The world’s largest virtual power plant under construction has already stepped in to keep on the lights, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared on Monday. Tesla’s project in South Australia is expected to cover a ...

When the demand for electricity surges in Oakland, California, a power plant burning jet fuel switches on, pumping pollution into the western part of the city. But the plant will soon close—and will ...

If you walk inside this new one-bedroom apartment outside Salt Lake City, you might not recognize the large object around the corner from the fridge. Roughly the size of a refrigerator itself, it’s a ...

The virtual battery records the surplus solar power injected into the grid on sunny days and returns it at night or in winter. If the production of the PV plant is not sufficient to cover all the ...

MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what's coming next. You can read more from the series here. For more than a ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Where do we come from? How did our planet form? How do we know about the history of our solar system? You can explore these universal questions in ...

Remember Megazord, the giant robot hero from children’s television whose body was made up of a bunch of smaller robots joining together? Think of a new project by three Bay Area electricity providers ...

With the paid version of Snapchat, Snapchat Plus, users gain access to new experimental features. One of these exclusive features is the Friend Solar System. This feature assigns each of your close ...

Australian startup SolarCloud has launched a cloud-based model that virtualises rooftop solar ownership, allowing consumers ...