The grid's infrastructure dates back to the twentieth century and half of the lines are more than forty years old.

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Whatever the root cause, one thing’s crystal clear: major blackouts don’t just switch off the lights; they send shockwaves ...

Spain has not reached any conclusions about what caused a major power outage on April 28, contrary to online claims saying ...

Europe's ageing power grid and lack of energy storage capacity will require trillions of dollars in investments to cope with ...

Europe's aging power grid and lack of energy storage capacity will require trillions of dollars in investments to cope with rising green energy output, increasing electricity demand and to avoid ...

Spain and Portugal suffered a crippling blackout.  What was the cause? A maniacal, bare-chested Vladimir Putin, swimming ...

Spanish authorities say that thousands of rail passengers in Spain have been hit with delays after copper cables used in the signaling system of a high-speed line traveling south from Madrid to Sevill ...

Spain and Portugal faced a major power outage with unclear causes. Experts debate whether renewable energy transition, ...

Joe Pantoliano is thinking about his options outside of the United States and admitted to feeling "uncomfortable" with President Donald Trump's administration.

In countries like Germany, balcony-mounted solar panels are all the rage. But from breaker-masking to voltage mismatches, ...

Power outage experts have ruled out renewables as the cause, and according to Juliet Phillips, energy campaigner at ...