Corning is flying high thanks to the data center craze and insatiable demand for optical fiber. CEO Wendell Weeks is trying to ensure growth won’t stop when the AI bubble pops.
Despite NIMBY pushback, a threat to humanity and delays, data centers are ‘going to get built,’ insists billionaire Bob Clark, whose fortune quadrupled in three years.
The company has booked thousands of orders for its electric Semi. But without enough megawatt chargers, it may deliver only about 250 this year.
The US Department of Transportation finalized its plans today to weaken fuel efficiency standards, calling it “among the largest deregulatory actions under the second Trump Administration.” It’s a nail in the coffin for Biden-era standards that would have required fleet average fuel economy to reach 50.4 miles per gallon by model year 2031. President Donald […]
Climate Week Edition: This week’s newsletter also looks at using star power to raise funds for nature and whether Amazon can curb its rising carbon footprint.
Americans are fighting data centers over power bills. In rural Africa, a Rockefeller-backed project is testing whether computers can pay for electricity.
Nordic energy company Fortum has joined Norrsken Evolve as a limited partner, investing through its innovation and venturing arm. The commitment follows the final close of Norrsken Evolve’s oversubscr…
As Jensen Huang puts it, AI can help fight climate change – but only if it inflicts “an enormous amount of pain and suffering” first. The Nvidia CEO discussed the future of energy and AI’s impact on our planet in the latest episode of The Ezra Klein Show. But his comments boil down to the […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a slate of bills on Monday that could finally give communities better data – and more say – on how data centers impact their electricity bills and water supply. As data centers invade a growing number of communities across the US, they’ve triggered protests over how the infrastructure underpinning AI […]
Belgian energyoptimisation company CIOC Energy has raised €3 million from renewable energydeveloper CleverNett, which has taken a minority stake in the company. CIOCEnergy will remain independent.Foun…