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Energy & environment

Data centre energy demand could top 1,000TWh by 2026, according to the IEA

Amazon and Google bet big on SMRs to power AI

The 2024 World Energy Outlook claims that the 'Age of Electricity' will define the global energy system going forward

IEA’s 2024 World Energy Outlook highlights geopolitical risks and the urgent need for faster expansion of clean energy

The surge in wind farms has led to a significant increase in fire-related risks

Comment: Protecting wind farms against rising fire risks

Airbus and Toshiba to partner on superconductivity research

Airbus and Toshiba collaborate on superconducting motor

Mission Zero has begun delivering its DAC system to Deep Sky’s carbon removal project in Alberta, Canada

Comment: Direct Air Capture - Fact v Fiction

Poll results: Should private jets be banned?

Machine learning can evaluate recent satellite images to spot deforestation or illegal mining

AI solutions for effective environmental monitoring

Trine Young, founder of tech startup Rodinia, is on a mission to clean up the fashion industry

Low carbon clothing - the Danish tech startup hoping to clean up the fashion industry

Biomass burnt at Drax in 2023 released 11.5m tonnes of CO2

Environmental groups urge end to biomass subsidies

Northern

Northern trial shows how train driving style can cut fuel use

Paebbl technology stores captured carbon in building materials like concrete

Paebbl raises $25m for its CO2 sequestration tech

The research offers a blueprint for safer public toilet designs and has broader implications for reducing the spread of infectious diseases

Study calls for changes to public toilet design