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Electricity from renewables overtakes coal in Australia for the first time

Power from solar, wind hydro and biomass totals 9.24 terawatt hours, compared with 8.8 terawatt hours from burning the fossil fuel

The Guardian - AU

AI datacenters in the US aren't 'running on coal' — but this dirty fuel has found favor for feeding demand spikes due to increased gas prices

AI datacenters are driving up U.S. power demand and boosting coal generation by nearly 20%, but while nuclear plants supply the steady output needed for long training runs, coal and renewables mainly serve to stabilize the grid and absorb the sharp, unpredictable power spikes from AI workloads.

Tom’s Hardware

Kaieteur Kitchen: Council offers evicted Castle Square restaurant owners a lifeline amid electricity row

Southwark Council is offering Castle Square businesses a payment plan to settle their arrears

Evening Standard

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Chamath Palihapitiya Says Hyperscalers Like Microsoft, Google Need To Cushion Rising Power Bills Or 'See A Lot More Pushback'

On Friday, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya warned that Big Tech firms such as Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) could face growing backlash from local communities unless they act to offset rising electricity rates tied to massive AI data center expansion.

Benzinga

In the dark: Spain's electricity grid operator warns country could be heading for another blackout

The grid operator Red Eléctrica has warned that an "abrupt voltage variation" could affect power supply, prompting residents to prepare for another blackout.

Euronews

OpenAI’s newly launched Sora 2 makes AI’s environmental impact impossible to ignore

OpenAI’s recent rollout of its new video generator Sora 2 marks a watershed moment in AI. Its ability to generate minutes of hyper-realistic footage from a few lines of text is astonishing, and has raised immediate concerns about truth in politics and journalism.

The Conversation

Why this Spanish AI startup thinks smaller AI is better AI

Multiverse Computing uses quantum-physics-inspired algorithms to shrink AI models—making them cheaper and more energy-efficient.

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Power restored to all homes almost a week after Storm Amy swept in

Around 1,000 engineers and tree cutters were involved in the Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks’ response.

Evening Standard

Electricity from Europe could be used to power British homes

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The Independent UK

How nuclear startups are using side products to chase profit

TerraPower, a nuclear energy company, is scaling up production of a key cancer drug.

Axios

Thermal battery an energy answer in hot heavy industry

Electrifying factories could significantly reduce carbon emissions by allowing heavy industry to store and use heat like power in a battery.

AAP

Why does NZ’s new energy plan sideline renewables and ignore progress made already?

With the public concerned about energy prices and security of supply, the government’s recently released energy package naturally attracted a lot of attention.

The Conversation

Britain could face ‘tight days’ in winter energy supply, grid operator warns

Early data has suggested that ‘tight days’ are most likely to take place in early December or mid-January.

Evening Standard

Brits issued winter energy supply warning with ‘tight days’ ahead

National operator says winter could see power supply stretched as report warns of reliance on imports

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The Conversation

Renewables have now passed coal globally – and growth is fastest in countries like Bhutan and Nepal

For the first time, renewables have toppled coal as the world’s leading source of electricity, in keeping with International Energy Agency projections for this historic shift.

The Conversation

Green electricity deals are too complex – even as a researcher in sustainability I’ve been confused

After comparing electricity tariffs on a spreadsheet, I can confirm that deciphering the plans feels a bit like learning ancient Greek.

The Conversation

Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including from used oil and gas wells

As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of an energy source that works 24/7, rain or shine, quietly powering homes, industries and even entire cities without the ups and downs of solar or wind – and with little contribution to climate change.

Radio France Internationale

Clean energy surpasses coal but policy headwinds threaten 2030 goals, IEA warns

This year, solar and wind farms generated more electricity than coal for the first time. But United States and Chinese policy shifts are slowing growth, making it unlikely that the global 2030 clean energy goals will be met, according to a report released by the International Energy Agency.

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Evening Standard

More than 1,000 homes still without power on fifth night since Storm Amy

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks said the ‘vast majority’ of households are due to have power restored by the end of Tuesday.

The Conversation

Today’s AI hype has echoes of a devastating technology boom and bust 100 years ago

The electrification boom of the 1920s set the United States up for a century of industrial dominance and powered a global economic revolution.

The Independent UK

More buildings are turning into ‘ice batteries’. It’s the latest sustainability innovation that’s growing in demand

This type of thermal energy storage is being added to buildings for its ability to provide cool air without releasing planet-warming emissions

Euronews

Solar and wind power overtake coal as world’s biggest generator of electricity, report finds

The authors say it's a sign that renewables can keep up the pace with the growing appetite for electricity worldwide.

International Business Times

Renewables Overtake Coal But Growth Slows: Reports

Solar and wind farms generated more electricity than coal for the first time on record this year, but US and Chinese policy shifts are slowing growth, putting a global 2030 target out of reach, reports said on Tuesday.

The Conversation

Snowy 2.0 cost blowouts might be OK if the scheme stored power more cheaply than batteries. But it won’t

Two years ago, Snowy Hydro announced a reset for its troubled Snowy 2.0 giant pumped hydro project amid cost blowouts. The supposed final cost was A$12 billion.

TechRadar

"You really want every person to have their own dedicated GPU": OpenAI becomes Nvidia's biggest cheerleader as its president calls for a 10-billion GPU bonanza - but no mention of the petawatt-scale electricity it would require

Nvidia and OpenAI promote massive GPU expansion, sparking concerns about energy demand, geopolitical tensions, and the practical limits of always-on AI.

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