Engineering

What is a virtual power plant? An energy expert explains

After nearly two decades of stagnation, U.S. electricity demand is surging, driven by growing numbers of electric cars, data centers and air conditioners in a warming climate. But traditional power plants that generate electricity ...

Energy & Green Tech

Powering AI could use as much electricity as a small country

Artificial intelligence (AI) comes with promises of helping coders code faster, drivers drive safer, and making daily tasks less time-consuming. But in a commentary published October 10 in the journal Joule, the founder of ...

Energy & Green Tech

Technical potential of renewables in Indonesia

Indonesia is a country with huge renewable energy potential, essentially to enable the Net Zero 2060 ambition. The figure summarizes three years of research by Ph.D. candidate Jannis Langer on renewable resource mapping in ...

Engineering

Electrifying construction sites outside built-up areas in Norway

The building and construction sector currently accounts for approximately 4.5% of Norway's greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions are derived mainly from fossil fuels used for transport and the operation of construction ...

Energy & Green Tech

Global tensions risk clean energy progress: IEA chief

The head of the International Energy Agency urged the United States and China to set aside their differences and align on climate change, warning in an interview Monday that "geopolitical fractures" risked holding back the ...

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