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#climate-change
Environment
fromZDNET
1 day ago

How I squeeze more power from my portable solar panels: 11 ways to get up to 30% more

Positioning and maintaining solar panels is essential for optimal performance and energy efficiency.
#fusion-power
Venture
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M | TechCrunch

Fusion power is transitioning from a distant dream to a viable technology, attracting significant investment and promising nearly limitless energy.
Science
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

Exclusive: How nuclear batteries could speed the race to fusion power | TechCrunch

Fusion power is challenging to harness for electricity, but new materials called radiovoltaics may improve energy capture efficiency.
Science
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

How fusion power works and the startups pursuing it | TechCrunch

Fusion startups are closer than ever to generating electricity from fusion, attracting over $10 billion in investment.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M | TechCrunch

Fusion power is transitioning from a distant dream to a viable technology, attracting significant investment and promising nearly limitless energy.
Science
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

Exclusive: How nuclear batteries could speed the race to fusion power | TechCrunch

Fusion power is challenging to harness for electricity, but new materials called radiovoltaics may improve energy capture efficiency.
Science
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

How fusion power works and the startups pursuing it | TechCrunch

Fusion startups are closer than ever to generating electricity from fusion, attracting over $10 billion in investment.
#fusion-energy
fromAxios
6 days ago
European startups

Exclusive: Record funding for fusion power lands as Trump eyes cuts

European startups
fromAxios
6 days ago

Exclusive: Record funding for fusion power lands as Trump eyes cuts

The Energy Department's ARPA-E will invest $135 million in fusion energy technologies to overcome barriers to commercialization.
#middle-east-conflict
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

What can nations do to make up for the ongoing energy shortfall?

The Middle East conflict has disrupted 20% of the world's fuel supply, prompting countries to seek alternative energy sources.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

What can nations do to make up for the ongoing energy shortfall?

The Middle East conflict has disrupted 20% of the world's fuel supply, prompting countries to seek alternative energy sources.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

What can nations do to make up for the ongoing energy shortfall?

The Middle East conflict has disrupted 20% of the world's fuel supply, prompting countries to seek alternative energy sources.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

What can nations do to make up for the ongoing energy shortfall?

The Middle East conflict has disrupted 20% of the world's fuel supply, prompting countries to seek alternative energy sources.
#energy
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

What will power the grid in 2035? The race is wide open | TechCrunch

Tech companies are seeking new energy sources due to AI's power demands, with fusion and fission startups gaining traction amid natural gas supply chain vulnerabilities.
fromFortune
1 week ago

Countries are turning to 'structurally more resilient' energy sources as oil and gas crisis deepens, UN renewables chief says | Fortune

"A more decentralized energy system, with a growing share of renewables and more market players, is structurally more resilient. Countries that invested in the energy transition are weathering this crisis with less economic damage, as they boost energy security, resilience and competitiveness."
Environment
#renewable-energy
fromFast Company
1 month ago
Environment

More homeowners are considering solar power during the Iran oil crisis

The Iran conflict triggered a 17% surge in solar installation requests and 23% increase in solar-plus-battery requests, alongside 30% growth in EV charger installations and 20% rise in hybrid/EV searches.
fromEarth911
2 months ago
Environment

Guest Idea: How Renewable Energy Innovations are Cultivating a Healthier Planet

Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy is necessary to reduce deadly pollution, protect ecosystems, stabilize the economy, and requires coordinated policy and individual actions.
US Elections
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Clean Energy Industry Launching Campaign of Vengeance

The renewable energy sector faces significant challenges due to policy changes and political opposition during Trump's presidency.
Environment
fromTheregister
1 week ago

Renewables hit 49.4% of global electricity capacity in 2025

Renewable energy reached nearly half of global electricity capacity in 2025, but commitments to renewable energy are still not on track.
#data-centers
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago
Tech industry

The latest in data centers, AI, and energy

Massive data centers are essential for AI development but raise concerns about their environmental and community impact.
fromFortune
2 weeks ago
Environment

Data centers aren't breaking the grid. A broken grid is | Fortune

A new Senate bill misidentifies data centers as the problem, while the real issue lies in an outdated and underbuilt electrical grid.
Tech industry
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

The latest in data centers, AI, and energy

Massive data centers are essential for AI development but raise concerns about their environmental and community impact.
Environment
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Data centers aren't breaking the grid. A broken grid is | Fortune

