Craftsman really wants to win some new power tool customers, so we're seeing a rare confluence of product upgrades and price ...

At the same time, demand for batteries has never been greater. 30% of cars sold in 2026 are expected to be electric vehicles ...

Antora Energy, POET commissioned a 5GWh thermal energy storage system at the latter’s Big Stone City bioprocessing facility in South Dakota.

A new facility in Big Stone City stores excess wind energy as heat in solid carbon blocks reaching 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, ...

The approval of the country's biggest wind project to date signals a step change for a state where approvals have been hard to obtain.

Tesla was the best-selling EV brand in Australia last year, but it collected more cash from its energy division than its ...

Weeding, battling that one belligerent fox who keeps scatting (not in the jazz sense) on the patio, and, of course, getting ...

Explore the 1955 Victoria KR 21 Swing motorcycle from West Germany, a blend of advanced features and sleek 1950s-era design.

Scientists have created an anode-free sodium solid-state battery. This brings the reality of inexpensive, fast-charging, high-capacity batteries for electric vehicles and grid storage closer than ever ...

Plans to build a $50 million battery project on the outskirts of Warrnambool have upset neighbours who don't want to see it ...

Opposition plan to review state transmission roadmap and pause major network upgrades has been called out as "wedge" politics and could lead to blackouts, state energy minister warns.

From nerves and tears to smiles and excitement, more than 650 children started school across the south-west in 2026. Greg Best is The Standard's editor. He has 30 years' experience as a journalist.