Creeping Lava Now Threatens Major Hawaiian Power Plant
Molten lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has entered the grounds of Puna Geothermal Venture, a geothermal power plant…
Repealing the Clean Power Plan Sacrifices the Health of Communities of Color
The Clean Power Plan set a new standard for the U.S. response to climate change. It was supposed to reduce greenhouse…
Watch Chernobyl's Huge Radiation Shield Slide in and Enclose the Damaged Nuclear Reactor
We already saw how the new $1.6 billion sarcophagus—the 843-foot wide, 354-foot tall steel shield that entombs the…
Controlling Bubbles in Boiling Water Could Make Power Plants More Efficient
The act of boiling water helps us brew coffee and cook pasta—and it’s also what fuels most of the world’s energy…
This Crazy Geodesic Dome Is Actually a Power Plant
Biomass cogeneration doesn't scream "family fun for all ages" to most of us, but the city of Uppsala, Sweden, is hoping…
The Abandoned Communist Nuclear Reactor That Could Have Killed Us All
Just 90 miles off the tip of Florida lies a half-baked, abandoned relic of the Cold War-era arms race—what was once…
The 15 Dirtiest Power Plants In the US
On June 2, President Obama proposed new EPA regulations to reduce the carbon dioxide pollution that's causing global…
Two US Power Plants Hit By Malware Attacks
It's come to light that two US power plants were hit by malware attacks in 2012, after employees used infected USB…
America's Largest Coal Power Plant Burns 11 Million Tons of Bituminous a Year
Keeping the Western hemisphere's single largest coal-fired power plant running nonstop is no easy feat—especially, when…
The World's First Floating Nuclear Plant Has Been Seized By the Courts
How does a court seize a nuclear plant? Well, that damn Russian floating nuclear plant is cursed. After a series of…
What Would It Take To Evacuate a Nuclear Meltdown?
The U.S.' nuclear plants are getting older, becoming more unstable with age even as we demand more power of them.…
First Hybrid Power Plant Will Combine Solar, Wind and Natural Gas
A new hybrid power plant to be built in Turkey will combine a traditional gas-fired steam turbine with solar thermal…
The Devastating Health Impacts of a Nuclear Crisis
The Japanese authorities have announced that radiation levels surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are…
How Nuclear Power Plants Save Themselves from Earthquake-Related Meltdowns
After today's earthquake in Japan, there was concern over the country's nuclear power plants: though 13 of the affected…
Backpack Power Plant: You ARE the Grid
Bourne Energy's BPP-2 puts a 30-pound, 500-watt generating hydroelectric plant on your back. That's like being able to…
Remainders - Good and Bad Stuff We Didn't Post (And Why)
Shockingly cheap Apple tablets, Twitter books, Google power plants, Samurai Mario and a bunch of things that didn't…
Russia To Ring The Arctic With Floating Nuclear Power Stations
Poor Mr. Polar Bear. When he's not jumping from melting ice chunk to ice chunk trying desperately not to drown, he's…
"Clean Coal" No Longer Oxymoron at New Power Plant
Maybe you've heard the plans for "clean coal" (aka carbon capture and storage), a technology that collects…
Toshiba Builds Personal-Sized Micro Nuclear Reactor? Huh?
Here's an idea that's not going to go over well with the Department of Homeland Security: Toshiba has reportedly…
Flying Power Plants to Generate Electricity in the Future
The idea sounds simple. If winds are stronger than 10km up in the air, why not build a power plant that can harness…