UK Data Centre Cuts AI Power Use By 40 Per Cent
A UK data centre has demonstrated that artificial intelligence infrastructure can reduce its electricity consumption by up to 40 per cent in response to grid signals without interrupting critical computing workloads. A UK-First Trial Of Flexible AI Infrastructure The demonstration took place at Nebius’s “AI Factory” data centre near London and was conducted in partnership […]
Google’s 100-Hour ($1 Billion) Battery to Power New Data Centre
Google has announced plans to build a new data centre in Pine Island, Minnesota, powered by wind, solar and a 300-megawatt, 100-hour iron-air battery supplied by US startup Form Energy, marking a significant test of long-duration energy storage at hyperscale. Minnesota and the Clean Energy Structure The project, revealed in February, will be developed in […]
Transformers Get A Digital Upgrade As Grid Strain Mounts
A cluster of well-funded startups is attempting to modernise one of the oldest components of the electricity system, replacing passive iron-core transformers with software-driven power electronics designed for an AI and electrification era. Why The Timing Matters Transformers have changed little in principle for more than a century. Built from copper windings and steel cores, […]
Wireless Charging Moves From Pilots To Public Streets
Trials in the United States and Europe are testing whether embedding wireless charging systems beneath road surfaces can support electric vehicles while driving and reduce reliance on plug-in infrastructure. Why Wireless Charging Roads? Wireless charging roads, often described as electric roads or dynamic wireless charging systems, are intended to address one of the most persistent […]
Bots Overtake Human Traffic
AI driven bots are rapidly overtaking humans as the primary consumers of online content, creating growing sustainability concerns around energy use, digital efficiency, and the future structure of the open web. Report The latest State of the Bots report from AI bot traffic measurement company TollBit shows a marked acceleration in automated web traffic during […]
Why Space Is Being Tested as a Home for Data Centres
As the environmental and energy costs of Earth-based data centres rise sharply, companies are beginning to test whether space could offer a more sustainable and resilient place to store critical data. Rising Pressure On Earth-Based Data Centres The global data centre industry has faced increasing pressure in recent years as demand has accelerated, driven by […]
Wind Turbine Wall Promises Three Times More Offshore Power
Japan has lifted a prototype offshore wind turbine wall above the ocean, demonstrating how a new clustered turbine design could dramatically increase renewable energy output while reshaping the economics of offshore wind. A Different Way Of Thinking About Offshore Wind For more than two decades, offshore wind has largely followed the simple formula of building […]
Data Centres May Shrink as On Device AI Challenges the Cloud Buildout
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas has warned that if capable AI can run locally on personal devices, the economic and environmental case for endlessly expanding large data centres could start to weaken. Data Packed Locally On A Chip Instead For most users today, artificial intelligence follows a simple pattern. A request is sent from a phone, […]
Bacteria Could Turn Martian Soil Into Sustainable Building Material
An international research team has proposed using bacteria to bind Martian soil into concrete-like structures, offering a lower-energy and more sustainable way to build future habitats on Mars. What The New Research Is Proposing A new perspective paper published in Frontiers in Microbiology examines whether biomineralisation, a natural process driven by microorganisms, could be adapted […]
How Technology Is Redefining Drought-Resilient Agriculture
As climate change drives more frequent and unpredictable drought, scientists are studying resurrection plants to understand how their extreme survival traits could help agriculture become more resilient and sustainable. What Are Resurrection Plants? Resurrection plants are a small and exceptional group of flowering plants capable of surviving the loss of more than 90 per cent […]
Sustainability-in-Tech : B&Q Adds Sustainable Brick to Its Online Range
B&Q has added a brick described as the world’s most sustainable to its online marketplace, making a low-carbon construction material previously used mainly on commercial projects available to UK consumers for the first time. Kenoteq The product in question is the K-Briq, developed by Scottish cleantech firm Kenoteq, and its arrival on B&Q’s website marks […]
Data Centre Power Demand May Triple By 2035
Global data centre electricity demand is now forecast to almost triple by 2035, forcing urgent questions about how to power the AI boom sustainably. The Forecasts Point To A Steep Rise New analysis from BloombergNEF suggests data centres could be drawing around 106 gigawatts of power by 2035, up from about 40 gigawatts today. This […]