- Trump officials pressure world’s top energy agency to drop climate mission. Trump officials are attempting to block the world’s most important energy research agency from producing data that favors renewable power over fossil fuels. Irked European officials pushed back against the US pressure. https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-official-pressure-international-energy-agency-drop-climate-mission/ 88 comments energy
- New map of the world's oceans synthesizes a petabyte of data from various sources to provide new insights on energy (offshore wind turbines passed offshore oil rigs in 2020) and fishing (75% of which isn't publicly tracked) https://theconversation.com/we-used-ai-and-satellite-imagery-to-map-ocean-activities-that-take-place-out-of-sight-including-fishing-shipping-and-energy-development-219367 5 comments science
- To unlock renewables' full potential, we have to understand weather. The International Renewable Energy Agency and the World Meteorological Organization call for using climate data to more efficiently manage energy resources. https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/to-unlock-renewables-full-potential-we-have-to-understand-weather 45 comments energy
- A hydropower station’s dark reservoir can soak up enough solar energy to cancel its climate benefit. Scientists analysed satellite data at 724 hydropower stations around the world and found that the reservoirs were darker than the surrounding landscape and thus absorbed more solar energy. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00552-8 7 comments science
- Facebook to build one of the most advanced, energy and water efficient data center facilities in the world in Tennessee (South US), supported by 100 percent renewable energy, will use 80 percent less water than the average. It will bring 220 MW of new solar energy to the Tennessee Valley. https://businessfacilities.com/2020/08/facebook-building-800m-data-center-in-tennessee/ 20 comments energy
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, one unexpected outcome in cities around the world has been a reduction in air pollution. Based on data collected in Delhi, India, researchers report that this cleaner air has led to more sunlight reaching solar panels, resulting in the production of more clean energy. https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/cp-sd062120.php 15 comments science
- World's Oceans Last Year Hit Hottest Temperatures Ever Recorded... 'By Far' - Experts say the data indicates that humans must urgently "reduce the heating of our planet by using energy more wisely and increasing the use of clean and renewable energy." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/01/26/worlds-oceans-last-year-hit-hottest-temperatures-ever-recorded-far 414 comments worldnews
- Iceland Exports Energy as Data - Iceland's main exports are aluminum and fish. Now the isolated nation is hoping to offer the world a new commodity: a cheap, guiltless way to store its data. http://www.technologyreview.com/business/40017/ 19 comments technology
- New IEA data shows the oil industry knows its days are numbered. Instead of investing in future production, it's distributing record profits to shareholders. Renewables are now the world's largest energy source as measured by future investment - almost double the size of fossil fuels https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-investment-2023 7 comments energy
- New IEA data shows the oil industry knows its days are numbered. Instead of investing in future production, it's distributing record profits to shareholders. Renewables are now the world's largest energy source as measured by future investment - almost double the size of fossil fuels https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-investment-2023 462 comments futurology
- Researchers developed a new magneto-electric transistor could cut 5% from world’s digital energy budget, reduce the number of transistors needed to store certain data by as much as 75% and retain memory in event of power loss https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/new-transistor-could-cut-5-from-world-s-digital-energy-budget/ 35 comments science