We take electricity for granted, usually not thinking about how the electrons are generated and transmitted. What is more, ...

For the first time, renewable energy has overtaken coal as the primary source of electricity around the world, a new report says, indicating a shift in the global reliance on environmentally harmful ...

On Tuesday, the US Energy Information Administration released its latest data on how the US generated electricity during the first six months of 2025. The data suggests the notable surge in power use ...

The United States is seeing a surprising energy shift. Many data centers, the buildings that power the internet and artificial intelligence (AI), are increasingly using coal to produce electricity.

The international academic journal *Science*, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), selected "rapidly growing renewable energy" as the "Breakthrough of the Year" ...

Globally, nearly 7,000 coal mines, more than 2,400 coal-fired power plants and hundreds of coal rail networks, trucks and port terminals all make up the world’s coal industry. When coal is phased out ...

Coal remains the backbone of China’s power system and industry, while oil and natural gas are critical for transport, ...