Tag Archives: sustainability

Atlas: World’s first undersea data center powered by offshore wind is online. Comment: Ireland surrounded by sea but a rather visionless government

Posted on June 3, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

World’s first undersea data center powered by offshore wind is online By Bronwyn Thompson June 01, 2026 Wind turbines off the coast of Shanghai, China Depositphotos View 1 Images Just over seven months from completing phase one of this mega-project, Chinese … Continue reading →

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Axios: Straits of Hormuz … the world in strive. Starting with farmers growing desperate

Posted on May 16, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

 Farmers growing desperate   Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images   Farmers across the Midwest are entering planting season under mounting financial pressure, as the Iran conflict drives up diesel and fertilizer prices — deepening the worst agricultural downturn in decades, report … Continue reading →

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Fortune: China dominates the world’s lithium supply. The U.S. just found 328 years’ worth in its own backyard

Posted on May 3, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Search Subscribe for $1 Sign in North AmericaChina China dominates the world’s lithium supply. The U.S. just found 328 years’ worth in its own backyard By  Jake Angelo News Fellow April 30, 2026, 2:24 PM ET Add us on The … Continue reading →

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Half of all new electricity demand in the U.S. last year came from data centers—just as public opinion of them plummets. Comment: (Ireland may hope to have data centres to facilitate the FDI companies, but as a country so dependent on importing energy, we should keep the content of this article.

Posted on April 21, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

AIData centers Half of all new electricity demand in the U.S. last year came from data centers—just as public opinion of them plummets By  Tristan Bove Contributing Reporter April 20, 2026, 2:54 PM ET Add us on Signs opposing a … Continue reading →

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OCCRP: Tainted Gold: Mined in Venezuela, Routed to Global Markets Via Curaçao

Posted on March 6, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

1 of 1,496  Tainted Gold: Mined in Venezuela, Routed to Global Markets Via Curaçao Inbox OCCRP Weekly <newsletter@occrp.org> Unsubscribe 6:04 PM (5 minutes ago) to me March 6, 2026 Greetings from Amsterdam, A warm welcome to our new readers this week from the European Commission, Deutsche Bank, the … Continue reading →

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The Deep View: Big Tech vies for power (literally). Comment: Ireland need to be investigating this, if we plan to have data centres and FDI companies commited to Ireland

Posted on November 24, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

ENERGY Big Tech vies for power (literally) Tech companies want to hold the power, literally and figuratively.  On Friday, a Meta executive told Bloomberg that the company is getting into energy trading to shore up US power plants amid the AI-driven boom … Continue reading →

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The Deep View: AI could cause a power shortfall. Comment: Ireland and UK need to be alert to shortage of fossil fuels and gas. We need to follow Hungary.

Posted on November 14, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

ENERGY AI could cause a power shortfall AI firms continue planning astronomical AI infrastructure. But can the US power supply hack it?  Anthropic has joined the slew of AI firms investing billions in massive data centers throughout the US. On … Continue reading →

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Futurism: Be alarmed with AI’s Power Usage

Posted on September 28, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Researchers Just Found Something Extremely Alarming About AI’s Power Usage It’s even worse than we thought. By Victor Tangermann Published Sep 25, 2025 5:04 PM EDT Researchers have found that the carbon footprint of generative AI-based tools that can turn text prompts … Continue reading →

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Electricity through osmosis: Japan opens landmark osmotic power plant

Posted on September 17, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Energy Electricity through osmosis: Japan opens landmark osmotic power plant By Chelsea Haney September 16, 2025 A desalination plant in Fukuoka has been connected to a new kind of osmotic electricity generator. Fukuoka Area Waterworks Imagine generating power not from sunlight … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: Norway and World’s Largest Sand Battery

Posted on August 28, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Energy The world’s largest sand battery just went live in Finland By Abhimanyu Ghoshal August 27, 2025 With its 100-MWh capacity, Pornainen’s sand battery is the largest in the world Polar Night Energy View 3 Images View gallery – 3 images … Continue reading →

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