Grid Threats

Despite the political scandals, the failed promises, and the general difficulties that new energy technologies face when trying to break the stranglehold of fossil fuels, the...

The short-term cost of petroleum-based fuel is erratic and unpredictable, but over the long-term, it has been on a steady upward trend that has been slowly...

“To boldly go where no one has gone before” – through its various incarnations, this was the continuing mission of the starship Enterprise, as its intrepid...

An energy production system that relies almost completely on the incineration of fossil fuels is wasteful, inefficient, unreliable, and unclean. Burning coal to make electricity is...

In Washington, scientists developed a model home that not only avoids energy bills, but it actually produces net additional energy that the homeowners would be able...

When you head to the gas station to fill up, high gas prices can be disheartening. It turns out that high prices are not the only...

The burning of fossil fuels for energy is primitive, cheap, and easy, which has given it the comparative advantage over other sources of energy for a...

Distilling is basically the act of removing impurities from something or concentrating the essence of something in a liquid form. One of the most common liquids...

Solar and wind energy are the alternative energy options most often chosen by those seeking an off-ramp from the grid superhighway. But while solar and wind...

Many of us wake up in the morning, pour a glass of water or fix a cup of coffee, and do not give a second thought...