Energy

Solar, wind, batteries, green hydrogen and power grids

The Energy section of ECOnews covers solar and wind power, offshore wind farms, batteries and energy storage, green hydrogen, nuclear power and power grids. Follow the projects, records and innovations changing how the world produces and uses electricity.

Golden eagles over Wyoming may miss wind turbines, a blind spot in their vision that makes renewables unexpectedly dangerous

By ECONEWS

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August 11, 2026 at 8:45 AM

A 700-ton hammer was built to drive gigantic wind turbine foundations into the seabed, and its 7,500-kilojoule blows show just how enormous offshore wind construction has become

By ECONEWS

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August 10, 2026 at 11:18 AM

India launched its first hydrogen-powered train, and in just eight days, it had already traveled more than 1,200 kilometers without using diesel, resulting in savings of more than 3,200 liters of fuel

By ECONEWS

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August 9, 2026 at 6:37 AM

Scientists directly connected the solar panels, battery, and heat pump of a 208-square-meter home and discovered that the usual path of the electricity was causing a daily waste of energy

By Adrian Villellas

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August 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM

Australia’s home battery installations fell more than 70% in a single month, from 80,000 in April to just over 20,000 in May, after the rebate rules changed

By ECONEWS

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August 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM

The Pentagon has put 155 wind projects on hold, and the reason is not the turbines but what military radars may fail to see

By Adrian Villellas

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August 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM

A $100 battery printed in Belfast could replace expensive lab equipment, and the breakthrough may change how scientists test renewable energy storage

By ECONEWS

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July 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Scientists turned mixed plastic waste into hydrogen fuel without sorting it first, and the carbon problem did not escape the reactor

By ECONEWS

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July 30, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Only 24% of Australian battery owners will hand control to an operator, even though it nearly doubles their savings, a really hard sell in the words of one energy boss

By ECONEWS

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July 29, 2026 at 12:30 PM

A home built with tires keeps a steady 68 °F without heating or air conditioning, a sustainable oddity that turns trash into comfort

By ECONEWS

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July 28, 2026 at 6:30 AM

He buried tubes in his yard and cooled his house without air conditioning using an old geothermal system, a simple idea that sounds very tempting when the heat gets nasty

By ECONEWS

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July 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM

A new sodium-metal battery charges in just 4 minutes and keeps its capacity for years, a number that sounds like a serious hit against today’s battery limits

By Adrian Villellas

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July 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Octopus Energy launched a plug-in home battery, an idea that wants to make storing electricity at home almost as simple as plugging in another appliance

By ECONEWS

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July 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM

A Polish energy giant wants to build 14 small nuclear reactors in Britain, and the 2034 deadline may be the hardest part to believe

By ECONEWS

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July 24, 2026 at 12:30 PM

A German engineer and an American developer created a hydropower plant without big dams, a quieter idea that aims to draw power from rivers without breaking them apart so much

By ECONEWS

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July 24, 2026 at 10:15 AM

After the home battery boom, the humble water heater could become the next big hidden battery at home, storing energy without most people even noticing

By Adrian Villellas

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July 24, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Denmark is studying an artificial energy island in the North Sea that could power up to 10 million homes by 2040, basically a giant offshore outlet in the middle of the sea

By ECONEWS

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July 24, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Steelmaking is returning to Newcastle, but this time with renewables and no fossil gas, a historic industrial comeback for a city that never fully let go of its steel past

By ECONEWS

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July 20, 2026 at 10:15 AM

German scientists have managed to convert up to 31.3% of sunlight directly into hydrogen, a number that puts the race for clean fuel from nothing but sun and chemistry on a whole new level

By ECONEWS

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July 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM

A new study says linking solar panels, batteries, and heat pumps with direct current could save up to 16.7% on electricity, and the trick is avoiding invisible conversions happening inside the home

By ECONEWS

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July 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM

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