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China’s Shanghai Electric Power firm will buy a $1.77 billion controlling stake in Pakistan's K-electric.

Shanghai Electric Acquires Controlling Stake in Pakistan's K-Electric

Oct 31, 2016 05:45 AM EDT

China's Shanghai Electric Power firm will buy a $1.77 billion controlling stake in K-electric, Pakistan's largest and only vertically integrated power utility, the Abraaj Group announced on Sunday.

China breaks world record in solar and wind power records last year

China Breaks Solar, Wind Power Energy World Record in 2015

Charissa Echavez |

Mar 03, 2016 03:02 PM EST

China achieved two clean energy world record last year, installing 32.5 gigawatts of wind and 18.3 gigawatts of solar power, according to the National Bureau of Statistics' recent report.

Electrical companies brace for the icy cold weather

Electrical Companies Brace for Extreme Winter Conditions

Charissa Echavez |

Jan 23, 2016 06:19 PM EST

With cold breeze expected to continue sweeping across China this week, electrical companies are coming up with emergency tactics to cope the potentially growing demand for electrical heat.

Archeological excavations at Hinkley Point in Somerset are recorded.

China Invests On A Nuclear Plant In The UK

Darlene Tverdohleb |

Sep 20, 2015 10:55 PM EDT

China will invest on Hinkley Point nuclear power plant that is located in Somerset, U.K. and supported by the British government.

'Elctroceuticals' Treatments Make Headway Among Drug Firms

Dino Lirios |

Mar 14, 2015 01:26 AM EDT

Scientists have now turned to using electricity on the brain and see it as the future of healthcare.

Chinese Power Workers, Victims Of Philippine-China Territorial Dispute?

Staff Reporter |

Feb 27, 2015 08:59 PM EST

The Philippine Energy Department said it would no longer seek the renewal of the working visas of 16 Chinese nationals assigned to the Philippine grid. The reason given by Manila was that a senator raised the issue of security concerns.

New Way to Store Electricity Can Change Renewable Energy Consumption

Andrian Darylle Torralba |

Dec 04, 2014 08:11 AM EST

A team of researchers from Harvard is looking at new ways to store energy.

New Fuel Cell Generates Electricity from Jet Fuel using Enzymes

Dino Lirios |

Nov 07, 2014 01:46 AM EST

These new fuel cells can be used to power portable electronics, off-grid power systems and even sensors.

Swiss Tech Company Claims to Make Near-Invisible Solar Modules

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 29, 2014 04:01 PM EDT

The Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology, anon-profit company for applied research, said Tuesday that it has found a way to make solar modules with no visible connections and cells, which can blend with a building's "skin" to become virtually invisible.

Reducing Power Emitted by Lasers may Increase its Output

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 27, 2014 08:55 AM EDT

This discovery could potentially create more energy-efficient and sensitive lasers.

India's Energy Crisis Worsens; Turns to Nuclear Energy

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 29, 2014 01:08 AM EDT

Modi has made nuclear energy a priority as he tries to achieve his pledge to energize India's flagging economy.

Team Improves Efficiency of Solar Cells with New Polymer

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 20, 2014 06:57 AM EDT

PID2 improved the efficiency of electrical power generation by 15 percent.

Paint with Graphene Could Prevent Corrosion

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 11, 2014 08:25 AM EDT

A team of scientists from the University of Manchester has developed a process to tightly link graphene molecules in graphene oxide, making a sheet of the material impermeable to gas, liquids and even corrosive chemicals.

Fuel Cell Bicycle Developed in Australia

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 09, 2014 08:56 AM EDT

Scientists from the University of New South Wales in Australia have developed a Hy-Cycle, a bicycle that is able to take users up to 125 kilometers on $2 of hydrogen and a single battery charge.