Electricity News

Ontario’s new Long Term Energy Plan was released today by Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli. With a focus on wind power, not all environmentalists are happy.

Scientists have looked at how bacteria work together to anaerobically digest biomass to produce methane gas, which is important in bioenergy and could be linked to the new generation of biofuels.

A simple lab error has uncovered a new way to boost electrical conductivity of a crystal by 40,000 percent. The discovery came after some crystals were unintentionally exposed to light.

Scientists have examined two important bacterial forms, demonstrating their ability to produce electricity by coordinating their metabolic activities.

A new stretchy material has been developed which conducts electricity. The material was used to manufacture a transparent loud speaker.

Caracas - A power cut left around 70 percent of Venezuela without power on Tuesday. President Nicolás Maduro says sabotage by opposition is responsible for the outage, but his opposition disagrees.

In a rather ironic turn of fate, a man who tried to steal an electrical transformer that supplied power locally, was electrocuted and "burned to ashes."

Bracebridge - Bracebridge Generation and the Ontario Waterpower Association have completed a green energy transformation of Muskoka, providing water powered electricity to the area.

Scientists have created an "artificial leaf," a device designed to provide people in developing countries and remote areas with electricity.

Scientists have reported that they have made a breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria through the creation of bio-batteries.