Using AI, Microsoft and UNFCCC take aim at emissions

An AI-powered platform will analyze carbon data for Paris Agreement signatories.

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Google: Geothermal could follow 'similar trajectory' to solar

The tech giant’s first geothermal-powered data centers are live in Nevada.
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Japan's maturing renewables market meets AI-powered energy trading

With Japan’s new power market structure in place, Trailstone is betting the time is right for its risk management tools.
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Sam Altman at a conference

There’s an energy angle to the Sam Altman saga

The boardroom fiasco at OpenAI raises questions about conflicts of interest – including investments in nuclear fusion.
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Inside Google’s demand response plans for data centers

The tech giant's data and climate lead Savannah Goodman says performance tracking and policy are up next.

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Maeve Allsup

Schneider CTO: The transmission bottleneck requires demand-side solutions

Amid accelerating data center demands and a transmission rollout that Scott Harden says is unlikely to happen fast enough, innovation is focused behind the meter.

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Maeve Allsup

Ørsted turns to AI to boost US projects

The Danish renewables giant is targeting energy production, maintenance costs, and operational efficiency.

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Maeve Allsup
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