How Do Hybrid Cars Recharge Without Being Plugged In? No charger, no problem: Here’s how hybrid cars keep their batteries topped up while you drive. Motor1 · Oct 6
You’ve probably never heard of synchronous condensers. But they’re essential in the push for renewables Australia’s power grid is changing quickly. Coal-fired power stations are gradually shutting down as renewables such as solar and wind grow. The Conversation · Oct 5
The Energy Industry Is Overlooking a Hidden Source of Power The world is preparing to consume more electricity than its existing power infrastructure can comfortably provide. AI, data centers, and industrial operations are accelerating demand, while new generation and transmission capacity can take years and billions of dollars to build. International Business Times · Oct 5
London blackout leaves businesses facing ‘domino effect’ of disruption as thousands left without power Business group BusinessLDN said the outage should serve as a warning over the importance of the capital’s energy resilience Evening Standard · Oct 5
British Households Can Get Paid to Cut Electricity Use This Winter: Here's Who Qualifies Compare British Gas, Octopus, EDF, ScottishPower, and more: smart-meter schemes offering cheaper or free electricity, points, and rewards this winter. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Google Data Centre Deal Faces Minnesota Scrutiny as Tech Giants Pledge To Cover Their Energy Costs Minnesota regulators are examining whether Google's proposed 15-year electricity agreement for its Pine Island data centre adequately protects other customers from infrastructure and stranded costs. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Venezuela's Lights Keep Going Out — and So Does the Government's Credibility Venezuela's 2026 power crisis has fueled 4,000+ protests. Blackouts topping 20 hours a day are paralyzing millions — and the government's answer isn't enough. Latin Times · Oct 5
This is how much more expensive gas, diesel and electricity are than in 2025 Trump administration’s energy policies are predicted to cost households a total of $6,500 over the next 14 years, according to industry experts The Independent UK · Oct 5
Energy theft rising as cost of electricity soars Bills could soon approach record levels again, forecasters have warned The Independent UK · Oct 5
Manslaughter charges dropped against mother and brother of teenager over fatal house fire Leah Casson, 18, died after the blaze at her home in Vicarage Street, North Shields The Independent UK · Oct 5
NVIDIA Head of Sustainability: how to accelerate America’s nuclear energy renaissance For most of the last few decades, electricity demand in the United States has been relatively flat. That era is ending. Fortune · Oct 5
Manslaughter charges dropped against mother and brother of fire death teenager Danielle Johnson and Louis Casson had been due to go on trial on Monday over the death of Leah Casson in North Shields. Evening Standard · Oct 5
Greens demand public consultation on AI data centres THE Greens have demanded the public be given a say over plans for a wave of energy-hungry AI data centres across Scotland. The National (Scotland) · Oct 5
Electricity outage LIVE: Power cut hits huge swathe of London - see full list of affected postcodes At least one train station forced to shut as thousands of homes, offices and shops affected Evening Standard · Oct 5
The Conversation · Oct 4 Breaking up NZ’s power gentailers sounds appealing. The consequences may not be In an election centred on New Zealand’s cost-of-living crisis, it’s perhaps unsurprising to see parties return to a familiar idea for tackling rising power bills: breaking up the big electricity gentailers.
Barchart · Oct 4 What a 20-Year Deal With Amazon Means for Constellation Energy Stock The deal will see Amazon investing $3 billion in the company's nuclear plant in Calvert Cliffs.
The Economic Times · Oct 4 Energy prices in USA: Electricity to cost the most in five states. Here's why, check list California-based think tank said there will be more demand for natural gas for electricity because the administration is canceling new wind, solar and hydrogen projects and there will be more gasoline demand for transportation because Trump and Congress are revoking policies that incentivized efficient and lower-emissions vehicles. Higher demand increases…
International Business Times UK · Oct 4 Trump Defends Ohio AI Data Centres, Warns Projects Could Go to China as Electricity Backlash Grows Donald Trump defended Ohio's data centre expansion while endorsing a bill aimed at protecting households from paying for the power infrastructure required by major technology projects.
We Got This Covered · Oct 4 Detroit man couldn’t believe his electricity bill, so he ran an experiment to prove his accusation: ‘DTE is scamming customers’ “I want to see what that bill is."
The Times of India · Oct 3 Jimmy Carter’s Georgia farm solar project once supplied 60% of Plains’ power Before solar farms dotted the American landscape, Jimmy Carter was already threading renewable energy into his public legacy. That philosophy was practiced in the past by the former president in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, where he leased part of his family farm for a solar project that would go…
The Economic Times · Oct 3 Can nuclear reactors really travel by truck? The tiny power plants raising huge questions about cost, safety and security For decades, nuclear power has been associated with enormous plants, complex infrastructure and large cooling systems. A new generation of microreactors is trying to change that picture. These reactors are designed to be small enough to move. Some could fit into containers that can be transported by truck, cargo plane…
The Economic Times · Oct 3 Pakistan's inflation remains in double digits as fuel, power costs bite Pakistan's inflation eased to 10.3 per cent in September 2026, down from 11.1 per cent in August, but remained above the government's projections as rising electricity and fuel costs continued to offset the relief from lower food inflation. The figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed that consumer…
International Business Times · Oct 2 AI Has an Energy Problem: Can Renewables, And AI Itself, Be the Solution? Data centers could reach around 3% of global electricity consumption by the end of the decade
International Business Times UK · Oct 2 Trump Energy Policies Could Add $6,500 to US Household Bills as Red States Face Bigger Hits Energy Innovation modelling projects Trump-era policies could add $6,500 to US household energy and transport costs by 2040, with larger increases in Trump-voting states.
International Business Times · Oct 2 Russia Might Try to Freeze Ukrainians This Winter: A Reported Plan Includes 1000-Weapon Assault on Power Grid The strategy was detailed in a Russian-language document described by Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal to European partners during a recent meeting in Paris.