HomeEnergy Data centers consume around 1.5% of global electricity, but demand is very geographically concentrated. Few — if any — technologies have been adopted as quickly as artificial intelligence (AI). Since that computation runs on electricity, discussions around AI often … Read more
Launching Dear Greenpeace back in 2023 When I launched Dear Greenpeace with my fellow youth climate activists alongside WePlanet two years ago, I had no idea just how quickly the anti-nuclear dominoes would fall across Europe. In 2023, and what … Read more
You’ve just gotten home from an exhausting day. All you want to do is put your feet up and zone out to whatever is on television. Though the inactivity may feel like a well-earned rest, your brain is not just … Read more
Madeline Cove The Nightly A common energy drink ingredient could be leading blood cancer cells to grow and multiply. Credit: Markus Mainka/Markus Mainka – stock.adobe.com A common energy drink ingredient could be leading blood cancer cells to grow and multiply, … Read more
Casey and I discuss solar energy economics, learning curves, the triumphs and foibles of the space industry, and more. I’m joined this week by my buddy Casey Handmer of Terraform Industries. The conversation starts with catching up non-specialists to the … Read more
1. Introduction After the discovery of the Higgs boson by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in 2012 [1, 2], high-energy particle physics finds itself with two main goals for the future. The first … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released county-level data on energy employment across the United States finding that energy jobs grew in nearly every county in 2022. This data builds on national and state-level data that was published … Read more
Rimac Technology launches Rimac Energy to accelerate the transition towards a sustainably powered planet. The move sees Rimac leveraging its expertise in making market defining electric vehicle technology to create the next generation of stationary Energy Storage Systems (ESS). Rimac … Read more
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm has a calendar on her wall. She crosses out each passing day to remind herself how many guaranteed days left she has in office—days in which she can make a difference in our … Read more
Earlier this week, a study made headlines claiming that the mysterious “dark energy” cosmologists believe is accelerating the expansion of the universe could arise from supermassive black holes at the hearts of galaxies. If true, the connection would link two … Read more