Solar to dominate energy by 2035, but AI data centers will keep fossil fuels in business
Costs for solar panels are expected to drop another 30% in the coming decade, helping the tech cement its lead in energy markets.
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Microsoft’s AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals
The push for new data centers at Microsoft is putting one of the its key clean power goals at risk.
Geothermal startup Fervo catapults itself over the ‘valley of death’
Fervo landed a large new loan with terms that strongly suggest the company’s most turbulent days are behind it.
Google and Tesla think we’re managing the electrical grid all wrong
The duo have teamed up with other companies to launch Utilize, which seeks to change how the grid is used and regulated.
Data centers now attract more investment than than finding new oil supplies
In a shift, the world will spend $40 billion more on new data centers this year than it will on finding new sources of oil.
Data centers now attract more investment than finding new oil supplies
In a shift, the world will spend $40 billion more on new data centers this year than it will on finding new sources of oil.
Millions to receive free electricity in 2026 thanks to Australia’s solar boom
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.
Meta bought 1 GW of solar this week
The social media company inked three deals in the U.S. to power its data centers and offset its carbon footprint.
Investors are betting $21 billion that the energy transition isn’t going away
Political shifts might have set back the energy transition, but large investors are betting that renewables are at the future of energy.
Microsoft buys another 100 MW of solar, this time in Japan
The new deal covers output from four different solar projects. Microsoft has said it will spend $2.9 billion to expand its infrastructure in Japan.