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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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Affordable 3D-printed housing finally comes to the USA. Quote: “However, leading 3D-printing firm Icon may have made an initial step with three new homes in Texas that are being built for low-income individuals.” Also: An Icon representative told us that they will start at US$195,000, which might not sound all that affordable, but the standard 3D-printed homes being built nearby start at around $350,000 and rise all the way up to $1.3 million.” Ireland and its housing crisis stand challenged here. Time to renovate properties D4 D2 Georgian into apartments and bring back communities. Meantime get land serviced and ready for building to commence.

Posted on August 12, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Show Search Architecture Affordable 3D-printed housing finally comes to the USA By Adam Williams August 11, 2025 The 3D-printed homes are currently under construction and will cost $195,000 Icon View 4 Images View gallery – 4 images When 3D-printed architecture first … Continue reading →

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The Deep Think: The environmental cost of AI

Posted on May 31, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

The environmental cost of AI Since OpenAI released its ChatGPT chatbot to the world, AI companies have been working on developing bigger Large Language Models (LLMs) to deliver more powerful AI products. In the pursuit of more advanced AI capabilities, the environmental … Continue reading →

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Deep View: How AI will shape the future of energy

Posted on April 10, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Report: How AI will shape the future of energy Source: Unsplash The International Energy Agency (IEA) today published an extensive (300-page!) report on the complex relationship between artificial intelligence and energy.  The work aims to inject data-based projections into a landscape that … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: Europe plays catch-up to China with gargantuan wind turbine

Posted on February 10, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Energy Europe plays catch-up to China with gargantuan wind turbine By Abhimanyu Ghoshal February 08, 2025 Siemens Gamesa could claim the title of the world’s largest wind turbine – but China’s Dongfang is hot on its heels Siemens Gamesa View 4 … Continue reading →

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IMPACT Fast Company: Denmark is returning 15% of its farmland back to nature. Comment: Could this happen in Ireland at the request of the EU?

Posted on November 28, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

11-21-2024 IMPACT Denmark is returning 15% of its farmland back to nature The country plans to plant a billion trees as it transitions some farmland back to forests and peatlands. [Photo: Westersoe/Getty Images] BY Adele Peters3 minute read On farms in … Continue reading →

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The Guardian: Concerned about your data use? Here is the carbon footprint of an average day of emails, WhatsApps and more. What about a “Data Diet”? UK is open to data centres from the major technology companies. However, “In fact, Ireland, the Netherlands and Singapore are so worried about the energy impact of datacentres that they have imposed moratoria on new developments.”

Posted on October 31, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Support the Guardian Fund independent journalism with €12 per monthSupport us The Guardian – Back to home What is the carbon footprint of normal online activity? Composite: Guardian Design; Getty Images Environment Concerned about your data use? Here is the … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: Environment … Carbon-neutral granite-based concrete finds use in towering NYC skyscraper. What will be the impact on CRH and other companies?

Posted on October 2, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Environment Carbon-neutral granite-based concrete finds use in towering NYC skyscraper By Ben Coxworth October 01, 2024 Designed by Foster + Partners, 270 Park Avenue will be the new global headquarters of banking company JPMorganChase dbox / Foster + Partners View 3 … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: Who likes berries? They are healthy but expensive. Look at changes in hand. Vertically grown, and reduced labour. Ireland, on the shoulders of Giant, our Farming sector need to embrace changes

Posted on September 29, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Manufacturing ‘World-first’ indoor vertical farm to produce 4M pounds of berries a year By Bronwyn Thompson September 25, 2024 Plenty’s 30-ft vertical indoor towers of strawberries Plenty View 2 Images Major steps towards better, sustainable and affordable food production free of … Continue reading →

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