electricity

They’re tough, durable and have been described as a possible “magic wand” that saves power and fights global warming. But next-generation silicon carbide (SiC)...

For the first time since the Fukushima nuclear disaster started, the government will not ask people to save electricity this summer because utilities are expected to have...

Twenty-five of the 26 local governments that operate hydropower plants plan to continue selling their electricity to major utilities on negotiated contracts in fiscal 2013 and...

MUMBAI -- India needs a more cohesive energy policy and stringent grid management to avoid a recurrence of the power outages that hit hundreds of millions of people this week,...

Okinawa Prefecture has the highest electricity rates in Japan and could be considered the nation’s worst offender in terms of fossil fuels burned for power. But it is this...

Fish species that evolved on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean developed the ability to generate electricity in a similar way and around the same time, according to an...

SVOBODNY, Russia--In the northeastern Chinese city of Heihe, buildings along the Amur River are brightly illuminated at night, while lights are dim in Russia’s...

Japan plans to separate power transmission and distribution divisions from regional utilities in 2014 at the earliest, as part of efforts to give consumers more choice when it...

Major power companies earn around 70 percent of their profits from households, although such users consume only about 40 percent of power output, according to the industry...

In terms of supply and demand for electricity, how will Japan fare this summer? A government panel grappling with this issue has almost reached a conclusion. Scholars...

The industry ministry will ask households and companies in Kansai to reduce electricity usage by 15 to 20 percent in the summer to prevent power shortages in the vulnerable...

In the aftermath of the oil crises of the 1970s, Japan embarked on a program to decrease its dependence on oil by building nuclear power plants. By 2010, the country had the...

Nuclear power plant operators in the United States and Europe are said to be wondering how Japan manages to keep supplying electricity while most of its 54 nuclear power...

Sony Corp. says it has developed new electrical outlet technology that will lead to savings in energy bills.

A satellite city of Tokyo will end its reliance on Tokyo Electric Power Co. to supply electricity to most of its large facilities from April 1.