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 Systems27 Jan 2023 | 17
Uncle Sam greenlights first commercial nuclear small modular reactor design NuScale plants could begin construction as soon as February 21, when new rule goes into effect Science24 Jan 2023 | 37
Atlassian CEO's bonkers scheme to pipe electricity from Australia to Singapore collapses Analysis 4,000km extension cords are hard to build On-Prem22 Jan 2023 | 62
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 Science18 Jan 2023 | 33
Heata offers free hot water by mounting servers on people's water tanks Novel use of waste heat by UK company – but it's still in trial On-Prem12 Jan 2023 | 51
Next-gen Qi2 wireless charging spec seeded by Apple CES iBiz's MagSafe charging tech forms the foundation of the Qi2 movement Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 26
Bill Gates' nuclear power plant stalled by Russian fuel holdup Putin it into operation will take a while at this rate Science16 Dec 2022 | 94
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 Science07 Dec 2022 | 38
Barge off: Nautilus to bring floating datacenters to two new sites in US, France 7.5 megawatt digs on the murky waters of Marseille and Los Angeles On-Prem07 Dec 2022 | 16
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 Science05 Dec 2022 | 22
Startup raises $30 million for wireless power delivery system Not the first company in the game to chase cable-free charging dragon Networks05 Dec 2022 | 39
UK cuts China from Sizewell nuclear project, takes joint stake Move comes as National Grid decides not to fire up blackout prevention scheme Science30 Nov 2022 | 176
Massive energy storage system goes online in UK 196MWh installation has capacity to power 300,000 homes for two hours Systems24 Nov 2022 | 169
Biden administration earmarks $13b to modernize electric grid We need more transmission capacity, and we needed it yesterday Networks21 Nov 2022 | 48
US offshore oil and gas installation at 'increasing' risk of cyberattack GAO says 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster will look like a walk in the park Cyber-crime21 Nov 2022 | 8
Shocker: EV charging infrastructure is seriously insecure What did we learn from the IoT days? Apparently nothing. Security15 Nov 2022 | 42
Google taps up Softbank solar plants for Dallas datacenter 900MW coming web giant's way ... in 2024 On-Prem02 Nov 2022 |
AWS buys 100+ diesel generators... and that's just for Irish datacenters Server farm power concerns as winter nears and fears of blackouts grow On-Prem24 Oct 2022 | 28
California wildfires hit CTRL+Z on 18 years of CO2e removal Time to start considering forest blazes alongside industrial sources of greenhouse gases, say scientists Science20 Oct 2022 | 33
UK government in talks with datacenter operators over blackouts Bit barns say they need diesel fuel supplies for backup generators On-Prem18 Oct 2022 | 56
US Dept of Energy injects more particles of cash into tokamak fusion reactors The funding will continue, until the atoms fuse Science17 Oct 2022 | 28
Bitcoin energy consumption a feature, not a bug, says crypto-miner But it's OK because we use non-carbon energy, argues CEO On-Prem14 Oct 2022 | 28
Water pipes hold flood of untapped electricity potential 1.41GW, in fact – enough to power around one million homes Science13 Oct 2022 | 100
Utility security is so bad, US DoE offers rate cuts to improve it New hardware? Consultants? You tell us because your infosec is off the grid Cyber-crime07 Oct 2022 | 7
Wind, solar fulfill 10% of global electricity demand for first time Curb your enthusiasm – coal-fired power went up too Science29 Sep 2022 | 54
Japan taps industry to build safer, more secure nuclear energy future Project with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries marks shift in policy since Fukushima disaster over a decade ago Science29 Sep 2022 | 30
California to phase out gas furnaces, water heaters by 2030 It'll reduce emissions a bunch, but stress the grid even more Science26 Sep 2022 | 124
Tesla Megapack battery ignites at substation after less than 6 months It's better to burn out than to fade away Personal Tech21 Sep 2022 | 219
White House puts $50m into floating wind turbine projects Government wants access to the 60% of offshore wind potential stuck in deep waters Science16 Sep 2022 | 46
Biden administration to dole out $900m for electric vehicle infrastructure 34 states and Puerto Rico sharing pot to fund chargers along interstate highways Science15 Sep 2022 | 21
