster will look like a walk in the park

Cyber-crime21 Nov 2022 | 8

Shocker: EV charging infrastructure is seriously insecure

What did we learn from the IoT days? Apparently nothing.

Security15 Nov 2022 | 42

Google taps up Softbank solar plants for Dallas datacenter

900MW coming web giant's way ... in 2024

On-Prem02 Nov 2022 |

AWS buys 100+ diesel generators... and that's just for Irish datacenters

Server farm power concerns as winter nears and fears of blackouts grow

On-Prem24 Oct 2022 | 28

California wildfires hit CTRL+Z on 18 years of CO2e removal

Time to start considering forest blazes alongside industrial sources of greenhouse gases, say scientists

Science20 Oct 2022 | 33

UK government in talks with datacenter operators over blackouts

Bit barns say they need diesel fuel supplies for backup generators

On-Prem18 Oct 2022 | 56

US Dept of Energy injects more particles of cash into tokamak fusion reactors

The funding will continue, until the atoms fuse

Science17 Oct 2022 | 28

Bitcoin energy consumption a feature, not a bug, says crypto-miner

But it's OK because we use non-carbon energy, argues CEO

On-Prem14 Oct 2022 | 28

Water pipes hold flood of untapped electricity potential

1.41GW, in fact – enough to power around one million homes

Science13 Oct 2022 | 100

Utility security is so bad, US DoE offers rate cuts to improve it

New hardware? Consultants? You tell us because your infosec is off the grid

Cyber-crime07 Oct 2022 | 7

Wind, solar fulfill 10% of global electricity demand for first time

Curb your enthusiasm – coal-fired power went up too

Science29 Sep 2022 | 54

Japan taps industry to build safer, more secure nuclear energy future

Project with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries marks shift in policy since Fukushima disaster over a decade ago

Science29 Sep 2022 | 30

California to phase out gas furnaces, water heaters by 2030

It'll reduce emissions a bunch, but stress the grid even more

Science26 Sep 2022 | 124

Tesla Megapack battery ignites at substation after less than 6 months

It's better to burn out than to fade away

Personal Tech21 Sep 2022 | 219

White House puts $50m into floating wind turbine projects

Government wants access to the 60% of offshore wind potential stuck in deep waters

Science16 Sep 2022 | 46

Biden administration to dole out $900m for electric vehicle infrastructure

34 states and Puerto Rico sharing pot to fund chargers along interstate highways

Science15 Sep 2022 | 21

California asks people not to charge EVs during heatwave

Not a great look for the state that just vowed to phase out gas-powered cars in favor of battery-powered ones

Personal Tech01 Sep 2022 | 171

California to try tackling drought with canal-top solar panels

Watt an interesting idea

Science31 Aug 2022 | 91

Japan reverses course on post-Fukushima nuclear ban

PM says shuttered plants can re-open, fresh reactors will be built, old ones are getting their lives extended

Science24 Aug 2022 | 146

Scientists use supercritical carbon dioxide to power the grid

Sandia has been working on the project for more than a decade – now comes scaling

Science19 Aug 2022 | 140

Tesla expands Powerwall-to-grid program to cover most of California

Utility companies are offering $2 per kWh for power stored in battery tech

Personal Tech18 Aug 2022 | 52

Modeling software spins up plans for floating wind turbines

Saaaaandia, where the wind comes sweeping 'cross the sea …

Science17 Aug 2022 | 38

DoE digs up molten salt nuclear reactor tech, taps Los Alamos to lead the way back

The collaborative effort pits supercomputers against the agency's corrosive reactor research

Science11 Aug 2022 | 103

Pull jet fuel from thin air? We can do that, say scientists

Vid Thanks, we'll take any good news, large or small, right now

Science04 Aug 2022 | 206

One way Bitcoin miners can make money: Selling electricity back to Texas

Beats screwing around actually crafting these unloved tokens

Personal Tech03 Aug 2022 | 45

The US grid is ready for 100% renewables, says DoE

A $26m chunk of the infrastructure bill set aside to prove it can handle inverter-based energy

Science03 Aug 2022 | 42

US regulators set the stage for small, local nuclear power stations

What could go wrong? Study finds waste is more reactive, making it more dangerous

Science02 Aug 2022 | 73

Homes in London under threat as datacenters pull in all the power

Barrier to building homes in overcrowded city? An overdrawn electricity grid

On-Prem01 Aug 2022 | 172

The US's biggest datacenter market is short on electricity

Updated Power transmission bottlenecks could delay Northern Virginia DC projects into 2026

On-Prem29 Jul 2022 | 21

Paper batteries on the cards to power IoT and smart labels

Quest to reduce environmental impact finds pulp solution

Science29 Jul 2022 | 19

Massive solar project in Tennessee is all about Google

Skyhawk Solar could generate up to 100MW of energy to feed Google datacenters

On-Prem27 Jul 2022 | 18

Smart thermostat swarms are straining the US grid

Thousands of devices all clicking on at the same time is taking a toll on energy management systems

Personal Tech13 Jul 2022 | 152

Soviet-era tech could change the geothermal industry

Gyrotrons can super heat plasma, maybe vaporize 20km of rock, too

Science28 Jun 2022 | 122

Teslasuit demo: Taking a crack at force feedback with the 'Glove'

A virtual world at your fingertips with the idea that you feel something gripping your hand

Personal Tech24 Jun 2022 | 9

Lithium production needs investment to keep pace with battery demand

Report says $42b will need to be poured into industry over next decade

Science16 May 2022 | 17

Arm CPU ran on electricity generated by algae for over six months

AA-battery-sized biological photovoltaic cell touted as ideal for IoT applications

Edge + IoT16 May 2022 | 91

Google tests battery backups, aims to ditch emergency datacenter diesel

Tests in Belgium might mean carbon-free backup power for its other DCs

On-Prem21 Apr 2022 | 55

Fujitsu to provide HPC, AI for startup to produce clean ammonia

Ammonia as a viable, sustainable alternative to fossil fuels – and current fertilizer

HPC14 Apr 2022 | 8

Schneider Electric says supply chain held it back

Anticipates 'increased pressure on input costs' on raw materials, labour, and freight

On-Prem23 Feb 2022 | 7

Could BYOB (Bring Your Own Battery) offer a solution for charging electric vehicles? Microlino seems to think so

Interview The Register talks to co-founder about supply chains and EV assembly

Offbeat14 Jan 2022 | 86

Secure boot for UK electric car chargers isn't mandatory until 2023 – but why the delay?

Good: New requirements in new law. Bad: Grace period

Security11 Jan 2022 | 108

Samsung adds non fungible token trading app to its tellies

Not as bonkers as it sounds seeing as Sammy suggests they’re already works of art

Personal Tech04 Jan 2022 | 30

Shocking: UK electricity tariffs are among world's most expensive

And the cheapest? Libya

Offbeat07 Dec 2021 | 241