As fuel prices rise, some remote communities feel the shock twice: first at the pump and then in the power supply.
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In Pennsylvania, new data centers could require enough electricity to power 11 million homes.
The use of polluting household fuels and gas was associated with an increased likelihood of eczema, followed by severe asthma symptoms.
Even small solar devices that can power phone chargers and lights have made a difference in rural Malawi. Now, bigger and better solar systems are needed.
Deregulation promised competition but delivered middlemen instead.
If conditions for private investment in the transmission infrastructure are not put in place, it’s likely that loadshedding will return in 2029.
Australia’s energy system favours households with wealth, secure housing and flexibility – leaving millions exposed as heatwaves intensify.
The government directed data centers to turn on backup generation in parts of the US. Expanding distributed generation could improve grid resilience.
Electric vehicles are a fast-growing share of auto sales in many countries, and Chinese automakers are benefiting as the US industry pulls back.
Nigeria’s energy insecurity has become one of its most serious development and security challenges.
The viral idea that polite prompts waste electricity is an exaggeration. But it reflects a growing awareness of AI’s enormous infrastructure costs.
Lightning also influences our environment in ways scientists are only beginning to understand.
A ‘bidirectional charging’ EV trial is under way that, in years to come, could help solve the UK’s energy conundrum.
Energy projects are expensive and take a long time to build. Where to build them is often also a difficult, even controversial, question.
The industry minister denied Australia’s adopting a ‘light-touch’ approach on AI – and says he’s working to make sure data centres are ‘not a drain on resources’.
To reduce emissions put into the atmosphere, Google is using carbon capture and sequestration. But not all CCS projects are the same.
The main way we show energy use is through “primary energy”. But this metric conceals the truly enormous waste of the energy in fossil fuels.
Politics is just one challenge. The cost of borrowing to build wind and solar farms is another, especially in fast-growing developing countries. There are solutions.
The equipment needed to keep the grid running is hard to make, and materials are limited. And supply-chain bottlenecks are taking years to clear.
Melissa was just the latest blow, following close on the heels of Beryl. Many islands today have little time to recover before the next disaster hits.
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