It is possible to make a material emit more radiation than it absorbs, violating the laws of physics in a way that could make ...

Why solar thermal panels, America’s forgotten solar, are poised to make a comeback.

At some point in the dawn of humanity, a smarter-than-average homo sapien moved a rock away from the fire for warmth and invented the thermal battery.

Heating and cooling heavily relies on planet-warming fossil fuels. But some energy companies are looking to an unlimited thermal energy source below their feet as a clean alternative.

The utility Con Edison plans to test climate-friendly thermal energy networks at data centers and other buildings.

An old idea to use ocean heat to generate clean electricity has long failed to gain traction, but the technology – known as ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) – is seeing a resurgence of ...

This video explores sand battery technology, which recently launched in Finland, as a significant advancement in thermal ...

A research team from Penn State has broken a 165-year-old law of thermal radiation with unprecedented strength, setting the stage for more efficient energy harvesting, heat transfer and infrared ...

Their advantages extend beyond reducing carbon emissions. Thirteen US states are now implementing underground thermal energy networks to reduce buildings’ carbon emissions as part of a ...