Japan restarts nuclear power plant almost 15 years since Fukushima disaster
The world’s biggest nuclear power plant has been restarted for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster,…
Eraring coal-fired power station to stay open until 2029
The planned closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station will be delayed by two years, until 2029. Origin…
Japan needs to take away China’s power to ‘weaponize’ rare earths: finance minister
Interview Exclusive: Katayama envisions creating market of democracies with US, Europe Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said China’s…
Donald Trump is reshaping American power and the threat to international order is alarming
Mark the first week of 2026 as the one in which the often overblown rhetoric of the Trump…
Help! I Have ADHD and My Finances Are a Mess.
My Two Cents Personal-finance columnist Charlotte Cowles asks the nosy, revealing, sometimes uncomfortable questions about money so you…
Renewables Surge as Coal Remains Backbone
India’s electricity system has moved decisively beyond chronic shortages into a more complex phase of managing utilisation, grid…
What It Really Costs to Go Without Health Insurance
My Two Cents Personal-finance columnist Charlotte Cowles asks the nosy, revealing, sometimes uncomfortable questions about money so you…
China’s new solar battery converts sunlight into stored electricity
Chinese researchers have built a solar redox flow battery (SRFB) that can harvest sunlight and store energy at…
Electricity is now holding back growth across the global economy
The chip equipment maker ASML Holding NV is so crucial that a swing in its fortunes can sway…
Rick Smolan Wins $100,000 for HIPA’s 2025 Photography Appreciation Award
HIPA, the world’s most lucrative photo contest awarding $1 million in total prizes annually, announced its 2025 winners on November…
Largest Western Power outage in 15 years cuts essential mobile phone services in firegrounds
Volunteer firefighters were left without essential mobile communications while battling two serious fires in Western Australia’s Midwest over…
Energy giant AGL latest company to abandon Gippsland offshore wind zone
A third wind farm planned for Australia’s first declared offshore wind zone has been abandoned, raising fears about…