As Energy Prices Rise in California, Utility Companies Point to the Roofs and Blame Solar Panels
EnergySome energy suppliers are pointing to the increasing presence of residential solar installations as a key factor in the rising costs.
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Goodbye Coal, Hello Nuclear: U.S. Government Plans to Convert More Than 400 Coal Plants Into SMR Nuclear Facilities
EnergyThe Biden administration aims to deploy 200 GW to increase nuclear capacity.
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Wind Used to Be the Darling of Renewables, But There’s a New Source on the Block: Solar Has Overtaken Wind in Record Time in the U.S.
EnergyWind turbines lagging behind is troubling news, as they complement solar panels effectively.
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Iceland Pulls Ahead of the Crowd in the Race to Put Solar Panels in Space
SpaceThe Reykjavik Energy deal represents a strong vote of confidence in the future of space-based solar power.
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AI Energy Consumption Is Often Overestimated, Officials Say. There Is a More Pressing Matter: Air Conditioning
EnergyAs much as AI data centers consume, climate change will mean that we'll need much more air conditioning.
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Amazon Planned to Connect Its New Data Center to a Nuclear Power Plant. Regulators Had Other Plans
EnergyAmazon Web Services’ large data center is located next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.
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The Pentagon Has Its Eyes on a Company That Wants to Install Thousands of Solar Panels in a Place With Constant Sunlight: Space
SpaceFunded by a cryptocurrency billionaire, Aetherflux will work over the next two years to demonstrate the feasibility of solar power in space.
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France Has a Striking Plan to Recycle Some of Its Nuclear Waste: Turn It Into Forks, Doorknobs, and Saucepans
EnergyLow radioactive metals would undergo a purification process in a smelting furnace at 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Amazon, Google, and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power to Secure the Future of AI. It’s Not Going to Be Easy
EnergyNot everybody agree's with the plans these companies have for the future.
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Hurricane Milton Disrupted Florida’s Water Supply, but a Machine That Collects Water From the Air Offers a New Solution
EnergyWaterCube 100, a machine that collects water from the air, could play a crucial role in future natural disasters.
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The U.S. Has Produced Its First Plutonium Pit Since 1989. The Goal: Refurbishing All Its Nuclear Warheads
EnergyThe Department of Defense plans to use it in the Air Force’s Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.
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Google’s Former CEO Advocates for More AI Data Centers: ‘We Are Never Going to Meet Climate Goals Anyway’
Robotics and AISchmidt is confident that AI will ultimately solve the environmental issues it contributes to.
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Google Is Following in Microsoft’s Footsteps: It’s Exploring the Use of Modular Nuclear Reactors for Its AI Data Centers
EnergyGoogle's emissions have risen due to the growth of artificial intelligence.
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The U.S. and Europe Are Interested in Nuclear Energy Again. The Problem: They Depend on Russia
EnergyRussia controls about 27% of the world’s uranium conversion capacity and 39% of the global enrichment market.
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Minnesota Installed Solar Panels on Two Large Fields. Five Years Later, They’re a Haven for Bees
EnergyThe agrivoltaic systems created pesticide-free zones, leading to the repopulation of the fields with bees.
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Too Much of a Good Thing? The Amount of Solar Panels in Australia Almost Caused the Country's Electric Grid to Collapse
EnergyIt was a sunny, mild Saturday. Australians got concerned.
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The U.S. Is Developing a Transportable Nuclear Reactor for Military Use. It Will Be the Country’s First Fourth-Generation Reactor
EnergyProject Pele is already underway and aims to test a prototype in no more than five years.
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China Scientists Have Solved the Biggest Issue of Silicon Solar Panels by Creating One That’s 100% Recycled
EnergyThe secret lies in the 37 recycling technologies patented by its researchers.
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Oxford University Researchers Have Created an Ultra-Thin Perovskite Film That Can Turn Any Object Into a Solar Panel
EnergyThe material has a 27% energy efficiency, higher than conventional solar panels.
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