TFIE infographic unpacking Germany’s nearly 6 GW hydrogen reservation headline into 2.7 GW of entry capacity, 2.3 GW of exit capacity and 0.6 GW of inter-cluster transport. It shows reservations equal only about 3.3% of planned entry capacity and 2.7% of planned exit capacity, while reservation fees are only 2.5%–4% of annual capacity tariffs. Germany’s 6 GW hydrogen headline shrinks sharply once the reservations and planned network are unpacked.

Germany’s Hydrogen Industry Is Overselling Its 6 GW Reservation Headline

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Germany’s hydrogen industry finally has a demand number it can put in a headline: nearly 6 GW of paid reservations on the country’s emerging hydrogen core network. FNB Gas presented the reservations and customers’ willingness to pay as a strong indication that the hydrogen economy is gathering momentum. Six gigawatts … [continued]

At a workshop in June 2026, researchers and industry members met at the National Laboratory of the Rockies to discuss the challenges—and solutions—to computing facility cooling with cold underground thermal energy storage. Photo by Tara Wertz, National Laboratory of the Rockies.

Computing Facilities Can Save Big and Keep Cool by Looking Underground

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A New National Laboratory Study Finds that Underground Thermal Energy Storage Can Keep Servers Cool Year Round To ensure equipment in computing facilities function, they need to be kept cool, which can require a lot of energy and water—as much as 40% of their total annual energy consumption. Typical cooling systems … [continued]

Schneider Electric Canada Strengthens Commercial Leadership to Help Customers Navigate the New Energy Landscape

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Expanded leadership roles for Shaun MacGarvie and Sophie Chadefaud reinforce Schneider Electric’s commitment to helping customers accelerate efficiency, resilience, and sustainability outcomes. MILTON, Ontario — Schneider Electric Canada is strengthening its commercial leadership to help customers navigate the new energy landscape. As the world’s most sustainable energy technology company, Schneider … [continued]

Flock camera Credit: Flock Safety

Flock Cameras Spark Community Backlash

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“If you haven’t done anything wrong, you’ve got nothing to worry about.” That is the mantra of those who believe surveillance technology is a public benefit. The UK has perhaps the largest number of security cameras per capita of any nation, and its citizens seem to be perfectly happy knowing … [continued]

ACMobility Sets Up Chargers Supporting Public Transport

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MANILA, Philippines — ACMobility has expanded its electric vehicle infrastructure initiatives to strengthen public transportation networks through dual partnerships with Basic Energy Corporation and Grab Philippines. The Ayala Group’s mobility unit is deploying physical charging stations along major traffic corridors while launching digital fleet management technology to support electric buses, … [continued]

TFIE Strategy Briefing graphic showing data-center electricity demand as a small share of the global power system, with a much larger concentration of demand in the United States. AI power demand is growing quickly, but the global electricity denominator remains large.

AI Data Centers Are A Regional US Grid Issue, Not A Global Power Crisis

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AI has changed the data-center electricity story. Demand is rising much faster than it did through much of the 2000s and 2010s, hyperscale facilities are being proposed and built at extraordinary scale, and utilities in several US regions are confronting loads large enough to affect generation planning, substations, transformers and … [continued]