A new Senate bill misidentifies data centers as the problem, while the real issue lies in an outdated and underbuilt electrical grid.
Science
fromNature
2 weeks ago

Entanglement and electronic coherence in attosecond molecular photoionization - Nature

Attosecond pulses from high-harmonic generation create entangled ion-photoelectron systems, enabling observation of coherent dynamics in quantum states.
#artificial-intelligence
fromTechRepublic
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

AI's Power Crisis Is Closer Than You Might Think

The race for AI dominance is increasingly constrained by energy demands and infrastructure limitations.
fromHigh Country News
2 months ago
Environment

Ancient energy sources power the future - High Country News

Artificial intelligence and digital connectivity are widespread, offering benefits and harms while coinciding with an incomplete transition toward cleaner, quieter energy systems.
Silicon Valley
fromTNW | Business
3 weeks ago

OpenAI is in talks to buy fusion energy from Helion

OpenAI is negotiating to purchase up to 50 gigawatts of electricity from Helion Energy by 2035, amid conflict-of-interest concerns involving Sam Altman.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Europe's staggering' clean power gains undermined by failure to phase out fuel-burning machines

Europe must accelerate electrification to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and manage rising energy costs amid the global oil crisis.
Science
fromwww.nature.com
2 weeks ago

Static electricity has baffled scientists for centuries. Can new research solve the puzzle?

Static electricity remains a complex phenomenon, with many unanswered questions despite its common occurrence and basic principles.
London startup
fromNature
3 weeks ago

UK bets big on homegrown fusion and quantum - can it lead the world?

Britain invests £2 billion in quantum computing and £2.5 billion in nuclear fusion to achieve technological independence and strengthen scientific capabilities.
OMG science
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

One Way or Another, Most of Our Electricity Comes From Solar Power

Electric power generation primarily relies on the interaction between magnets and coils, with various methods to induce motion.
Science
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

AI broke the energy grid's assumptions - Silicon Canals

The future of the electrical grid in 2035 hinges on AI-driven demand, creating competition among energy sources like natural gas, nuclear, and renewables.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Solar is winning the energy race

Solar power is rapidly scaling, becoming the world's cheapest energy source and surpassing coal, gas, and nuclear in capacity and usage.
#building-integrated-photovoltaics
#white-hydrogen
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

White hydrogen: The hidden gas that could transform energy

Natural white hydrogen found underground in Bavaria could become a major renewable energy source, offering an alternative to manufactured hydrogen that currently relies on fossil fuels.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

White hydrogen: The search for a new clean, abundant energy

Natural white hydrogen found underground in Bavaria could become a major renewable energy source, offering an alternative to manufactured hydrogen that currently relies on fossil fuels.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

White hydrogen: The hidden gas that could transform energy

Natural white hydrogen found underground in Bavaria could become a major renewable energy source, offering an alternative to manufactured hydrogen that currently relies on fossil fuels.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

White hydrogen: The search for a new clean, abundant energy

Natural white hydrogen found underground in Bavaria could become a major renewable energy source, offering an alternative to manufactured hydrogen that currently relies on fossil fuels.
London startup
fromComputerweekly
4 weeks ago

Nuclear Fusion HPC: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

The UK Atomic Energy Authority deployed Sunrise, a supercomputer optimized for nuclear fusion research, delivering 6 exaflops at 8-bit precision and 50 petaflops at 64-bit precision to accelerate commercial fusion device development.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them

Plug-in solar panels that connect to standard outlets are gaining traction in the U.S. as a cost-effective alternative to traditional rooftop solar, though utility opposition based on safety concerns is slowing legislative adoption.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

Earth's magnetic field may be more powerful than we thought

Earth's magnetic field extends farther into space than previously believed, providing protection from galactic cosmic rays even beyond the moon.
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Your datacenter's power architecture called. It's not happy

Accelerated computing demands exceed legacy datacenter power architectures, forcing migration from 48V to high-voltage DC systems to handle extreme power densities and current requirements.
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks ago

Why IT leaders need to consider AI's energy footprint | Computer Weekly

We are making sure that we have renewable energy powering all of our datacentre footprint. We have 100% renewable power today that is powering all of Azure, and we're very proud to build that base and essentially stimulate renewable energy around the world and in the UK.
Environment
Science
fromNature
3 weeks ago

