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fromSilicon Canals
4 days ago

US approves TerraPower's sodium-cooled reactor, testing whether next-gen nuclear can meet AI-era power demands - Silicon Canals

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved TerraPower's sodium-cooled Natrium reactor in Wyoming, marking the first new nuclear construction permit in nearly a decade and demonstrating advanced reactor technology can support renewable energy integration.
Environment
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months ago

IT Sustainability Think Tank: How datacentres can go from power hungry to power smart in 2026 | Computer Weekly

Datacentre growth can accelerate carbon-free energy deployment, reduce grid CO2 intensity, and adopt efficient, low-water cooling and emerging clean generation technologies.
fromCornell Chronicle
4 months ago

Faculty win Bezos grants to use AI for environmental challenges | Cornell Chronicle

Eilyan Bitar, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in Cornell Engineering; the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics; and Ayshwarya Subramanian, assistant professor of molecular biology and genetics in the College of Arts and Sciences, are recipients of funding from Phase II of the Bezos Earth Fund's AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge.
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fromwww.ocregister.com
4 months ago

Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars

Electric vehicles offset higher initial manufacturing emissions within two to three years and produce substantially lower lifetime greenhouse-gas and air-pollution impacts than gasoline vehicles.
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