Nashville Zoo says a proposed AI data centre could stop its endangered leopards from breeding
Nashville Zoo says a proposed AI data centre could stop its endangered leopards from breeding

The Nashville Zoo has launched a campaign to block a 69,000-square-foot AI data centre proposed by Georgia-based DC BLOX on a site roughly 50 yards from the zoo’s animal enclosures. A petition against the project has drawn nearly 300,000 signatures in …

Seychelles Is The World’s Top Eco-Tourism Destination, But Does It Deserve The Crown?

How can a remote luxury island destination that most travelers reach by plane be called the world’s top eco-tourism destination? I interviewed three travel experts to find out.

A UK startup says it can cut data centre network power by 81% by replacing every electrical switch with light
A UK startup says it can cut data centre network power by 81% by replacing every electrical switch with light

For decades, the networks inside data centres have run on electrical switches. They are power-hungry, generate enormous heat, and are increasingly the bottleneck that limits how fast AI systems can process and exchange data. Oriole Networks, a UK start…

Berlin’s GALVANY raises €10M to fix Germany’s broken heat-pump market, and it’s already profitable
Berlin’s GALVANY raises €10M to fix Germany’s broken heat-pump market, and it’s already profitable

Germany has no shortage of heat pumps on paper. What it lacks is a way to get them sold, installed, subsidised, and paid off without the whole thing falling apart somewhere in the middle. GALVANY, a Berlin startup that runs the entire heat-pump journey…

Mexico unveils the Olinia Uno, an $8,600 government-backed electric vehicle designed for city streets
Mexico unveils the Olinia Uno, an $8,600 government-backed electric vehicle designed for city streets

Mexico’s government-backed electric vehicle project Olinia has unveiled its first prototype, a six-seat passenger vehicle called the Olinia Uno, at a ceremony where President Claudia Sheinbaum drove the car onto a stage inside a Mexican Air Force hanga…

Clean Energy Is Outspending Fossil Fuels Nearly Two To One

Clean energy investment now exceeds fossil fuels by nearly two to one. New IEA data reveals where the world’s energy system is heading.

The Electron’s Interstate: AI Will Cause An Infrastructure Collision

As data centers transform into “AI factories,” global economic power is shifting to nations that can scale power grids, transformers, and energy infrastructure.

Bank of England governor warns AI may need to be rationed because of energy limits
Bank of England governor warns AI may need to be rationed because of energy limits

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned on Friday that artificial intelligence may need to be rationed because the power supply cannot keep up with its capabilities. He said companies and governments face “very big social choices” as energy const…

Swiss startup GR3N raises €15.5M to build the world’s first microwave-powered PET recycling plant
Swiss startup GR3N raises €15.5M to build the world’s first microwave-powered PET recycling plant

Swiss cleantech startup GR3N has raised €15.5 million in a Series B round to build the world’s first commercial-scale microwave-assisted PET recycling plant. The round was led by 360 Capital, with new investor VP Textile also participating. The proceed…

EU trade chief wants a new tool to break Europe’s dependence on Chinese chips and rare earths
EU trade chief wants a new tool to break Europe’s dependence on Chinese chips and rare earths

EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has called for a new “diversification instrument“ to reduce Europe’s dependence on single suppliers of chips and rare earths. He made the proposal at the European Policy Center’s Brussels Economic Security Forum on …