The UK’s electricity ‘supergrid’ was built in the 1950s – designed for a different era that was reliant on fossil fuels. Here we explore why in an increasingly connected and electrified world, it need ...

How can AI stabilize the power grid? New research uses biomimetic neural networks to manage the uncertainty of solar and wind energy, reducing hardware costs and preventing blackouts.

More EVs and a growing demand for power will require upgrades to the grid, although coming technologies may end up lowering electric bills for everyone. Large-scale ...

One of the nicest comments people have made about the electrical grid was … nothing. The grid works best when it fades into the background. That low-profile status has changed in recent years as fires ...

Depending on whom you’re asking, renewable energy and electric vehicles will either destroy the grid or save it. The sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow, true enough, while a gas ...

As the electrification of transport and heating accelerates, many worry the increased demand could overload national power grids. In Australia, electricity consumption is expected to double by 2050.

Amid the LPG shortages due to the war in West Asia, many Indian households shifted to induction and infrared cooktops. But ...

Vehicle-to-grid technology turns EVs into a vast network of backup power. That could help stabilize the grid and advance ...