Science Renewables reached nearly 50% of global electricity capacity last year Cool, but fossil-fuel additions and AI-era power demand still muddy the climate math
AI + ML AI datacenter boom triples US gas power builds, filling the air with more CO2 Reduce emissions? Screw that - we have money to lose and memes to generate
On-Prem Trump may hate renewables, but AI datacenters still fancy cheap solar Analysts say cheap energy and storage make sense for bit barns despite policy headwinds
On-Prem Copper supplies set to peak just as tech needs more Analysts say production will top out this decade while global electrification keeps ramping
Offbeat Russian spy ship theories sink after Orkney blackout traced to wind farm fault Timing of Yantar's visit sparked gossip, but engineers point to a misbehaving protection system
Offbeat Dutch turbine engineer tried to turn wind into crypto, ends up generating community service Techie wired cryptominers into Nordex's network while company reeled from cyberattack
On-Prem Britain's AI gold rush hits a wall – not enough electricity Energy secretary Miliband promises renewable utopia for green and pleasant land... filled with datacenters
Systems Renewables blow past nuclear when it comes to cheap datacenter juice Study finds microgrids with wind, solar, and batteries can be built years sooner and at lower cost than SMRs
Science Everybody needs good neighbors – especially ones who sell you solar energy P2P power networks beat stingy feed-in tariffs for Aussie households, study finds
Off-Prem Google’s latest renewable energy deal is all gas bags and hot air At least big bags of CO2 can be built faster than a fusion plant
On-Prem Trump's wind farm funding freeze is so much hot air, say states as they blow sueball to Washington We'd be shocked, just shocked, if Big Tech's renewable energy ambitions aren't known in the White House
On-Prem US to slap up to 3,521% tariffs on SE Asian solar imports – especially you, Cambodia Uncle Sam says Chinese factories use proxies to dodge import taxes
Science Scotland now home to Europe's biggest battery as windy storage site fires up 400MWh now, and 600MWh by next year? Crivens, that's a fat batt!
On-Prem Our world faces 'unprecedented' spike in electricity demand And it's not just datacenters driving the need for 3,500 TWh of new energy generation by 2027
Off-Prem Google thinks the grid can't support AI, so it's spending on solar for future datacenters Deal with Intersect Power will see gigawatts of compute capacity come online
SaaS IBM acquires Indian SaaS startup Prescinto to shine a light on renewable energy assets Also: Crypto-hub Binance helps Delhi police shut down solar power scam
On-Prem atNorth plans mega datacenter that will help grow veggies and heat homes It'll also do computery stuff
On-Prem Cloud computing hits the nuclear button amid energy crisis Other options considered too as the power draw on electricity grids continues unabated
Systems Google’s Irish bit barn plans denied over eco shortfall DCs on the Emerald Isle better be green, says Dublin council - unless your name is Microsoft
On-Prem Meta digs deep to strike geothermal power deal for its US datacenters Teaming up with Sage Geosystems, house of Facbook plans to tap into Earth's fiery underbelly
Off-Prem Small datacenters face the axe under China's new energy policy Tech industry told to clean up its act – and help others to do likewise – in pursuit of 2035 'Beautiful China' goal
On-Prem Microsoft 365's Chinese host uses just four percent renewable energy: Greenpeace Red clouds are in no rush to go green
Offbeat Graveyards a favorite haunt for solar farms in Valencia Because the dead don't really need all this space to themselves, surely?
On-Prem Datacenters looking to renewables, nuclear, and gas, in quest for more power Bit barns might end up adding to the grid's capacity
Bootnotes Destroying offshore wind farms is top priority for Trump if he returns to presidency It’s definitely to protect the whales and not the fossil fuel industry
Science FYI... Renewable energy sources behind 30% of the world's electricity in 2023 It ain't all sunshine and windmills – and guess who's in the lead? China
Off-Prem First the Super Bowl, now this: Kansas City getting a Google bit barn Exact location, power source, and go-live date unknown. But don't worry, there'll be digital jobs
Science Europe's deepest mine to become Europe's deepest battery 2 MWh of energy storage using dirt, winches, and cables set to be installed in Finland
Public Sector Affordable, self-healing power grids are closer than you think They're just an algorithm away, national lab engineer tells El Reg
Public Sector US cities are going to struggle to green up their act by 2050 Instead of 100% renewables, most will reach around a tenth of that
Science Shame about those wildfires. We'll just let the fossil fuel giants off the hook, then? As world heads into 2024, scientists are asked: When will Big Oil face the heat?
Bootnotes GM, Komatsu partner to build hydrogen-powered monster mining truck Mining industry looking for greener credentials in the future
Science Boffins say their thin film solar cells make space farms viable No word on whether getting that energy from space to Earth will be made any easier, though
Science Want a clean energy transition? Better start putting cash into electrical grid Spending needs to double to $600B by 2030 if we want to stay within 2°C warming
Science The alternative to stopping climate change is untested carbon capture tech We could do most of what we need to prevent 1.5°C warming now; reversing it will be nigh impossible
Science MIT boffins build battery alternative out of cement, carbon black, water Imagine your home's foundation was its own energy-storing supercapacitor
Science First US nuclear power plant built this century goes online Westinghouse's 2017 bankruptcy almost ended the Vogtle 3 reactor
Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week On the bright side, solar investment finally set to surpass oil spending But fossil fuels won't go down without a fight
Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week Offshore wind power redesign key to adoption, says Irish firm Add balance and a bit of articulation and you can shave off steel and money
Science Boffins claim to create the world's first wooden transistor But don't toss out your silicon chips quite yet
Systems Used EV car batteries find new life storing solar power in California Putting theory into practice, hopefully without a lithium fire
Science Wind, solar power outstrip fossil fuel generation for EU Coal cooked, gas dissipating as renewables power up
Science Renewables are cheaper than coal in all but one US location Thanks in large part to the Inflation Reduction Act, the dirty fuel has even fewer things going for it now
Systems Have we hit a climate tipping point? Green power attracts big money As much cash went into low-carbon as fossil fuels last year, apparently
Science Plugging end-of-life EV batteries into the grid could ease renewables transition Study says this would give old power units years of useful life once unsuitable for cars
Science Japan lacks the expertise for renewed nuclear power after Fukushima No staff and no equipment ready after over a decade of nuclear denial
Science Energy being expensive and trickier to source is good news ... for renewables Green tech will be largest power source by 2025, says IEA, but even accelerated rollouts might not stave off disaster
Science US could save billions in health costs if it changed wind energy strategy Socio-economic disparities between who benefits from new plants still remain, say MIT researchers
Science Rolls-Royce, EasyJet fire up first hydrogen-fueled jet engine Sustainable aviation will require something lighter than batteries
PaaS + IaaS Google and Microsoft add more renewable energy for datacenters Both announce green power purchase agreements for UK and Irish DCs as European worries over power continue
Systems Massive energy storage system goes online in UK 196MWh installation has capacity to power 300,000 homes for two hours
On-Prem Google taps up Softbank solar plants for Dallas datacenter 900MW coming web giant's way ... in 2024
