A voiceover previewing a new sci-fi movie narrated, “The newcomers had killed their planet, just like we are.” The ominous fiction rings true to today’s reality. US President Donald J. Trump has rejected any gesture of global climate cooperation from allies and has withdrawn the US from the Paris climate … [continued]
A schematic of the proposed orbital data center design, which resembles a leafy plant, with solar panels branching out from long columns that hold computing hardware (credit: Igor Bargatin, Dengge Jin, Zaini Alansari, Jordan R. Raney).
A proposed orbital data center design consists of solar panels branching out from long columns that hold computing hardware.
ATLANTA — Yesterday, environmental groups pushed back on Georgia Power’s defense of its plan to build the most expensive gas plants in the nation. The Sierra Club, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a response to Georgia Power and the Georgia Public Service Commission’s reply … [continued]
Sage will deploy its first commercial Pressure Geothermal power generation facility at an existing Ormat power plant.
Ormat Technologies and Carbon Direct Capital co-lead Series B financing, which will support the development of Sage’s first next-generation geothermal power generation project. Sage Geosystems, the company pioneering Pressure Geothermal, closed over $97 million in Series B funding to advance its geothermal power generation and energy storage solutions, including its … [continued]
The US has issued a new “emergency” plan to force data centers to pay for the electricity they need but it undercuts renewables,
Grok has been making waves around the world so far this year because its “spicy” mode has been showing people in skimpy clothing.
Ireland has rolled out new policies that require data centers to supply their own electricity from renewable sources.
Arthur D. Little’s Blue Shift institute has published its latest report, AI’s Hidden Dependencies. This in-depth report, involving more than 50 experts, explores AI’s resource dependencies and the consequent direct systemic vulnerabilities for businesses and lays out strategic actions in response. With AI’s adoption and usage expected to remain on its … [continued]
Solar power is front and center in the race to launch satellite data centers into space, where AI stakeholders aim to take advantage of 24/7 sunlight and ambient cooling (courtesy of Orbital AI)
The idea of sending data centers flying around the Earth seemed kooky just a couple of years ago, and yet here we are. The temptation of limitless solar power, ambient cooling, and freedom from the aches and pains of terrestrial development has prompted a mad scramble for a piece of … [continued]
Is AI a blessing or a curse? We are trying to address that question but finding it hard going. The topic is polarizing in a way that few others are. In Part One of this series, some comments extolled the technology, sweeping aside objections with a blanket, “It’s just another … [continued]
