The Financial Times reports:

U.S. government scientists have achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time, a result that is set to fuel optimism that progress is being made towards the dream of limitless, zero-carbon power… “In …

An anonymous reader shared this report from the Associated Press:

A judge has ordered criminal charges dropped against the final executive accused of lying about problems building two nuclear reactors in South Carolina that were abandoned without gene…

Long-time Slashdot reader KindMind shares a report from The Register: Researchers at MIT claim to have found a novel new way to store energy using nothing but cement, a bit of water, and powdered carbon black — a crystalline form of the element. The m…

A ban on most kinds of traditional bulbs renews a cultural squabble between regulatory efforts to curb energy consumption and the very American impulse to do whatever one wants in one’s domicile. The New York Times: The switchboard at Lightbulbs.com, a…

“The man behind the race to replace gasoline-fueled cars with electric ones is worried about having enough juice,” writes the Wall Street Journal:

In recent days he has reiterated those concerns, predicting U.S. consumption of electricity, driven in p…

This week America’s Department of Energy announced $100 million to support states, local governments, and public utilities “in purchasing products derived from converted carbon emissions.”
The hope is to jumpstart the creation of a market for “environ…

Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: A specially illustrated BBC story created by artist/writer Ben Platts-Mills tells the remarkable story of how a dangerous radioactive apparatus in the Manhattan Project killed a scientist in 1946. “Less than a y…

Friday Ameria’s Department of Energy announced plans to re-purpose some of the land it owns — “portions of which were previously used in the nation’s nuclear weapons program” — for generating clean energy. They’ll be leasing them out for “u…

“A new group of automotive super friends is banding together,” reports the Verge, “promising to build the next big North American electric vehicle charging network.”

These worldwide automakers — BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes…

Following a rash of deadly fires, consumer advocates and fire departments, particularly in New York City, want the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to confiscate lithium-ion electric bikes that don’t comply with regulations at the border. The ul…