Collaborate Disseminate
Cuba’s power grid failed on Friday, leaving 10 million people without electricity. NPR reports: One of the country’s largest power plants, the Antonio Guiteras power plant in the western province of Matanzas, failed shortly before midday on Friday. The… Continue reading Cuba Plunged Into an Island Wide Blackout As Power Grid Fails
In what it calls “the world’s first corporate agreement to purchase nuclear energy from multiple small modular reactors,” Google has taken another step toward its goal of achieving net-zero emissions from its operational chain by 2030.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Google goes nuclear in world-first small reactor agreement
Amazon said on Wednesday it has signed three agreements on developing the nuclear power technology called small modular reactors, becoming the latest big tech company to push for new sources to meet surging electricity demand from data centers. From a … Continue reading Amazon Joins Push For Nuclear Power To Meet Data Center Demand
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: There’s a valley in rural southwest Utah that’s become a hub for renewable energy. Dozens of tall white wind turbines whoosh up in the sky. A sea of solar panels glistens in the distance. But the new kid on… Continue reading Petroleum Drilling Technology Is Now Making Carbon-Free Power
Google announced it will purchase power from Kairos Power’s small modular reactors (SMRs) to support its clean energy goals and data center demands. The company did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. CNBC reports: There are only three SMRs t… Continue reading Google Inks Deal With Nuclear Company As Data Center Power Demand Surges
Bobby Renfro spent $1,200 to buy a gas-powered electricity generator for a community resource hub he set up in a former church near hurricane-struck Asheville, North Carolina. He’s spending thousands more on fuel, reports the Associated Press — t… Continue reading Solar Power Brought by Volunteers to Hurricane Helene’s Disaster Zone
America’s electric vehicle subsidies brought a 2-to-1 return on investment, according to a paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research. “That includes environmental benefits, but mostly reflects a shift of profits to the United States,” reports t… Continue reading Were America’s Electric Car Subsidies Worth the Money?
Tech giants Amazon and Microsoft have inked major deals with U.S. nuclear power plants to fuel their energy-hungry data centers, marking a shift in the industry’s power sourcing strategy. The move comes as AI-driven facilities strain companies’ climate… Continue reading Big Tech Has Cozied Up To Nuclear Energy
Days after a hurricane struck America’s southeast, Florida’s state’s fire marshall “confirmed 16 lithium-ion battery fires related to storm surge,” according to local news reports. “Officials said six of those fires are associated with electric vehicle… Continue reading Will Hurricanes Prompt More Purchases of Electric Cars?
New submitter ae4ax writes: North American buyers of JuiceBox EVSEs (chargers) received an email today declaring the imminent closure of Enel X Way USA, LLC, the maintainers of the software infrastructure behind their EVSEs. Customer support has alread… Continue reading Enel X Way’s JuiceBox EV Chargers About To Lose All Connectivity Features