Want to create a simple yet powerful wind or steam engine? This DIY project shows you how to turn a 100cc motor block into a ...

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that capacity factors of simple cycle plants averaged 9.6% to 14.1% from 2017 through 2023. However, summer peaks have surged above 12% ...

How green is wind power? It’s not a simple question. Of course the wind blows without carbon emissions, but catching it isn’t easy. Building and erecting wind turbines requires hundreds of ...

Ameren also seeks to build its first large lithium-ion battery facility on the Jefferson County site of its former coal-fired ...

Learn how to plant a wind break or even a single shade tree ... pay attention to overhead power lines and underground utilities before you start planting any trees. Keep your wind break simple: ...

As wind and solar grow, they are starting to have big impacts on the grid. Solar power already exceeds 25 percent of annual power generation in California and is spreading rapidly in other states ...

If wind and solar plants built together can provide a more consistent power supply, other power plants could run on a more predictable schedule, with lower emissions and lower costs.

Solar panels typically generate electricity at only around 13% of their stated capacity. For windmills, it's around 22%. And those figures vary by month.

Renewable energy’s share of the power mix grows each year, leading oil and coal plants to either retire or run less frequently. These carbon-intensive resources provided less than 1 percent of ...