Articles: Energy 101

Principle 1: Energy cannot be created, destroyed or recycled.

In 1865, the German physicist Rudolf Clausius investigated energy use by steam engines. The steam engine was a key driving force behind the Industrial...

Principle 2: Life depends on the Sun

The Sun underpins life on Earth in innumerable ways. The Sun powers photosynthesis, the conversion of light energy to chemical energy and its subsequent...