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Octopus, Geothermal & Bitcoin: The Week's Top Energy Stories
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (1010+ words) Octopus has spent nearly US$1bn in California on clean tech, targeting carbon removal, heat batteries and solar storage as part of a US$2bn US push by 2030 Octopus Energy,the UK's largest energy provider, has committed close to US$1bn to a…...
EPRI: Data Centers Could Consume Up to 17% of U.S. Electricity by 2030
16+ hour, 19+ min ago (354+ words) EPRI: Data Centers Could Consume Up to 17% of U.S. Electricity by 2030Energy Digital Magazine EPRI: Data Centers Could Consume Up to 17% of U.S. Electricity by 2030 PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (Feb. 26, 2026) -- A rapid expansion of data centers, supercharged by artificial intelligence, is…...
The Story of the UK's First Ever Geothermal Power Plant
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (657+ words) After nearly two decades of development and US$63m in expenditure, Britain's first deep geothermal power plant has been switched on in Cornwall, marking a small but symbolically significant moment for the country's renewable energy mix. The United Downs plant, operated by…...
Ascent Solar Technologies’ PV Blankets to Power NOVI AI Pathfinder Spacecraft Scheduled for Launch This Spring
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (282+ words) Ascent Solar Technologies" PV Blankets to Power NOVI AI Pathfinder Spacecraft Scheduled for Launch This Spring'Energy Digital Magazine Ascent Solar Technologies" PV Blankets to Power NOVI AI Pathfinder Spacecraft Scheduled for Launch This Spring NOVI's spring mission will demonstrate GENIE…...
Emissions, Efficiency & Electricity: WalMart's Green Journey
1+ week, 3+ day ago (543+ words) Global retailer Walmart is accelerating its energy transition as part of a 2040 decarbonisation roadmap, embedding renewables into its logistics operations to reshape emissions management and energy resilience. After acknowledging last year that its 2025 and 2030 net zero goals would not be…...
Is CCUS Helping or Hindering the Global Energy Transition?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (647+ words) Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) has become a central talking point in the energy sector's decarbonisation journey. But how much of its momentum stems from genuine energy transformation, and how much from industries seeking a licence to continue business…...
Viasat: Why is the Energy Sector So Cautious About the IoT?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (860+ words) The Internet of Things, or IoT, is one of the most transformative, yet unsung technological advancements of the 21st century." It is perhaps its rather prosaic name that belies the true scale of its impact on society. The "things" in question…...
The AI Energy Reckoning: How is Anthropic Securing Grids?
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (625+ words) The AI sector is currently the fastest growing part of the global economy. In fact, it is booming faster and more intensely than any almost any industry has before, with the UN forecasting its value to balloon to US$4.8tn by…...
The Role Smart Buildings Will Play in the Energy Transition
2+ week, 2+ day ago (686+ words) With net zero deadlines fast approaching, Siemens, Honeywell and Johnson Controls are harnessing AI to make buildings active participants in the energy transition. For years, so-called "smart" buildings revolved around motion sensors and timed heating controls. Now, advances in IoT,…...