California asks people not to charge EVs during heatwave Not a great look for the state that just vowed to phase out gas-powered cars in favor of battery-powered ones Personal Tech01 Sep 2022 | 171
California to try tackling drought with canal-top solar panels Watt an interesting idea Science31 Aug 2022 | 91
Japan reverses course on post-Fukushima nuclear ban PM says shuttered plants can re-open, fresh reactors will be built, old ones are getting their lives extended Science24 Aug 2022 | 146
Scientists use supercritical carbon dioxide to power the grid Sandia has been working on the project for more than a decade – now comes scaling Science19 Aug 2022 | 140
Tesla expands Powerwall-to-grid program to cover most of California Utility companies are offering $2 per kWh for power stored in battery tech Personal Tech18 Aug 2022 | 52
Modeling software spins up plans for floating wind turbines Saaaaandia, where the wind comes sweeping 'cross the sea … Science17 Aug 2022 | 38
DoE digs up molten salt nuclear reactor tech, taps Los Alamos to lead the way back The collaborative effort pits supercomputers against the agency's corrosive reactor research Science11 Aug 2022 | 103
Pull jet fuel from thin air? We can do that, say scientists Vid Thanks, we'll take any good news, large or small, right now Science04 Aug 2022 | 206
One way Bitcoin miners can make money: Selling electricity back to Texas Beats screwing around actually crafting these unloved tokens Personal Tech03 Aug 2022 | 45
The US grid is ready for 100% renewables, says DoE A $26m chunk of the infrastructure bill set aside to prove it can handle inverter-based energy Science03 Aug 2022 | 42
US regulators set the stage for small, local nuclear power stations What could go wrong? Study finds waste is more reactive, making it more dangerous Science02 Aug 2022 | 73
Homes in London under threat as datacenters pull in all the power Barrier to building homes in overcrowded city? An overdrawn electricity grid On-Prem01 Aug 2022 | 172
The US's biggest datacenter market is short on electricity Updated Power transmission bottlenecks could delay Northern Virginia DC projects into 2026 On-Prem29 Jul 2022 | 21
Paper batteries on the cards to power IoT and smart labels Quest to reduce environmental impact finds pulp solution Science29 Jul 2022 | 19
Massive solar project in Tennessee is all about Google Skyhawk Solar could generate up to 100MW of energy to feed Google datacenters On-Prem27 Jul 2022 | 18
Smart thermostat swarms are straining the US grid Thousands of devices all clicking on at the same time is taking a toll on energy management systems Personal Tech13 Jul 2022 | 152
Soviet-era tech could change the geothermal industry Gyrotrons can super heat plasma, maybe vaporize 20km of rock, too Science28 Jun 2022 | 122
Teslasuit demo: Taking a crack at force feedback with the 'Glove' A virtual world at your fingertips with the idea that you feel something gripping your hand Personal Tech24 Jun 2022 | 9
Lithium production needs investment to keep pace with battery demand Report says $42b will need to be poured into industry over next decade Science16 May 2022 | 17
Arm CPU ran on electricity generated by algae for over six months AA-battery-sized biological photovoltaic cell touted as ideal for IoT applications Edge + IoT16 May 2022 | 91
Google tests battery backups, aims to ditch emergency datacenter diesel Tests in Belgium might mean carbon-free backup power for its other DCs On-Prem21 Apr 2022 | 55
Fujitsu to provide HPC, AI for startup to produce clean ammonia Ammonia as a viable, sustainable alternative to fossil fuels – and current fertilizer HPC14 Apr 2022 | 8
Schneider Electric says supply chain held it back Anticipates 'increased pressure on input costs' on raw materials, labour, and freight On-Prem23 Feb 2022 | 7
Could BYOB (Bring Your Own Battery) offer a solution for charging electric vehicles? Microlino seems to think so Interview The Register talks to co-founder about supply chains and EV assembly Offbeat14 Jan 2022 | 86
Secure boot for UK electric car chargers isn't mandatory until 2023 – but why the delay? Good: New requirements in new law. Bad: Grace period Security11 Jan 2022 | 108
Samsung adds non fungible token trading app to its tellies Not as bonkers as it sounds seeing as Sammy suggests they’re already works of art Personal Tech04 Jan 2022 | 30
Shocking: UK electricity tariffs are among world's most expensive And the cheapest? Libya Offbeat07 Dec 2021 | 241