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Why Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Meta are betting on nuclear power
Data centers powering artificial intelligence and cloud computing are pushing energy demand and production to new limits. Global electricity use could rise as much as 75% by 2050, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, with the tech…
Winter fuel allowance axe leaves millions of ‘rich’ OAPs vulnerable
Millions of pensioners in the UK are caught in a financial trap, unable to afford a dignified standard of living but deemed too wealthy to qualify for Winter Fuel Payments, new research by the Centre for Ageing Better reveals.The…
Oklo targets 12 gigawatts of new nuclear power in deal with data center
Rendering of a proposed Oklo commercial advanced fission power plant in the U.S.Courtesy: Oklo Inc.Nuclear startup Oklo aims to deploy 12 gigawatts of power over the next two decades through a framework agreement with data center…
National Grid invests billions for cleaner future
National Grid has unveiled its RIIO-T3 business plan for Electricity Transmission, outlining up to £35 billion of investment from 2026 to 2031.The plan focuses on upgrading infrastructure to meet the UK’s clean energy goals and expanding…
Expect Eaton to keep profiting from AI’s spiraling demand for computing
A big backlog of projects should keep the company busy for the foreseeable future.
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MicroStrategy rides ‘red sweep’ to 477% gain in 2024, top tech stock
Michael Saylor, chairman and chief executive officer at MicroStrategy, during an interview at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami Beach, Florida, US, on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOn the eve of…
Nottingham Uni £3m net zero project for Africa
The University of Nottingham is trying to help clean energy research in Africa.lts African SCENe project, now backed by £3 million from the Ayrton Challenge Programme, is a UK government-funded initiative for clean energy research, to…
Trump could spare Biden’s energy credits and still defeat IRA
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump smiles at the crowd during the National Guard Association of the United States' 146th General Conference & Exhibition at Huntington Place Convention Center on Aug. 26, 2024 in Detroit,…
Messing about in boats gets cleaner
Hydrogen powered boating is a step closer thanks innovation down under.Fabrum, a New Zealand company specialising in zero-emission transition technologies, has collaborated on the design and build of a zero-emission hydrogen-powered…