Daily briefing: Static electricity is still a mystery - here's what we know

New research reveals the long-term cognitive decline linked to head injuries in contact sports and advances in cancer-fighting immune cell engineering.
#energy-efficiency
Remodel
fromEarth911
1 month ago

Guest Idea: Map Appliance Power to Identify and Tame Your Home's Top Electricity Consumers

Appliance power mapping identifies individual device energy consumption, revealing phantom loads and inefficiencies that waste up to $183 annually per household through targeted, low-cost solutions.
Remodel
fromEarth911
1 month ago

Guest Idea: Map Appliance Power to Identify and Tame Your Home's Top Electricity Consumers

Appliance power mapping identifies individual device energy consumption, revealing phantom loads and inefficiencies that waste up to $183 annually per household through targeted, low-cost solutions.
Toronto startup
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Tesla's Secret Weapon Is a Giant Metal Box

Tesla is pivoting from selling cars to manufacturing robots and robotaxis, with the Cybercab driverless vehicle and Optimus humanoid robot as centerpieces, though both face significant legal, technical, and safety challenges.
Environment
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

There's a better way to use the electric grid-and cut power bills

Existing grid capacity can meet new electricity demand through smart technology and load flexibility instead of building expensive new power plants.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

UK must double down on renewables as wars drive up energy costs, experts say

The UK must accelerate clean energy transition to protect households from volatile fossil fuel markets destabilized by geopolitical conflicts like the US-Israel war on Iran.
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Is this the world's first quantum battery? Australian scientists say so

Australian scientists created the first quantum battery prototype that completes a full charge-discharge cycle, demonstrating that larger quantum batteries charge faster due to collective quantum effects.
DevOps
fromTechRepublic
1 month ago

High-Temperature Superconductors Could Redefine Data Center Power Density

High-temperature superconductors can reduce electricity transmission losses and improve grid efficiency to support growing AI data center power demands.
Science
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae

Frame-dragging from rapidly spinning magnetars explains the irregular light patterns observed in superluminous supernovae, resolving a long-standing discrepancy between theory and observations.
#fossil-fuels-advocacy
fromZDNET
2 months ago

I discovered a little-known way to power your home during an outage - here's how

While the abrupt end to your home chef experience is inconvenient, the bigger issue is that your gas furnace still needs electricity to run, and it's supposed to drop into the 20s overnight. Now imagine that while everyone else is rifling through their junk drawer for flashlights and batteries,
Gadgets
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

How Architecture Is Learning to Generate Its Own Energy

Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy represents a modular technology that can be manufactured in large-scale facilities, generating economies of scale, while also being adaptable to small-scale applications. From residential rooftop systems to large-scale power generation installations, photovoltaic solar energy has established itself as a cost-effective option for electricity production in many countries around the world.
Environment
Philosophy
fromAeon
2 months ago

A breezy ode to wind ponders its power, beauty and utility | Aeon Videos

Wind Keepers cinematically reveals how wind shapes daily life in Viana do Castelo through intimate images and collaborative student filmmaking.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Microsoft touts immature HTS tech for datacenter efficiency

High-temperature superconducting (HTS) power delivery can reduce datacenter power losses, increase electrical density, and save space compared with copper or aluminum wiring.
fromZDNET
2 months ago

These unassuming devices promised to lower my electricity bills - only this one was legit

They do nothing to save you power Scam "power saving" devices are rampant online. These devices plug into an outlet and promise to "improve the use of energy," "extend the life of electrical equipment," and even "avoid illegal electrical waste." Sounds great, right? Also: This USB power meter I tested is shockingly accurate - especially for how cheap it is Well, despite the bold claims and the sticker on the front of the unit, they are too good to be true.
Gadgets
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Avalanche thinks the fusion power industry should think smaller | TechCrunch

Fusion power promises to supply the world with large amounts of clean heat and electricity, if researchers and engineers can solve some vexing challenges. At its core, fusion power seeks to harness the power of the Sun. To do that, fusion startups must figure out how to heat and compress plasma for long enough that atoms inside the mix fuse, releasing energy in the process.
Venture
fromAeon
2 months ago

