Fossil fuels are yesterday’s news, get it? That’s what Johan Rockstrom, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research recently told the New York Times. In his words, “We are at the ...

The Energy Department has announced proposals to cut dozens of energy efficiency and other rules in what it is describing as the ”‘largest deregulatory effort in history.” The department plans to ax a ...

More natural gas was taken out of storage to feed demand during the two-week polar freeze than ever before, as drilling fields froze from Pennsylvania to Texas, the Energy Department said Friday.

A longstanding catalyst of the energy transition has been the adverse impact of burning fossil fuels on the climate. Since the early 1990s, oil has faced sharp price fluctuations, many of which were ...

The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) has been a leader in energy engineering and innovation from the earliest days of renewable energy technology. From the establishment of our Nuclear ...

Last Friday marked a defining moment in American nuclear energy history, with President Trump’s signing a series of comprehensive executive orders. These orders set the stage for a new era in nuclear ...

Looking at energy history this way shows a smaller share for “old” energies like wood and coal. The problem, particularly for climate change, is that even if the percentage of coal is decreasing it is ...

Environmental historian Dr Marianna Dudley explores how Britain’s relationship with wind power through the decades has helped shape today’s energy landscape The renewable energy sector likes to look ...

Part 1. Power. No wood, no kingdom ; Raising water by fire ; A giant with one idea ; To make for all the world ; Catch me who can ; Unconquered steam! -- Part 2. Light. Rushlight to gaslight ; ...