Amazon has signed three agreements to support the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Amazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to…
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New research reveals how large-scale adoption of electric vehicles can improve air quality and human health
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study from the University of Toronto’s Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering suggests that large-scale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) could lead to significant…
Google signs nuclear power deal with startup Kairos
Google and Kairos have yet to determine how many of the small nuclear reactors being built to meet the AI energy demand will be located near the tech giant’s facilities.…
Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene’s disaster zone
Henry Kovacs, left, and Hayden Wilson, right, volunteers with the Footprint Project, load two Tesla Powerwall batteries to deliver to communities impacted by Hurricane Helene in Mars Hill, N.C. on…
Integer addition algorithm could reduce energy needs of AI by 95%
Credit: AI-generated image A team of engineers at AI inference technology company BitEnergy AI reports a method to reduce the energy needs of AI applications by 95%. The group has…
Gas isn’t a good alternative to coal. South Africa should focus on solar, wind and green hydrogen
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain South Africa is immersed in a “just energy transition” from a fossil fuel-based energy system to a cleaner, low-carbon energy system. This new system will be…
Researchers propose hydrogen storage using existing infrastructure in lakes and reservoirs
Hydrogen supply system at DLR Cologne. Credit: DLR. dlr.de/content/en/articles/news/2021/02/20210412_dlr-at-the-digital-hannover-messe-2021.html. In a new Nature Communications study, researchers propose a new method for hydrogen storage using existing pipes located at the bottom…
New methodology enables design of cloud servers for lower carbon
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Reducing carbon emissions is crucial to curbing the effects of climate change, but usually gas-powered vehicles and manufacturers are the most conspicuous culprits. However, Information and…
Morocco mobile desalination units quench remote areas’ thirst
Since 2023, Morocco has built some 44 of these desalination stations, also called “monobloc” — compact, transportable units. In the small fishing village of Beddouza in western Morocco, locals have…
