futureofenergy

Oil won't run the world forever, but it will for the next few decades--so how do we get from here to the next energy economy?

Hot fusion might be the answer to energy demands

Nuclear power is the most efficient emissions-free energy available. But can it be made safe? Two new reactor designs do just that

What a predicted 2013 blast from the sun could mean for the U.S.

Green technology is on the rise, but the U.S. still consumes an enormous amount of fossil fuels

Our dependence on big systems--big oil, big coal--steers us away from little ones, such as biofuel made from garbage, that are transforming communities in other countries

Satellites that capture light from the sun and beam power back to Earth