Wind and solar power are on the rise in Europe
Energy transition from fossil fuel and gas is accelerating
Clean energy articles
Gravity batteries in abandoned mines could power the whole planet, scientists say
A method to store excess renewable energy, reuse decommissioned mines, and provide jobs
Xbox update will switch Series S and X consoles to power saver mode when they shut down
New setting won't affect performance but will disable remote wake
Small nuclear reactors could solve data centers' sustainable power problem
Less refuelling but more waste than standard reactors
Forward-looking: Data centers have become a massive industry, but many of them aren't very environmentally friendly due to their huge power demands, which are often met through the burning of fossil fuels. One proposed answer to this problem is for the facilities to use their own sustainable power sources in the form of miniature nuclear reactors.
Researchers claim they produced a nuclear fusion reaction with a 50-percent net energy gain
A small but promising early step for renewable energy
Google and Microsoft buy more energy to make their data centers greener
The big picture: Google and Microsoft are two of the largest cloud-focused companies in the world, always competing to win more customers in the enterprise space. There's one thing, however, the two corporations agree on: the need to radically change the environmental impact their always-growing data centers are having on the world.
Europe's biggest battery storage system goes online four months early
The Tesla-powered energy storage system could help the UK get through a tough winter
What is Sustainable Computing? A shift in how we develop the hardware of the future
Building sustainable computing systems is not only the conscientious thing to do, but curbing carbon emissions may result in a seismic shift in how we develop the hardware of the future.
SSDs might cause double the CO2 emissions of HDDs
Most emissions come from initial manufacture
Swiss "water battery" with 20 million kWh of capacity is finally functional
The project took 14 years to complete
Elevators in skyscrapers could be used to generate electricity
Would the benefits outweigh the tradeoffs?
US greenhouse gas emissions increased by six percent in 2021
Transportation demand is increasing again
California bill may restrict the sale of gas-guzzling lawnmowers and generators in 2024
Governor Newsom already signed the bill
Nuclear-powered cryptomining facilities are coming to the US
Expect an accident to create a new superhero called Bitcoin Man
Razer commits to sustainability, will use 100 percent renewable energy across its offices by 2025
Razer also hopes to be fully carbon neutral by 2030
FedEx will invest $2 billion to become fully carbon-neutral by 2040
New delivery truck purchases will be all-electric by 2030
The UK aims to power each home with wind energy by 2030
A £160 million initial investment will get the ball rolling
Apple targets a net zero carbon footprint for its entire supply chain by 2030
It would be '20 years sooner than IPCC targets'
Amazon announces $2 billion 'Climate Pledge Fund' to accelerate decarbonization
The fund may hasten the transition to a 'low-carbon economy'
Denmark announces plans to construct two wind energy 'islands' by 2030
Denmark's latest energy plans are quite ambitious
Scientists develop low-cost solution that generates electricity from air
Could battery-powered electronics soon be a thing of the past?
Bill Gates commissions $644 million hydrogen-powered superyacht (Updated)
Luxurious and eco-friendly
Anti-solar panels pointed at space could generate power at night
Using Earth as a heat source and the night sky as a heatsink
Microsoft plans to be carbon negative by 2030, pours 1 billion into tech that sucks carbon out of the atmosphere
The company also wants to undo its historical damage to the environment