Time is real - if you view it through the lens of heat | Aeon Videos

The way most people think about time is wrong. The notion that we share a 'common time' moving in a single direction is a useful illusion but, as physicists have understood since the discoveries of Albert Einstein, it doesn't comport with our understanding of the Universe. However, as the Italian theoretical physicist and writer Carlo Rovelli argues in this short documentary from Quanta Magazine, this doesn't mean we should abandon the concept of time altogether.
Philosophy
Artificial intelligence
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

From Cash Burners to Profit Machines: Ranking the 5 Biggest Energy Storage Plays

Energy storage companies show wide disparities in financial health, growth, and commercialization risk, with some burning cash despite promising revenue and margins.
Artificial intelligence
fromNature
2 months ago

AI and nuclear energy feature strongly in agenda-setting technologies for 2026

AI-powered meteorology, quantum computing progress, and new nuclear-energy technologies are set to advance forecasting, computation, and energy while driving investment and risk-focused research.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 month ago

Guest Idea: 7 Innovations in Energy Storage and Transmission

Seven innovations in energy storage and delivery technologies are essential to complement renewable generation and modernize aging grid infrastructure for climate solutions.
Science
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Photons that aren't actually there influence superconductivity

Virtual photons from quantum fields can degrade superconductor performance, providing insights into quantum mechanics and superconductivity behavior.
Science
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

A fluid can store solar energy and then release it as heat months later

Molecular solar thermal storage uses sunlight-driven isomerization to trap energy in chemical bonds for on-demand heat release, enabling long-duration solar heat storage.
fromNature
2 months ago

Quantum spinning effect observed in a levitating magnet

A supercooled microscopic ferromagnet proves the existence of gyroscopic magnetic behaviour that has been long sought by physicists.
Science
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

It's a new heyday for gas thanks to data centers

The US is now leading a global surge in new gas power plants being built in large part to satisfy growing energy demand for data centers. And more gas means more planet-heating pollution. Gas-fired power generation in development globally rose by 31 percent in 2025. Almost a quarter of that added capacity is slated for the US, which has surpassed China with the biggest increase of any country.
Environment
Environment
fromFuturism
2 months ago

AI Data Centers Pushing Electric Grid Into Meltdown

AI data centers on the U.S. East Coast are driving electricity demand, risking rolling blackouts for 67 million people as grid capacity lags.
fromWIRED
2 months ago

How to Use Physics to Escape an Ice Bowl

I don't know who invented this crazy challenge, but the idea is to put someone in a carved-out ice bowl and see if they can get out. Check it out! The bowl is shaped like the inside of a sphere, so the higher up the sides you go, the steeper it gets. If you think an icy sidewalk is slippery, try going uphill on an icy sidewalk. What do you do when faced with a problem like this? You build a physics model, of course.
Science
fromNature
2 months ago

Long-lived remote ion-ion entanglement for scalable quantum repeaters - Nature

Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China Wen-Zhao Liu, Ya-Bin Zhou, Jiu-Peng Chen, Ao Teng, Xiao-Wen Han, Guang-Cheng Liu, Zhi-Jiong Zhang, Yi Yang, Feng-Guang Liu, Chao-Hui Xue, Bo-Wen Yang, Jin Yang, Chao Zeng, Yi-Zheng Zhen, Feihu Xu, Ye Wang, Yong Wan, Qiang Zhang & Jian-Wei Pan
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Unsinkable metal discovery could build safer ships and harvest wave energy

Laser-etched superhydrophobic textures let damaged aluminum tubes trap air and remain buoyant, mimicking diving bell spiders' hair-based air-trapping mechanism.
Environment
fromZDNET
1 month ago

Considering a home battery? These 3 factors can help you decide

Home batteries paired with solar reduce electricity bills, provide outage backup, and gain value where time-of-use pricing or reduced solar export credits exist.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

First of its kind high-density' hydro system begins generating electricity in Devon

The pioneering technology means one of the oldest forms of energy storage, hydropower, can be used to store and release renewable energy using even gentle slopes rather than the steep dam walls and mountains that are usually required. The design means the principles of hydropower could be used as a form of long duration energy storage in many more locations across the UK, and the world, than traditional hydropower dams. The projects could be quicker and cheaper to build too.
Science
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Gas, power and AI's role in the new age of energy addition

Global energy demand is accelerating, driven by AI, data centres, electrification, and population growth, prompting energy companies to expand into international energy and boost LNG.
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